Walk & Discover: Lake District for Solo Travellers
Holiday Highlights
- Change your booking free up to 45 days before travel
- Covid Cancellation protection included as standard
- Discover historic Levens Hall and Gardens
- Take the Steam Yacht Gondola across Coniston
- Journey on the The Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway, one of the oldest and longest narrow-gauge railways in England
- Explore Muncaster Castle on a guided tour before a private group lunch
- Scenic drive to enjoy Windermere at your leisure
- Two included guided walks of Monk Coniston and Buttermere
- Four nights in three-star superior accommodation with breakfast and two dinners included
- Welcome dinner on the first night to get to know your travelling companions
What's Included
- The price of this holiday is per person, based on one person in a double/twin room for sole occupancy.
- The price includes:
- Four nights' three-star superior accommodation
- Welcome drink
- Daily breakfast and two dinners including welcome dinner (and a choice to book a hotel dining package for 2 nights from £65 per person)
- All local accommodation taxes
- The services of a Riviera Travel tour manager
- A porterage service is available
Itinerary
Day 1
Make your way to your well-appointed hotel in Kendal for around lunchtime, surrounded by the breathtaking views of the Cumbrian countryside, and make yourself at home. A porterage service is included and for those wishing to drive, there is a free car park available for you to use. If you’d like us to arrange train travel or a private car, our helpful team will be happy to help. This afternoon, enjoy a visit to historic Levens Hall and gardens. The house is mainly Elizabethan with fine oak panelling, ornate plasterwork and a beautiful collection of furniture and paintings. The 10-acre 17th-century gardens have many original features including the world’s oldest topiary gardens, and the herbaceous borders are considered to be some of the finest in England.
Day 2
Today is a chance to explore one of the Northern Lakes, beautiful Buttermere. The mountains that ring Buttermere sweep straight up from the lake in steep unbroken slopes, but the path we follow is on the valley floor. This lake is particularly unusual as it’s the only one of the famous district’s lakes that you can take a path all the way around. And so we follow this picturesque route around though the woodland, hugging the shores and wildlife spotting along the way. Lastly, we stop at Buttermere village itself for refreshments. Buttermere Lakeshore Walk With a mix of lakeside paths and woodland, this circular walk takes us around Buttermere and through Burtness Wood with brilliant vistas of Fleetwith Pike and Haystacks fell. As you trace the shoreline, you’ll be sure to see stunning views of Robinson, Hindscarth and Dale Head too. The other half of the walk is through more woody and muddy areas (so be sure to bring good walking boots) but it’s a level path and a wonderful loop back to Buttermere village. Easy walk - Duration: 2.5 hours / Distance: 4.7miles / Terrain: shoreline paths, stones, rough and narrow in places with possible muddy areas
3* Superior Stonecross Manor Hotel - Kendal
A boutique style hotel based in Kendal. Originally builtin 1857, the small hotel has a traditional feel which has been wonderfully restored with all the modern comforts. As well as free parking, a restaurant and bar, there are leisure facilities and a newly refurbished heated pool.