Independent Trails: Fact File

Independent Trails: Fact File.WESMW1

The Lake District ~ Westmorland Way

Total distance: 95 miles (152km)
Duration: 8nights, 7 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: WESMW1

Itinerary

Day 1 : Travel to Appleby where your first nights accommodation has been booked.
Day 2: Appleby to Shap. 17 miles (27km).
Day 3: Shap to Pooley Bridge. 14 miles (22.5km).
Day 4 : Pooley Bridge to Patterdale. 11 ½ miles (18.5km).
Day 5 : Patterdale to Grasmere. 9 miles (14.5km).
Day 6: Grasmere to Troutbeck. 11 miles (17.5km).
Day 7 : Troutbeck to Kendal. 15 miles (24km).
Day 8: Kendal to Arnside. 17 ½ miles (28km).
Day 9: Depart from Arnside after breakfast

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?

8 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 traill.
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).