Rabbies, york, dales, lake district, hadrian wall

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Highlights: ~ Alnwick Castle.
~ York Minster.
~ Robin Hood’s Bay.
~ Yorkshire Dales.
~ Wordsworth’s Cottage.
~ Lake Windermere.
~ Scottish Borders.
5 Days spent discovering the best of northern England - the Yorkshire Dales and the Lake District. Highlights include Alnwick Castle, York and York Minster, Whitby, Robin Hood's Bay, the Yorkshire Dales, Lake Windermere, Wordsworth’s Cottage, Hadrian’s Wall and the Scottish Borders.
Stay 2 nights in the historic city of York and 2 nights in Keswick in the heart of the Lake District .
Departs: 09.00 am. Returns: 19.00 approx.
Details and Itinerary: Day 1 Highlights include Berwick Upon Tweed, one of Europe’s finest examples of a walled town hugging the banks of the River Tweed. From here we travel south to Alnwick Castle and gardens, home to the Dukes of Northumberland. Our afternoon continues on the Great North Road that takes us through Newcastle Upon Tyne to the historic city of York.
Day 2 is a leisurely day with time to explore the medieval city of York before heading through the north Yorkshire moors to the bustling fishing port of Whitby, where Bram Stoker wrote “Dracula”. The afternoon will give you time to visit Robin Hood’s Bay, accessed on foot only, before returning to York.
Day 3 will take you into the magnificent Yorkshire Dales National Park, a haven of natural scenery, wildlife and rich cultural heritage. Stopping in the brewing town of Masham and the cheesmaking town of Hawes you will get a real taste of Yorkshire today. Passing Hardraw Force waterfall you continue over the hills before reaching the charming town of Keswick in the heart of the Lake District, your base for 2 nights.
Day 4 highlights include visits to Castlerigg standing stones and Ullswater, described as England’s most beautiful lake, where you can take a forest walk to see the mighty Aira Force waterfall. You will have options to take lunch and a boat cruise on Lake Windemere and explore Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter country around Coniston water, Hawkes head and the charming village of Grasmere.
Day 5 climbing inland towards the 1900 ft. Hart side Pass we continue along Hadrian’s Wall, built as the frontier of the Roman Empire, with stops along the way. Crossing the border into Scotland at Carter Bar we continue through the Scottish Borders stopping at the world famous Scott’s View overlooking the River Tweed before returning to Edinburgh.