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From Beatrix Potter to Wordsworth: Walking in England's Lake District (#2517)

Date and Time

Friday, May 23, 2025 - Friday, May 30, 2025

Location

Lake District National Park, England,
International,
England

Registration

Registration is required for this activity. Please contact leader(s).

Overview

This easy walking tour will explore the hillsides, valleys, and waterways around the northern lakes of England's Lake District National Park. Daily activities will include short hikes, 3-7 miles, on gentle terrain with frequent stops to visit mansions, gardens, historical and cultural sites. We will make excursions to sites associated with the literary greats Beatrix Potter and William Wordsworth, take a ride on a landmark railroad, and enjoy a lake cruise on a steamship. We will enjoy the local cuisines and flavors of the delightful countryside of Northern England, with views of the drop-dead beautiful fells in the distance. Our hotel for the week will be the charming Hassness Guest House happily situated on the shores of Buttermere Lake. Please use the link below to read the prospectus before you apply. By clicking on "apply now" and completing an application, you acknowledge that you have read the entire prospectus for the trip and feel it is a good match for you. If the trip is noted as waitlisted, please consider applying anyway. We often receive cancellations, and the best way to be notified of an opening is from the list. You will not need to submit a deposit. Simply check yes when completing that section of the application.

AMC Trip Policy

Cost

Adult: $3,250 member / $3,350 non-member

Related Link(s):

2517 Prospectus

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Lake District

Activity

Walks

Status

Wait Listed

Difficulty

Easy

Audience

Adults (18+)


Leader



A lifelong outdoor enthusiast, Janis is a Connecticut Chapter hike and bike leader, and has been an Adventure Travel leader since 2009. She has led hiking and biking trips in New England, Western Europe spanning from Norway to Italy and Greece, on New Zealand's North and South Islands (4x), Australia, Argentina, Panama, Iceland, and Alaska.

Leader



As a Leader with AMC-AT, Christa has co-led trips to the Canadian Rockies in July 2022 and Ireland in September 2023. Since 2009, she has volunteered as a four-season leader for the AMC New York-New Jersey Chapter, hiking extensively in the Northeast US and completing the NH 48, the Adirondack 46, and the Catskill 3500' peaks. Christa has enjoyed hiking trips to Rocky Mountain National Park, Olympic National Park, Acadia National Park and the redwood forests of northern California.