Guided day tour

The Lake District: Windermere Cruise & Kirkstone Pass

About 14 hoursDeparts BirminghamOpen to everyoneGuide on board

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DurationAbout 14 hours
Live guideEnglish-speaking guide
Free cancellationUp to 24 hours before departure
Group sizeShared coach, small group feel
Reserve now, pay afterWe confirm by email before taking payment
Departs fromBirmingham

England's biggest lake by boat, the highest road pass in the Lakes, and time in Bowness before the run home.

Highlights

  • A cruise on Lake Windermere
  • Over Kirkstone Pass, the highest road in the Lake District
  • Ullswater and the fells
  • Free time in Bowness-on-Windermere

About this tour

The day runs about 14 hours door to door from Birmingham, taking in Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere lake cruise, Kirkstone Pass and Ullswater. Your guide works in English and is with you the whole day — the history, where to stand for the best photograph, and what is worth your time at each stop.

You travel as one group on an executive coach, with a guide at the front of it all day. The price covers the travel and the guide; admission and food you pay for on the day, so you only buy what you actually want. The list below sets out exactly what is and is not in the price.

We confirm every booking by email before taking any payment, and you can cancel free of charge up to 24 hours before departure.

The day

Times are approximate and depend on traffic. confirm

  1. Depart BirminghamBy executive coach
  2. Bowness-on-WindermereVisit and free time
  3. Windermere lake cruiseVisit and free time
  4. Kirkstone PassVisit and free time
  5. UllswaterVisit and free time
  6. Depart for BirminghamBy executive coach
  7. Back in BirminghamBy executive coach

Main stop

What's included

  • Guided day with a professional guide
  • Return travel from Birmingham
  • Lake cruise ticket
  • Food and drink

Meeting point

Where we meet

pickup point to confirm
Birmingham

Please be at the stop 15 minutes before departure. Your guide will be holding a Britain Day Trips sign. The exact stop and a photograph of it are in your confirmation email.

Open in Google Maps Directions to the meeting point

Getting your ticket

Mobile ticketConfirmed by emailNo printing required

We email your confirmation with the pickup point and the driver's contact number. Show it on your phone on the day — there is nothing to print.

Why book with us

Free cancellationChange your mind up to 24 hours before departure and you get everything back.
Nothing taken up frontWe confirm your date and seat by email before any payment is taken.
Someone with you all dayA guide on board from pick-up to drop-off, and someone on the end of the phone before you travel.
No driving, no parkingWe pick you up in Birmingham and bring you back. You keep the day, not the motorway.

Operated by operating partner to confirm on behalf of RankB Tours LTD, trading as Britain Day Trips.Tour reference: BDT-LAK-6721

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