Walking in the Lake District and Scotland

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Overview
Highlights
- Take a boat ride on the most beautiful of the Lakes — Derwentwater — before ascending the distinctive fell of Cat Bells for spectacular views.
- Follow in the footsteps of the Romantic poets at Wordsworth's Grasmere and Dove Cottage.
- Walk part of the upland Pennine Way National Trail, chasing the Pennine Mountain tops along the rugged backbone of England.
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Trip includes
- 13 nights of accommodations
- 5 expert-led lectures
- 22 expert-led field trips
- 1 performance
- An experienced Group Leader
- Customary gratuities throughout the program
- The Road Scholar Travel Protection Plan, 24-hour-a-day emergency assistance coverage
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Itinerary
In Flight
Meals: Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Windermere Hydro Hotel.
Morning: Manchester Airport (MAN). Please see the Transportation Information section for details of transfers.
Lunch: In the hotel dining room for those arriving by lunchtime. A light ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Windermere Hydro Hotel.
Breakfast: Full English and continental breakfast buffet in the hotel. A wide range of hot and cold options, as well as coffee, tea, water and fruit juices.
Morning: We begi...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Windermere Hydro Hotel.
Breakfast: In hotel dining room.
Morning: Both of today’s walks are in the Langdale valley, an area that has played a key role in the development of the culture of the Lake ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Windermere Hydro Hotel.
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Today, we have a short walk to Orrest Head, a magnificent view point above Windermere village and lake. This will be followed, if time with...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Windermere Hydro Hotel.
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: This morning we'll enjoy a boat cruise on the nearby Derwentwater. At 3 miles long, 1 mile wide, the Derwentwater is both fed and drained b...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Windermere Hydro Hotel.
Breakfast: In hotel dining room.
Morning: We travel by motor coach to nearby Coniston, the centre of the historic copper mining industry. The great Victorian thinker John Ru...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Windermere Hydro Hotel.
Breakfast: In hotel dining room.
Morning: Enjoy a free day with a "Cross Lakes Shuttle" ticket. This is an all day service where a small passenger boat will take you across ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Cross Keys.
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: We board the motor coach to transfer to Scotland, a journey of 140 miles taking 3hrs 30mins. En-route we'll make relaxed stops to explore Moffat, a sma...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Cross Keys.
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Today we explore the Jedburgh and the Teviots. We start by driving by mini coach to Jedburgh, where you will have an opportunity to explore this classi...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Cross Keys.
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Today we have walks in and around the pleasant small town of Melrose. The town has one of the earliest Norman Abbeys in which at one time, it is said, ...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Cross Keys.
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: A full day field trip by motor coach to Lindisfarne, the Holy Island. With a recorded history from the 6th Century, Lindisfarne was an important centre...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Cross Keys.
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: Today we have a choice of walks across the Pennine Way. The Pennine way runs 267 miles from the Peak District to Kirk Yetholm, just inside the Scottish...
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh Airport
Breakfast: In the hotel.
Morning: We drive to the Scottish capital Edinburgh and, weather permitting, take an open top bus tour exploring both the old and new ...
Meals: Breakfast
In Flight
Breakfast: In the hotel. Some participants may depart prior to breakfast.
Morning: Transfer to Edinburgh Airport for onward flights. This concludes our program. If you are returning home, safe travels. If you are staying...
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Accommodation
Windermere Hydro Hotel.: 7 nights Bowness-on-Windermere.
Situated overlooking Windermere and the Langdale Hills. Originally a Spa hotel opened in 1881, it has recently been restored to its original splendour.
Cross Keys: 5 nights Kelso.
Sitauted in the central square of the market town.
Holiday Inn Express Edinburgh Airport: 1 night Edinburgh
Close to Edinburgh Airport and to city centre.
13 Breakfasts, 13 Lunches and 13 Dinners
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