TRAVELLING TO AND AROUND THE LAKE DISTRICT

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RAIL

You can reach the Lake District and Cumbria by Rail from London, Birmingham, Manchester and Glasgow. There is a station at Oxenholme, close to Kendal. Another 20 minutes will take you on to Windermere station. Penrith and Carlisle stations can also be reached via the country's railway network. The journey from London to Oxenholme would take around 3 hours.

You can also reach Whitehaven, Workington and Carlisle from Lancaster [Lancashire] via Barrow along the Furness Line and the Cumbria Coast Line.

Visitors can also arrive from the Yorkshire Dales and Eden Valley via The Settle to Carlisle Railway. There is also a link from Newcastle via The Tyne Valley Line, into Carlisle and Whitehaven.

Virgin trains have special offers which combine bus services to Keswick and Whitehaven.

You will find bus links linking the Lake District and Cumbria from the stations, along with Taxi Services in Windermere and various other stations.

National Railway & Regional Railways Tel: 08457 48 49 50 Web site	Virgin Trainline Tel: 0345 222 333 Web site

AIR

Manchester Airport	Leeds Bradford Airport
Glasgow Prestwick Airport	Newcastle Airport

COACH & EXPRESS BUS

Cumbria County Council and Stagecoach in Cumbria
Tel: 0870 608 2 608

Cumbria Journey Planner

www.traveline-cumbria.co.uk

National Express

Tel: 08705 80 80 80

CAR

There is a excellent road network connecting Cumbria and the Lake District from the south and north of the county with the M6 motorway being the central link with connections onto the A66 taking you into northern area of the Lake District and onto to the coast. The A590 leads to the southern area of the Lake District and around the coast, with the A590 and the A66 being linked down the central area of the Lakes by the A591.

The A6 that runs from the south to the north of the country as various connections and links into the Lakes.

At peak times the roads and lanes around the villages and towns can be fairly congested.

RAC Travel and Route Planner	AA Travel and Route Planner

GETTING AROUND THE LAKE DISTRICT & CUMBRIA

Getting around and traveling around the Lake District to view the scenery and the attractions is made easy with the use of a variety of services that serve the area.

By using the buses, rail, lake steamers, taxis, cycling and walking on the marked footpaths, cycle paths, bridleways, forest paths and the quiet country lanes linking the various places, you will enjoy the beauty of the Lakes.

More information can be found at the Tourists Information Centres around Cumbria where their will be leaflets, timetables, maps for cycling and walking, plus much more.

For a list of the Tourists Information Centres click HERE

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