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General Information
Duration
of tour: 8 days (7 nights).
Season:
4 April to mid October.
Starting
point: Ilkley, Yorkshire.
End
of tour: Windermere, Cumbria.
Most
convenient major city and international airport: Manchester Airport.
2 hours to Ilkley via Leeds.
Breakfast:
in UK will generally consist of sausage, bacon, eggs etc, cereals and
fruit will also be available. It is important for you to tell us if you
have any dietary requirements when you book your holiday so that we can
inform everyone that you are staying with.
Baths:
it is not normal for your room to have a bath, the main reason being
that it takes up a lot of space, some hotels/guesthouses may have a
separate room in the house where a bath is available to guests, but in
the main it is showers.
Single Supplements:
are payable on most of our tours. The
single supplement guarantees the privacy of your own room, however,
rooms can at times be small and in some places may not enjoy the same
facilities as double/twin rooms.
Luggage:
When staying in hotels, sometimes your luggage will have been taken
to you room awaiting your arrival. However don’t be surprised if your
luggage is waiting for you to take it up to your room.
Getting to the Start
Outward
journey from London to starting point: Train from London King’s
Cross to Leeds, then change trains for Ilkley (3 - 3 1/2 hours). The
first night's hotel is a short taxi ride/walk from the station.
Inward
journey to London at end of tour: Taxi/walk to Windermere rail
station. Then train to London Euston (change trains at Oxenholme).
National
Rail website is www.nationalrail.co.uk
if you want to look at the journey involved.
Your Accommodation
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Night 1: We stay overnight at a Victorian riverside
hotel. All facilities are
en suite, and rooms come equipped with satellite TV.
The picturesque setting, with river views and rowing in the
summer months, make this an ideal place to start our tour.
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Night 2: A small family run guesthouse, which has
been converted from the village smith's workshop.
Extremely comfortable accommodation is provided, with ensuite
facilities, television and tea & coffee making facilities available
in all rooms.
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Night 3: Formerly a Drovers Hostelry and dating
back to the early 17th Century, our Inn at Cray near to Hubberholme is a
traditional Yorkshire pub, open all year round to provide warm, inviting
and friendly accommodation throughout the ever changing seasons. In
fine, warm weather, food & drink can be enjoyed in the beer garden
or beside the cascading Cray Gill, which fronts the Inn.
This place has been likened
by Wainwright as a “tiny oasis”. Enjoy fine home cooked food,
traditional hand pulled real ales and a variety of wines surrounded by
original oak beams, a cosy log fire and stone flagged floors. Stunning
surroundings combine to create a
true gem, in the very heart of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
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Night 4: A 17th Century listed building, offering
authentic rustic charm, is our accommodation for the night. All front rooms have river views, and the building has
retained much of its original charm, with open fires, oak beams, and a
friendly welcome. There is
a washbasin, tea/coffee making facilities in all rooms.
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Night 5: Overnight accommodation is provided at a
very comfortable Inn. The
Inn has a traditional English country feel to it, offering local beers,
and home cooked meals in the attractively decorated bar and dining area.
All rooms have tea and coffee making facilities, a TV and some
are ensuite.
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Night 6: This
small, quiet guesthouse is situated in Bowston.
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Night 7: Our final accommodation was originally the
village Grammer school and your guesthouse retains many original
features, The picturesque village of Bowness
is a perfect place to relax, having completed the tour of the Dales Way.
PLEASE
NOTE: It is generally normal practice when staying in hotels that you
check-in on or after 2pm and checkout by 10am the following morning.
Guesthouses/bed & breakfast establishments are normally check-in on
or after 4pm and checkout by 10am. |
Outline
Itinerary
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Day 1 Ilkley: Travel to starting point. Optional walk to Cow and Calf rocks and Ilkley Moor.
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Day 2 Burnsall: Lower Wharfedale and Bolton Abbey
(13 miles, 6 hours)
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Day 3 Hubberholme: Past Kilnsey Crag (famous
overhanging rock) and pretty villages of Grassington, Kettlewell, and
Buckden. (15 miles 7 hours)
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Day 4 Dentdale: Over Cam Fell, across the Pennine
Way Footpath and down into Dentdale. (13 miles 6 hours)
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Day 5 Sedbergh: Through Dentdale to Sedbergh. At
the foot of the steep Howgill Fells. (11 miles 5 hours)
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Day 6 Bowston: Across an undulating landscape of
sheep pastureland. Into the Lake District National Park (17 miles 7
hours)
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Day 7 Bowness: A morning's walk to Bowness on
Lake Windermere, England's largest natural lake.
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Day 8: End of Tour
Included
Bed
& breakfast with ensuite facilities where available. Luggage transfers
from Inn to Inn. Full route notes and map package.
Extend
your stay
Extra
nights:
Ilkley
from £32 per person per night
Windermere
from £40 per person per night
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