b'WindermereLakes & Dales by SteamFrom your base in Carlisle, travel on heritage railways, enjoying the striking countryside of the north, and delighting in the natural beauty of Englands Lake District.5 DAYS FROM INCLUDED IN THE PRICE499 pp UK Tour Manager from start to finishAll transfers by rail and coachINCLUDES ALL EXCURSIONS 4 nights hotel accommodation with breakfast each day and 3 dinners 2023 DEPARTURES IN: All ExcursionsAPR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCTDay 1: Wetheral Day 2: WindermereBegin your holiday at the Crown Hotel, Wetheral, whereJourney by steam train from Haverthwaite to Lakeside today, you meet your Tour Manager. Your hotel is situated in awhich sits on the southern shore of stunning Windermere. picturesque village, close to the Scottish border and theOn arrival in Lakeside, board a boat and sail across the lake city of Carlisle. With the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, andto Bowness. Windermere is one of the Lake Districts most Hadrians Wall just a train ride away, this is the perfectfamous bodies of water and is recognised by UNESCO for place from which to explore. You enjoy dinner at your hotelits outstanding natural beauty, an inspiration for artists this evening.and writers for centuries. Soak up the sights of sloping hills swathed in woods and moorlands. You have free time in Carlisle dates back to Roman times and boasts a myriad ofBowness, famous for inspiring the fictional town of Rio in ancient buildings and beautiful architecture. Carlisle Castle,Arthur Ransomes most famous series of novels, Swallows which was built during the reign of William II, son of Williamand Amazons. You can also visit the house of one of the the Conqueror, is well worth a visit. Many of the streets areLake Districts most renowned inhabitants, Beatrix Potter. also infused with more modern history, thanks to CarlislesOn your way back to Carlisle, make a stop at the pretty place as a centre of textile manufacturing during thevillage of Grasmere. Close to Grasmere Lake, the village was Industrial Revolution, when it became a hub for the railways.once home to William Wordsworth. You could take a wander 82 ENGLAND & WALES CALL US ON 01904 734936 OR VISIT RAILDISCOVERIES.COM FOR MORE DETAILS'