TravelsRoute provides driver-included minibus and coach hire across the Lake District, helping groups visit lakes, villages, hotels, walking routes and event venues without self-drive rental stress. From small private cars to 77 seater coaches, your journey is planned around your itinerary.
Plan multi-stop journeys to lakes, villages, walking routes, hotels, wedding venues and countryside attractions.
The Lake District is perfect for scenic tours, walking groups, school trips, weddings, family days out and private retreats. Our chauffeur-driven minibuses and coaches keep your group together throughout the route.
Lake Windermere is one of the Lake District’s most popular destinations for scenic tours, family groups and private days out.
Ambleside is ideal for shopping, dining, walking groups and private Lake District tours with chauffeur-driven transport.
Keswick is a popular base for group travel, outdoor activities, theatre trips and countryside touring.
Derwentwater is perfect for scenic group visits, walking routes, photography stops and coach tours.
Grasmere is a picturesque village for sightseeing groups, family days and private minibus tours.
A popular Lake District area for hotel pickups, scenic tours, wedding travel and private minibus hire.
A key area for walking groups, sightseeing trips, family travel and chauffeur-driven group transport.
A popular area for outdoor groups, private pickups, scenic tours and coach hire with driver.
Plan custom routes through Windermere, Ambleside, Keswick, Grasmere, Derwentwater and surrounding areas.
Arrange pickups from airports, rail stations, hotels, holiday accommodation and event venues.
The Lake District is England's largest National Park and a World Heritage Site. Groups come for walking, lake cruises, Beatrix Potter and Wordsworth, and challenges such as climbing Scafell Pike, England's highest mountain. Weddings at lakeside hotels and corporate retreats add to the mix.
The Lakes' roads are beautiful but demanding. Mountain passes such as Hardknott and Wrynose are steep and narrow and unsuitable for coaches, and village car parks fill early in summer. Choosing the right vehicle and route is essential.
Oxenholme is on the West Coast main line, and Windermere is at the end of the branch line from it.
On the West Coast main line, for the northern Lakes.
The busiest part of the Lakes, with many hotels.
Villages at the heart of the Lakes.
The main town in the northern Lakes.
The gateway town to the south-east of the park.
Usually around an hour and a half to two hours from Windermere.
The western valley at the foot of England's highest mountain, a long drive round from the central Lakes.
Beatrix Potter's house near Sawrey.
For the steamers and Aira Force.
For the Old Man of Coniston and the lake.
Each roughly two hours from the northern Lakes.
Several mountain passes, including Hardknott, Wrynose and parts of Honister, are steep and narrow and not suitable for coaches. Routes between valleys are planned to avoid them with larger vehicles.
Summer weekends and bank holidays bring heavy traffic around Windermere, Ambleside and Keswick, and car parks fill early. Early starts and pre-agreed drop-off points make the day much easier.
Boats between Bowness, Ambleside and Lakeside.
Wordsworth's home.
A prehistoric circle near Keswick.
Historic boats on Ullswater.
Traditional Lakeland sports each August.
The outdoor film and speaker festival each November.
Walking groups and wedding parties often choose a minibus, which can reach more trailheads and venues. Large coach tours stick to the main routes and use the coach parks in Bowness, Ambleside and Keswick.
Walkers need space for boots, rucksacks and wet kit on the way back.
Summer is the busiest season, with long days for walking. Spring brings daffodils and lambs, autumn brings colour and quieter roads, and winter brings snow on the fells and occasional road closures.
We also pick up and drop off groups in these nearby areas.
Group transfers between Lake District and the closest airports.
No. Hardknott and Wrynose are too steep and narrow for coaches. Routes are planned to avoid them.
Yes. Wasdale is the most common start point. Share the planned route and finish time.
Manchester Airport is around an hour and a half to two hours away. Glasgow and Newcastle are around two hours from the northern Lakes.
Yes. Share the train arrival time and the hotel.
Yes. Share the hotel and pickup points.
Yes. Hill Top and the Beatrix Potter sites around Hawkshead and Windermere are popular.
