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Classic Lakes 18

Beloved of poets and painters, this road trip takes in the scenic
wonders of the UK’s largest and loveliest national park.

TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
5 DAYS
162 MILES /
45 miles 25 miles 260KM
Borrowdale & Grasmere
Buttermere Visit two of
Explore these classic Wordsworth's houses GREAT FOR...
Lakeland valleys
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# Cockermouth BEST TIME TO GO
Keswick Summer and Easter
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#Whitehaven # Glenridding Lakes; spring and
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# Bowness-on- PHOTO
l L Posing in Wasdale,
#Windermere
amid England’s
highest hills.
Hardknott Pass BEST FOR
Wasdale Traverse the Lake K
Conquer England's District's steepest FAMILIES
highest mountain road pass Bike trails, sculptures
103 miles 130 miles and ziplines at
Grizedale Forest.
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