Rothay Garden Hotel, Grasmere
This 4-star property with extensive gardens boasts comfortable guest rooms, a riverside spa and award-winning restaurant. The location on the edge of postcard pretty Grasmere is ideal.
The Lake District is a mecca for hiking in England. From delightful wooded glades and sparkling tarns, to waterfalls and glacier-carved valleys towered over by craggy mountains, this region offers walkers and hikers everything one could ask for. The natural beauty has attracted many artists and writers through the centuries. For many, this is the finest area in England for hiking.
Our itinerary for 5 days and 4 nights includes two nights in each of Grasmere and Langdale, two ideal locations in which to base to access the best hikes and boasting superb hotels, restaurants and cultural attractions.
England Hiking 5 Days
Grasmere
Grasmere, Ambleside, UK
Day 1+2
Skelwith Bridge
Skelwith Bridge, Ambleside, UK
Elterwater
Elterwater, Ambleside, UK
Chapel Stile
Chapel Stile, Ambleside, UK
Little Langdale
Little Langdale, Ambleside, UK
Langdale
B5343, Ambleside LA22 9JD, UK
Day 3+4+5
Trip Inclusions
What’s Included
- 4 nights hotels
- All breakfasts and one dinner
- GPS routes & maps
- All luggage transfers
- Orientation with our Area Manager
- Area manager available on call throughout the tour
- Access to Loyalty Program and other exclusive benefits
Particulars
Departure Dates
| Start any date between May 1 and Oct 31. |
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| Custom trips are also available and can start any date, call or email for details. |
Total Days
5 days / 4 nights
Arrive/Depart
Grasmere / Langdale
Activity Level
Moderate with options for more challenging hikes if desired
Terrain
Varied
Cost
Luxe Accommodation: US $1,750
Single Supplement: US $450
Please note: Final itinerary is subject to revision; any changes made are done so in an attempt to provide the best possible trip given route conditions and available services. Due to the nature of our business and exchange rates, prices are subject to change. If you have any questions or would like to confirm space on this trip before making your reservation, please contact us.
Getting There
We recommend to fly into Manchester and transfer to Grasmere by bus (3h10) or fly into London and train to Windermere and bus to Grasmere. Additional information will be provided in the Tour Details you receive when booking.
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Day 1
Grasmere
Stay at the Rothay Garden Hotel, a country house set in pretty gardens just outside of town. Lovely hikes through the moss-covered hills (known as ‘fells’ here) start from the property. Grasmere is a charming village with shops and cafes. Poet William Wordsworth described Grasmere as ‘the lovliest spot that man hath ever found.’
Distance: 7.5 km; elevation gain: 230 m
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Day 2
A favourite of Wordsworth
Today we recommend a gentle lakeshore walk, a favourite of Wordsworth who was inspired by the natural beauty here; visit his former home, now a museum and then travel part of the coffin route when St. Oswald’s was the only parish church with a graveyard. Other options (or add-on) include a route to Easedale Tarn, a mountain lake that is surrounded by towering fells that rise steeply from the valley.
Distance: 9.9 km; elevation gain: 160 m
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Day 3
Grasmere Lake
Hike from Grasmere to Langdale with views above Grasmere Lake on a direct route (with an add-on riverside walk option to the village of Skelwith Bridge), or take a more circuitous route via Tarn Crag and Blea Rigg with more distance and elevation (and views). Add-on options along the Cumbria Way trail are possible. Finish with a craft brew at Wainwright’s Inn with a roaring fire before arriving at your hotel.
Distance: 4.3 km; elevation gain: 140 m; Add on: 6.1 km; elevation gain: 75 m or 14 km; elevation gain: 600 m
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Day 4
Great and Little Langdale
Choose from several hikes today. Lingmoor Fell is a pleasant walk that provides views of both Great and Little Langdale and includes beautiful mixed woodland and lower valley slopes. A longer route reaches Blea Tarn which is surrounded by rhododendrons and grassland. Enjoy lunch in the village of Little Langdale. It’s a moderate hike in elevation and boasts stunning views and a crossing of a slater bridge, built in the 16th century when this was a pack-horse route.
Distance: 11.3 km; elevation gain: 400 m or 15.7 km; elevation gain: 350 m
5
Day 5
Depart
After breakfast, depart at your leisure.
Luxe
Langdale Hotel & Spa, Langdale
This 4-star luxury hotel has the feel of a country resort and is comprised of a series of low-lying traditional-slate buildings dotted around a forested 35 acre estate, surrounded by great walking. There is a superb spa on site with large pool.
Tour Reviews
“Our Area Manager was very caring and amazingly helpful. We’ve never had input from a local contact like this! Both hotels were very nice. My Travel Advisor was great.”
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