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The Lake District North to South - Self Guided
Lakeland Cycling Holiday - North England
146 miles (235km) over 4 days
With its UNESCO world heritage status, the English Lake District National Park, is a truly stunning place to explore and what better way to do so than from the saddle, at your own pace.
This tour takes you on a journey from the north to the south, taking in many of the ‘must see’ locations, along the way, using a combination of back roads and gravel cycleways. With CycleActive being based on the doorstep to the Lakes, we know the area extremely well and our itinerary will enable you to make the most out of your time in the park.
One of the key benefits to self-guided tours is with so much to see along the route you can choose how to spend your time, selecting your highlights from our detailed tour notes.
If you are happy to travel light and pack all you need for the 5 days into your panniers, then this tour is ideal. However, if you want a bag transferred between guest houses then we also offer this additional service. This tour doesn’t have a minimum number, so whatever your group size we can cater for it.
This 235km (146mile) tour is designed to take in many of the quiet backroads and traffic free, gravel cycleways, that makes cycling in the national park world class. Hybrid, touring, gravel or e-bikes, are ideal and there are plenty of local bike shops along the route to help with any issues. Once you have completed the ride you can either jump on a train, returning to your car in Penrith, or start your onward journey. With Penrith being on the West coast mainline it is very easy to access the tour without a car from the likes of London or Manchester Airport.
Penrith
Car
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Post Code: CA11 7YB
Train
Train Station: Penrith
Walk 0.3 miles (6 mins)
Trip Dates
Any Sunday – Friday
Excluding Christmas period
Penrith
Car
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Post Code: CA11 7YB
Train
Train Station: Penrith
Walk 0.3 miles (6 mins)
Duration
6 days - Sunday late afternoon to Friday evening
The biking
4 days, place-to-place with route options
Self-guided with detailed trip notes, and maps
Tour group size 1+
Skill grade A
Fitness grade 2/3
Extras
Helmet rental: £5
Luggage transfers - £165 per booking (not per person)
Airport transfer Manchester,
1 way - £235
Airport / Ferry transfer Newcastle,
1 way - £220
GPX files for your GPS: Included
GPS unit rental: £40 (not an imposed requirement, as paper maps are supplied)
Single Room Guarantee
Hostel - N/a
B&B Guest House - £150
Lakeland Hotels - £440
Extra night at the end (Penrith)
£95 Double / twin room (2 people)
£75 Single occupancy in a double / twin room
£55 Single room
Hire Bikes
Includes - Bike rack and 2x panniers, kit bag with pump, inner tubes and multi-tool
Hybrid bike rental
£120
2020 Trek FX2 Disc (Or similar)
Electric bike rental
£180
2020 Trek Powerfly 5 (Or similar)
Running on semi slick tyres
To find out more about our North to South Lake District cycling holiday please read the full itinerary, or call our tour designers and chat through your questions in person.
Call: 01768 840400
Email: [email protected]
Duration
6 days - Sunday late afternoon to Friday evening
The biking
4 days, place-to-place with route options
Self-guided with detailed trip notes, and maps
Tour group size 1+
Skill grade A
Fitness grade 2/3
Extras
Helmet rental: £5
Luggage transfers - £165 per booking (not per person)
Airport transfer Manchester, 1 way - £235
Airport / Ferry transfer Newcastle, 1 way - £220
GPX files for your GPS: Included
GPS unit rental: £40 (not an imposed requirement, as paper maps are supplied)
Single Room Guarantee
Hostel - N/a
B&B Guest House - £150
Lakeland Hotels - £440
Extra night at the end (Penrith)
£95 Double / twin room (2 people)
£75 Single occupancy in a double / twin room
£55 Single room
Hire Bikes
Includes - Bike rack and 2x panniers, kit bag with pump, inner tubes and multi-tool
Hybrid bike rental
£120
2020 Trek FX2 Disc
(Or similar)
Electric bike rental
£180
Running on semi slick tyres
2020 Trek Powerfly 5
(Or similar)
To find out more about our North to South Lake District cycling holiday please read the full itinerary, or call our tour designers and chat through your questions in person.
Call: 01768 840400
Email: [email protected]
