Independent Trails: Fact File.CUMDW

The Lake District ~ Cumberland Way

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Trail Facts

Total distance: 62 miles (99km)
Duration : 6 nights, 5 days walking
Minimum/maximum daily distances: 9 ½ miles (15 km)/16 miles (25.5 km)
Season: March to October
Starting point of holiday: Ravenglass
End of holiday: Eamont Bridge
Code: CUMDW

Itinerary

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

Day 2: Ravenglass to Nether Wasdale. 9 ½ miles (15 km).

Day 3: Nether Wasdale to Buttermere. 13 ½ miles (21.5 km).

Day 4: Buttermere to Keswick. 10 miles (16 km).

Day 5: Keswick to Dockray. 13 miles (20.5km).

Day 6: Dockray to Eamont Bridge. 16 miles (25.5km).

Day 7: Depart from Eamont Bridge after breakfast.

Extra nights/Rest days

The lively little market town of Keswick is an ideal choice for a rest day. It has plenty of interesting shops, a couple of award-winning museums and a lovely theatre by the lake. There are many of good walks from the town or you could explore Borrowdale by taking a boat trip on the lake.

What's included?

• 6 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.
• 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 regular train service to Ravenglass (journey time approximately 3 hours 15 minutes).

Outward journey from London to Ravenglass: The journey by train from London Euston to Ravenglass takes approximately 5 hours 30 minutes.

Return journey to London at the end of the holiday: Short bus or taxi journey from Eamont Bridge to Penrith. There is a regular train service from Penrith to London (approximately 4 hours).

Return journey to Manchester Airport at the end of the holiday: Train from Penrith to Manchester Airport (approximately 2 hours).

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