Independent Trails: Fact File. ELSB

The Lake District ~ East Lakes Short Break

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Trail Facts

Total distance : 32 miles (51km)
Duration: 4 nights, 3 days walking
Minimum/maximum daily distances: 13 miles (21km)/8 miles (13km)
Season: All year
Starting point of holiday: Pooley Bridge
End of holiday: Pooley Bridge
Code: ELSB

Itinerary

Day 1: Travel to Pooley Bridge where your first nights accommodation has been booked.

Day 2: Pooley Bridge to Patterdale. 11 miles (17.5km).

Day 3: Patterdale to Bampton. 13 miles (21km).

Day 4: Bampton to Pooley Bridge. 8 miles (13km) .

Day 5: Depart from Pooley Bridge after breakfast.

Extra nights/rest days

Patterdale is a excellent base for an extra night, from this lively little village there are many wonderful day walks, with access onto the Helvellyn range of fells.

What's included?

• 4 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms with private bathrooms (where available) in selected hotels, inns and guesthouses.
• Traditional cooked breakfast.
• Door to door luggage transfer along the trail.
• A set of maps with the route marked on and route notes describing the trail.
• An information pack containing an itinerary, detailed instructions on how to find your accommodation each night, town plans, information about facilities and places of interest along the trail and a kit list.
• Detailed travel instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it.
• Emergency assistance

Travel Information

Detailed instructions on how to get to the start of the holiday and back from the end of it are sent to you on booking. A summary is given below.

Most convenient major city and International airport: Manchester Airport. There is a direct train service to Penrith (journey time approximately 2 hours 30 minutes). From Penrith catch a bus or taxi to Pooley Bridge (15 minutes).

Outward journey from London to Keswick: Train from London Euston to Penrith (journey time approximately 4 hours 20 minutes). From Penrith catch a bus or taxi to Pooley Bridge (15 minutes).

Return journey to London at the end of the holiday: Bus or taxi to Penrith (15 minutes), then train to London Euston (approximately 4 hours 20 minutes).

Return journey to Manchester Airport at the end of the holiday: Bus or taxi to Penrith (15 minutes), then train to Manchester Airport (approximately 2 hours 30 minutes).

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