| 13 Days / 12 Hotel Nights Grade: Moderate | ||
Route information |
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| Itinerary | Total miles |
Driving/Walking Times |
Day 1: Courtesy pick up Manchester Airport. Transfer to Malham in the Yorkshire Dales. Visit to Malham Cove. |
72 |
1 hour 20 mins |
Day 2: Walk through the Goredale Scar to Malham Tarn and across the limestone pavement. |
8 |
5 - 6 hours |
Day 3: Drive (30 minutes) to Haworth, visit church and parsonage, home of the Bronte sisters and walk across the moors to Top Withins (Wuthering Heights). |
8 |
5 - 6 hours |
Day 4: Drive (15 minutes) to Ribblehead. Ascend one of the Yorkshire 'Three Peaks' of Ingleborough, Whernside, or Pennyghent. |
8 - 11 |
6 - 9 hours |
Day 5: Transfer to the Lake District. Visit Bowness-on-Windermere, cross the lake on ferry and drive to Hawksead, the home of Beatrix Potter. |
47 |
1 hour + sightseeing |
Day 6: Drive (20 minutes) to Kiln Bank. Follow the Cumbria Way along the shore of Coniston Water to Coniston Village. Lake cruise and visit to Brantwood, home of John Ruskin.. |
10 |
5 - 6 hours |
Day 7: Morning visit to Hilltop Farm, Beatrix Potters' house. Drive (10 minutes) to Coniston. Mountain walk. |
7 |
5 - 6 hours |
Day 8: Transfer to Northumbria via Merose in Scotland. Check into our hotel in the market town of Berwick. |
136 |
3 hours |
Day 9: Drive to Alnwick. Visit to Alnwick Castle where Harry Potter was filmed. Coast walk: Longhhoughton to Beadnell Bay via Craster and Dunstanburgh Castle (ruins). |
33 10 |
30 mins 5 - 6 hours |
| Day 10: Drive to Budle Bay (20 minutes). Walk to Bamburgh Castle (2 miles) Visit to Castle (2 hours). Boat trip around the Farne Islands and to Holy Island (Lindisfarne).Visit Holy Island castle and priory. Return sail along the coast to Seahouses. | 2 Excursion |
1 hour 4 hours |
Day 11: Drive to Wooler (20 miles): Cheviots hike miles. Return 20 miles to Berwick. |
10 |
6 - 7 hours |
Day 12: Transfer (1 hour) to Edinburgh. Visit Castle, free afternoon and farewell dinner. |
56 |
1 hour |
Day 13: After breakfast, transfer to Airport. |
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The tour begins in Malham, West Yorkshire and ends in Edinburgh Scotland. We offer a complimentary courtesy pick up from Manchester Airport and drop to Edinburgh Airport. The price includes a professional guide and driver, all accommodation, all meals as described in the trip dossier, all transport required for the itinerary, all admission fees and fares for visits and excursions as described in the itinerary. Accommodation throughout the tour is in carefully selected hotels and inns all offering a high standard of comfort. Rooms are double or twin sharing with private bathroom and/or shower. If you are joining the trip as an individual you will be paired with a group member of the same sex. Single rooms can be arranged depending on availability and are subject to supplement. Transport during the tour and on the complimentary pick up and drop is by private minibus. We provide an equipment list and full details of the trip are contained in our trip dossier which you can download using the menu button on the left panel. |
