Lake District Cruise: Explore Cumbria's Charm

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Greater Manchester

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Embark on a guided tour from Manchester to the stunning Lake District. Discover the rich history, culture, and natural beauty of this UNESCO World Heritage site. Enjoy a scenic drive, visit charming villages, and take a relaxing lake cruise. Perfect for families with children aged 5 and above.

Duration: 9 hours, 45 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Bowness-on-Windermere - Enjoy leisure time exploring this lively lakeside town, with numerous options for refreshments.
Lake District - Experience breathtaking views on a lake cruise, available throughout the year.
Tarn Hows - Relish the stunning landscapes from this beautiful vantage point.
Hawkshead - Visit the charming medieval…

What's Included

Steam Train ride (5th April 2025 - 31st October 2025)
Windermere Lake Cruise (year-round)
In-vehicle air conditioning
Expert driver-guide

What's Not Included

Lunch
Gratuities

Additional Information

Experience the breathtaking beauty of the Lake District National Park with a cruise on Windermere, then explore the historic towns and charming villages of Cumbria.
Join a fascinating tour led by a knowledgeable and friendly driver-guide aboard a comfortable Mercedes mini-van. These small vehicles enable guests to explore off the beaten path, offering an…

Location

NCP Car Park Manchester Store Street

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

4.8

(66 Ratings)

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Jordan_h

Jul 6, 2025

Dave is a great tour guide! - The tour was very picturesque and a good way to spend the day even with slightly gloomy weather. Our amazing tour guide, Dave helped to make this tour as enjoyable as it was by giving us great instructions on what to expect throughout the day as well as always being easy to find after getting off the train or back onto the bus. You’ll have a great time on the tour by taking in a different side of the UK and consider yourself lucky if you get Dave as your tour guide!

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Saaniabeg

Jul 6, 2025

Wonderful Experience with David - Just returned from a fantastic tour of the Lake District with Mountain Goat. The weather was perfect, and the scenery—absolutely stunning! Our driver-guide, David, was wonderful—super knowledgeable, calm, and incredibly patient. Tour guides are expected to be very chatty, but his composed and thoughtful style made the experience even better for us. We had ample time for family photos, and the highlight was definitely the Lakeside and Haverthwaite steam railway—magical!! If we could have had some more time for short hikes/trails around the lake area, that would be incredible.But overall, an amazing experience. Highly recommend!

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Sherpa58419445996

Jun 27, 2025

Best trip - It was excellent experience with Paul our host..it was best experience ever with comfortable seats and perfect background history given by paul

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David_t

Jun 19, 2025

Best Tour in England - Best England tour I have been on. Lakes District was awesome. Long day but worth it. Highly recommend. Our driver Mark from Mountain Goat was excellent . He told history of the district and some stories along the way.

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Franco_d

Jun 7, 2025

David, our driver and... - David, our driver and also tour guide was amazing!!! super friendly and very knowledgeable. Highly recommend this tour . Even though the weather was not good .. we still having fun . 10 out of 10 for David !!!!

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Rosehannahl

May 20, 2025

Fantastic tour of the Lake District & tour guide - Had an absolute fantastic time would highly recommend this tour and Scott as a must do tour of the Lake District. Scott was our tour guide who did such a fantastic job and really went above and beyond to give us an enjoyable time. What a lovely day. Thank you so much Scott!

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Wangd128

May 20, 2025

Amazing driver and tour guide - Scott is very experienced and nice driver, he tried to introduce as much as he can, also show us lots of secret spots. He made the day!!

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Clive2391

Apr 2, 2025

Great day out in the Lakes - I'm a great fan of Mountain Goat tours and this one from Manchester didn't disappoint! Our guide Paul was excellent bringing his personal experiences of many hikes and explorations around the Lakes. Unbelievable value for money over nine and a half hours with highlights for me being the cruise on Lake Windermere, breath-taking Tarn Howes and the wonderful village of Hawkshead. The lovely weather helped all of us enjoy a memorable day out!

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Bharathkumar_r

Mar 26, 2025

The best experience , we... - The best experience , we travelled using this company previously back in montenegro and we experienced very bad situation with the operators but not with company, but here the best my family were very happy with the people who was there in guidance, must need app for those who want to have safe and marvellous journey experience, thanks for memories

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Christopher_v

Jun 4, 2025

It was okay. - The scenery for the time in the Lake District was very nice. The drive to get there and back was long, as expected. The lake cruise was disappointing, as the boat's windows hadn't been cleaned in a while, so taking pics was out. It was a cool and windy day, so topside wasn't an option for many people.

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From $88

up to 15 guests

1 - Adult