Westmorland Way
Trail
Facts
Total distance:
95 miles (152km)
Duration: 9 nights, 8 days walking
Minimum/maximum
daily distances: 9 miles (14.5km)/17 ½ miles (28km)
Season: March to October
Starting point
of holiday: Appleby
End of holiday:
Arnside
Code: WESMW2
Itinerary
Day 1 : Travel to Appleby.
Day 2: Appleby to Crosby Ravensworth. 12 ¼ miles (19.5 km).
Day 3: Crosby Ravensworth to Bampton Grange. 9 ¼ miles (15
km).
Day 4: Bampton Grange to Pooley Bridge. 9 ½ miles (15 km).
Day 5 : Pooley Bridge to Patterdale. 11 ½ miles (18.5 km).
Day 6 : Patterdale to Grasmere. 9 miles (14.5 km).
Day 7: Grasmere to Troutbeck. 11 miles (17.5 km).
Day 8 : Troutbeck to Kendal. 15 miles (24 km).
Day 9: Kendal to Arnside. 17 ½ miles (28 km).
Day 10: Depart from Arnside.
Extra
nights/Rest days
Appleby is one of the most picturesque towns
in the north of England, with a fine castle, a wide tree-lined main street and
many attractive buildings including the Moot Hall, St Lawrence's Church and the
Almshouses. Patterdale is a lovely
little village and is a good choice if you would like to climb Helvellyn, one
of the finest mountains in the Lake District.
There is plenty to see and do in the pretty village of Grasmere. Consider
an extra day in Troutbeck if you would like to visit Townend, a remarkable 17th
century 'Statesman' farmhouse which is packed with original furnishings,
documents and domestic and farming implements.
Kendal is another good choice. It has plenty of interesting shops,
numerous 'yards', 'ginnels' and 'alleys' to explore, a fascinating museum and
wonderful art gallery.
What's
included?
• 9 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. Train to Appleby; journey time approximately 3 hours 30
minutes.
Outward journey
from London to Appleby: The journey by
train from London to Appleby takes approximately 5 hours.
Return journey
to London at the end of the holiday: There
is a regular train service from Arnside to London (approximately 4 hours).
Return journey to Manchester Airport at the end of the
holiday: Train from Arnside to Manchester
Airport (approximately 2 hours).