Ullswater Round Fact File (Tour ULR2)
The Lake District ~ Ullswater Round
Trail Facts
Total distance: 24 miles (38.5km)
Duration: 5 nights, 4 days walking
Minimum/maximum daily distances: 5 miles (8 km)/7 miles (11 km)
Season: All year
Starting point of holiday: Pooley Bridge
End of holiday: Pooley Bridge
Code: ULR2
Itinerary
Day 1: Travel to Pooley Bridge
Day 2: Pooley Bridge to Dockray 6 miles (9.6 km)
Day 3: Dockray to Patterdale 7 miles (11 km)
Day 4: Patterdale to Howtown 6 miles (9.5 km)
Day 5: Howtown to Pooley Bridge 5 miles (8 km)
Day 6: Depart from Pooley Bridge
What's included
- 5 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms with private bathrooms (where available) in selected hotels, inns and guesthouses.
- Breakfast each day.
- Door to door luggage transfer along the trail.
- A map with the route marked on and route notes describing the trail.
- An information pack containing an itinerary, instructions on how to find your accommodation each night, 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: Train from London 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 (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).