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Literary Lakes District: Lakeland Poets and Bronte Country
3 days / 2 nights
Perhaps one of Britain's best-known regions, the Lake District deserves its reputation for providing the visitor with stunning and never-to-be- forgotten scenery and it's easy to see why the district so inspired both poet and painter. Had we not had 'the Lakes,' we might not now be enjoying Wordsworth! But there's more to the region. There are picturesque villages and towns, there are country houses and museums. There are interesting historical site from prehistory to the birthplace of the humble pencil!
We will explore the lives and inspirations of Wordsworth, Coleridge, Ruskin and Beatrix Potter along with the stunning scenery of the Lakes themselves.
Tour Dates: Your choice! Any day of the week.
Cost: Depends upon the number of guests in your party.
2 Guests: $1859 USD per person; $75 USD single supplement
4 - 11 Guests: $1349 USD per person; $75 USD single supplement
12 - 15 Guests: $899 USD per person; $75 USD single supplement
16 Guests + - ask us for a quote
What your tour package includes: The private services of your driver/guide for 3 touring days, your accommodation for 2 nights while on the tour including breakfast and dinner daily, all entrance fees to gardens and attractions, transportation, all taxes and tips other than those you may wish to give your guide.
Airport transfers, accommodation pre and post tour are not included but can be added to your package as you wish. Ask us for details.
Have ample time to travel? Why not join our scheduled Literary Northern England tour instead? This tour visits Herriot’s Yorkshire and the Peak District. We also offer a Literary England tour visiting Kent, Hampshire, Stratford-Upon-Avon and the Lake District as well as A Week with Jane Austen. Spoilt for choice with literary tour options!
Why not Link it? This tour ’links up’ with other short literary tours: Herriot Country: Yorkshire, Peak District: Stately Homes and Regency Film Sites, Literary Heart of England and Dylan Thomas Trail tours and more. Create a holiday break to suit your schedule!
This tour begins and finishes in Manchester. You will be picked up from your hotel at approximately 09:00.
TENTATIVE ITINERARY
Day 1
We depart from Manchester and our initial visit is the Lancashire cotton town of Wigan, made famous by George Orwell in his 1939's study ‘The Road to Wigan Pier.’ This is a very interesting stop as these towns are often neglected on the tourist trail. If you’ve time before your arrival, why not read Martin Cruz’s Rose as a wonderful and entertaining way of learning about the harsh realities of Victorian life in the cotton towns.
Our destination is the Lake District. Over the next few days, we'll visit the homes of famed authors - Wordsworth's Dove Cottage, Cockermouth and Rydal Mount, his last home where we can admire the grounds he lovingly landscaped, and Beatrix Potter's Sawrey Hilltop Farm and Yew Tree Cottage. We'll also see Ruskin's preserved Victorian home at Brantwood. Naturally, as these are set amidst the beauty of the Lakes, breathtaking scenery will be part and parcel of each day!
NIGHT STOP: Lakes
Day 2
Today we have a full day discovering and sharing the vistas that so inspired the area’s literary tradition. We simply have to use the cliché 'breathtaking' to describe the spectacular scenery you'll be seeing as it is so very appropriate.
In keeping with our literary theme, we can also visit the pencil museum. Did you know that the graphite for pencils uniquely comes from the Lakeland?
NIGHT STOP: Lakes
Day 3
Departing the Lakes, we'll take a beautifully scenic route through the Lancashire Dales, calling in at a few towns en-route to Haworth; there’s Ingleton and the small, nearby parish church where Arthur Conan Doyle wed, Settle and possibly Mytholmroyd, if we’ve Ted Hughes fans aboard. The dramatic moorland we see today inspired the Bronte Sisters to pen their novels that are some of the classics of English literature.
In our explorations of Haworth, you'll be able to imagine the everyday lives of the Bronte Sisters as you walk around Haworth Church, the village and their home, now the Bronte Parsonage Museum.
From here, alas, we must make our way back into Manchester.
NIGHTSTOP: London (own account, not included in tour price. Accommodation is available for a supplemental fee.)
Please note: All attraction opening dates/times are correct at time of printing this website.
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