This is our award-winning Full-Day Lake District Adventure tour departing from Kendal, Windermere, Bowness and Ambleside daily from 9:00 am from  (dropping back at approximately 18:00). It has been carefully designed with your leisure in mind. Not only is it a great price for such a tour but we always use our luxury vehicles ensuring everyone has plenty of seat space and a full window view.

This is sightseeing the way sightseeing is meant to be done! All our vehicles are latest models, carefully designed to a purpose-built sightseeing specification with panoramic windows, full PA system, overhead parcel shelves, luggage compartment(s) and forced air ventilation.

Your tour is fully escorted and narrated with a jolly driver and knowledgeable escort who, invariably, will become more of a friend than a tour guide!

Every passenger receives special attention and is encouraged to participate in the day as much as possible to ensure that you have a wonderful time with us.

Your tour departs from:

09:00am:   Kendal Oxenholme Railway Station (Main Entrance)
09:15am:   Windermere Railway Station (Main Entrance)
09:30am:   Bowness Boat Jetty (Main Entrance)
10:30am:   Ambleside Boat Jetty (Main Entrance)

When booking your ticket, please ensure you let us know which of the above pick up locations you wish to be collected from by by selecting the appropriate collecion point on the drop down menu on the ticket booking form.

We will take you to places in the Lake District you thought didn't (or couldn't) exist and your driver & tour escort will keep you fully informed and advised as to points of interest and general knowledge regarding the ever-changing panoramic views.
This Lake District sightseeing tour has been carefully routed and planned with your driver tailoring the day to suit the weather, atmosphere and ambiance of the general group on board. This makes every tour unique, special and memorable and allows you to partake in as much (or little) as you feel comfortable with. You will never be put under any commitment or pressure to do anything that you don't wish to.

OUTLINE AND ITINERARY

HAWKSHEAD

Hawkshead dates back to Norse times and was once owned by Furness Abbey up until the disollution of the Monasteries. From that time, it has flourished as a market town, ideally situated just North of Windermere. Spend some time exploring the collection of higgledy-piggledy houses, archways, and squares beloved by William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter.

LITTLE and GREAT LANGDALE’S

The Langdales is a superb home to some of the most dramatic and diverse scenery in the whole of Cumbria (if not Britain!) hosting some of the most photogenic scenery around. Weather permitting we’ll drive the “loop” of “Little Switzerland” and even attempt a summit on foot to work up an appetite (for food or more scenery!)

GRASMERE

Most of the buildings date from the 19th or early 20th Century, though the Church dates from the 13th Century. William Worsdworth, who died in 1850, and his wife Mary, who died 9 years later, have tombstone in the churchyard of St Oswald's Church, one of the most visited literary shrines in the world.

SARAH NELSON’S GINGERBREAD SHOP

This tiny, aroma-flooded quaint shop with happy costumed staff is neatly tucked away at the corner of the churchyard. You’ll browse through, soak up the history, and then sample this most wonderful delicacy before ladling yourself down with bags of the stuff to distribute proudly to your friends (if it lasts that long)!

SURPRISE VIEW

If you want to find one spot that really encapsulates the Lake District, this is it. With superb views of both Derwent Water and Basenthwaite Lake to make up the panoramic view, we are sure you will take away nothing but fond memories from this delightful spot.

PACKHORSE BRIDGE

A Packhorse Bridge is exactly what it says it is, a bridge built for Packhorses to cross streams and gulleys and this is a beautiful example of such a bridge.

BOWDER STONE

Prepare to be amazed when you see this 2000 ton stone rock in a state of perfect balance. Thousands of years ago, when the glaciers in the area receded, this huge chunk of rock toppled down the mountain until it reached its final resting place. Standing over 30 feet in height and about 50 feet across, you will surely be impressed at this wonderous fluke of nature in balance.

CASTLERIGG STONE CIRCLE

A superb example of a Neolithic stone circle set in the breath-taking scenery of the Lake District with a view of a number of the surrounding mountains and hills. Stand in the centre of the circle and feel the mystical energy flow from the ground up through your body.

ULSWATER TO AMBLESIDE

After a day of exploring the amazing scenery in the Lake District, we are going to show you some more examples of why the area is so popular. We will travel past Ulswater and onto the Kirkstone Pass as we head back to Ambleside. Time and weather permitting, we will make one or two stops so you can take those last photographs to remind you of a great day out sightseeing - BusyBus Style!