Lakeland Round
The English Lake District is one of Britain’s most beautiful corners, a magical mix of rocky mountains, tumbling waterfalls, lush green valleys, shimmering lakes, woodland, isolated hillside farmsteads, sturdy stone-built villages and seemingly endless dry-stone walls clambering up the mountainsides or criss-crossing the valley bottoms to create tiny sheep-grazed fields.
This delightful circular walk explores the heart of the Lake District. The route follows ancient tracks over the mountain passes linking valley to valley: ways established by drovers moving sheep and cattle, traders leading packhorses and mourners taking their loved ones for burial in consecrated ground. It takes in all of the major valleys in the Lake District, crosses eight mountain passes, visits twelve lakes and explores several attractive Lakeland villages and towns including Elterwater, Coniston, Seathwaite, Boot, Wasdale Head, Buttermere, Keswick, Glenridding, Grasmere and Ambleside.
Highlights of the walk include the views of Coniston Water from Walna Scar; of Windermere, Grasmere, Elter Water and Rydal Water from Loughrigg; of Wasdale and Wastwater from Burnmoor Pass; of Eskdale from Grassguards Pass; of the mountains enclosing the head of Ennerdale from Black Sail Pass and the views over the Buttermere valley from Scarth Gap.
Points of interest along the walk include the Castlerigg Stone Circle; the amazing deeds of ‘Wonderful Walker’; Tommy Dobson’s unique memorial; the charms of the ‘Maid of Buttermere’; ‘Wild Cat island’ from Arthur Ransome’s ‘Swallows and Amazons; the river that inspired Wordsworth to pen 35 sonnets; the beautiful stone cross marking John Ruskin’s grave; the hamlet with the deepest lake, highest mountain, smallest church and biggest liar in England; the most picturesque waterfall in the Lake District; the daffodils of Dora’s Field; Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage; the Brother’s Parting Stone; the work of ‘Mousey Thompson’; La’al Ratty; a working 16th century mill; and the route of Wordsworth’s last journey through his beloved Lake District
This is an ideal walk for the first time visitor to the Lake District as it visits many of the most famous beauty-spots in the National Park as well as a few of the little-know ‘gems’. It is also a great walk for experienced walkers as it is easy to modify the route to take in a few peaks each day.
Lakeland Round
| Total Distance | 73 miles (117 km) |
| Start and Finish | Circular trail beginning at Ambleside |
| Availability | 1st March to 31st October |
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| Tour Code | Itinerary | Tour Price | ||
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| LAKR | 7 nights, 6 days walking | £525 per person | More Information | Book Online |
| Our prices are based upon two people sharing a room. If you are walking on your own there is a single supplement of £25 per night. You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops. For each extra night add £45 per person. All of our prices are in British pounds (£). Use our currency converter to convert British pounds (£) to your country’s currency. | ||||
| The price that you pay includes accommodation on a bed and breakfast basis, door to door luggage transfers for every day of your tour, maps, guidebooks and a tour pack detailing specific information about your holiday. | ||||