Sunday 17 July 2016

From London - Lake District & Afternoon Tea - Full Day Train Travel Tour

  • Round-trip train tickets to Lake District National Park with reserved seats
  • Scenic Lake Cruise on Lake Windermere
  • Visit medieval Hawkshead village
  • Visit to Hill Top, home of Beatrix Potter (summer only)
  • Cream Tea at the Lindeth Howe Country Hotel, once owned by Beatrix Potter
  • Special Offer: Save £15.00 on First Class tickets (was £250.00 now £235.00)

2016 is the 150th anniversary of the birth of author Beatrix Potter


Lake District Sunny Day Bench

Summer Itinerary - April to October

  • Round-trip train tickets to Lake District National Park with reserved seats
  • Scenic Lake Cruise on Lake Windermere
  • Visit medieval Hawkshead village
  • Visit to Hill Top, home of Beatrix Potter
  • Cream Tea at the Lindeth Howe Country Hotel, once owned by Beatrix Potter
Meet the Evan Evans representative at Euston Station to collect your tickets and itinerary for the day, then enjoy a relaxing train journey to Oxenholme in the spectacular Lake District National Park.
On arrival at Oxenholme, you will be met by a local guide, who will take you on a tour of the Lake District. Enjoy a spectacular cruise on Lake Windermere and visit the medieval village of Hawkshead, an enchanting combination of whitewashed houses and cobbled streets. We make our way to Hill Top Farm*, home of Beatrix Potter and the inspiration for so many of her characters. We will also stop to see the scenic views from Tarn Hows.
A highlight of the visit to the Lake District is afternoon tea at the Lindeth Howe Country Hotel, which was once owned by Beatrix Potter.
You will be taken back to Oxenholme Station for the train back to London.
*Beatrix Potter's House is closed on Fridays, shop and gardens are open

Winter Itinerary - November to March

  • Round-trip train tickets to Lake District National Park with reserved seats
  • Scenic Lake Cruise on Lake Windermere
  • Visit medieval Hawkshead village
  • Tour through Yewdale Valley
  • Cream Tea at the Lindeth Howe Country Hotel, once owned by Beatrix Potter

Meet the Evan Evans representative at Euston Station to collect your tickets and itinerary for the day, then enjoy a relaxing train journey to Oxenholme in the spectacular Lake District National Park.
On arrival at Oxenholme, you will be met by a local guide, who will take you on your tour of the Lake District. This tour, provided by a knowledgeable local guide, is the ideal way to explore the best of the Lake District, which is famous for its Beatrix Potter and Wordsworth Connections. As we enter the National Park we travel North alongside Lake Windermere to the medieval village of Hawkshead where you have time to explore this fascinating village, Wordsworth himself went to Grammar School here. We continue towards the renowned beauty spot of Tarn Hows where we stop for photos before driving through Yewdale, passing Yew Tree Tarn, used in the film Miss Potter.
We then journey into the famous Mountainous Valleys of the Langdales, which have been carved by glaciers to form spectacular u-shaped valleys. Arriving at the lake side village of Waterhead you will join a Lake cruise on England’s largest lake Windermere, sit back and enjoy the views to the Lakeland Fells (local word for Mountains).
Arriving at Bowness Bay you will have time to enjoy a Cream Tea at the Lindeth Howe Country House Hotel, which was once owned by Beatrix Potter.
You will be taken back to Oxenholme Station for the train back to London.

Overnight in the Lake District (optional)

Stay overnight in the Lake district at a 3* hotel. Prices are per person, based on two people staying in a twin room
Lake District Boats