Trail Facts

Independent Trails: Fact File WESMW1

Westmorland Way

Trail Facts

Total distance: 28 miles (45km)

Duration: 4 nights, 3 days walking

Minimum/maximum daily distances: 7 ¾ miles (12.5km)/11 ½ miles (18.5km)

Season: March to October

Starting point of holiday: Pooley Bridge

End of holiday: Ambleside

Code: WESMW1

Itinerary

Day 1: Travel to Pooley Bridge.

Day 2: Pooley Bridge to Patterdale. 11 ½ miles (18.5 km).

Day 3: Patterdale to Grasmere. 9 miles (14.5 km).

Day 4: Grasmere to Ambleside. 7 ¾ miles (12.5 km).

Day 5: Depart from Ambleside.

What's included?

• 4 nights accommodation in en-suite rooms with private bathrooms (where available) in selected hotels, inns and guesthouses along the trail.

• Traditional cooked breakfast.

• Door to door luggage transfer.

• Maps and a guidebook 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 frequent rail service from Manchester Airport to Penrith. The journey takes approximately 2 hours.

Outward journey from London to Penrith: The journey by train from London to Penrith takes approximately 3 hours 30 minutes.

Onward Journey:

Return journey to London at the end of the holiday: Bus from Ambleside to Windermere Railway Station (approximately 20 minutes). There is a regular train service from Windermere to London (approximately 4 hours).

Return journey to Manchester Airport at the end of the holiday: Bus from Ambleside to Windermere Railway Station (approximately 20 minutes). Train from Windermere to Manchester Airport (approximately 2 hours).