8 days in Cumbria Itinerary

8 days in Cumbria Itinerary

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Start: Vitoria
Fly to London Heathrow, Train to Carlisle
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Carlisle
— 2 nights
Drive
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Grange-over-Sands
— 4 nights
Drive to Manchester Airport, Fly to Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport
End: Vitoria
Mon, Jan 11 - Mon, Jan 18 Edit
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Carlisle

Derwentwater ©
Carlisle is a city and the county town of Cumbria. Venture out of the city with trips to Penrith (Aira Force Waterfall & Center Parcs - Whinfell Forest), Alpacaly Ever After (in Portinscale) and The Lakes Distillery (in Bassenthwaite). There's much more to do: explore the activities along Derwentwater, look for gifts at Alternative, see Lake District Off-Road, and examine the collection at The Puzzling Place.

To see traveler tips, maps, photos, and tourist information, go to the Carlisle day trip planning website.

Vitoria, Brazil to Carlisle is an approximately 21-hour combination of flight and train. You can also fly. You'll lose 3 hours traveling from Vitoria to Carlisle due to the time zone difference. Plan for colder temperatures traveling from Vitoria in January, with highs in Carlisle at 6°C and lows at 3°C. Finish your sightseeing early on the 14th (Thu) to allow enough time to drive to Grange-over-Sands.

Things to do in Carlisle

Parks · Nature · Outdoors · Breweries & Distilleries

Side Trips

Keswick, Penrith, Alpacaly Ever After, The Lakes Distillery, Greystoke Outdoor Pool
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Hotels on TripAdvisor
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Highlights from your trip
Derwentwater ©
Must see
Derwentwater
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Center Parcs - Whinfell Forest ©
Playground
Center Parcs - Whinfell Forest
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The Lakes Distillery ©
Distillery
The Lakes Distillery
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Grange-over-Sands

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Known for its friendly people and balmy climate, Grange-over-Sands serves as a home base for holidaymakers who come to explore the surrounding area.
Change things up with these side-trips from Grange-over-Sands: Grasmere (The Grasmere Gingerbread Shop & Wordsworth Daffodil Garden), South Lakes Safari Zoo (in Lindal-in-Furness) and Windermere (Lake Windermere, Kankku Off Road Driving Adventures, &more). There's lots more to do: see the interesting displays at Lakeland Motor Museum, take a tour by water with Boat Tours & Water Sports, have fun and explore at The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction, and test your team's savvy at Cliffhanger Rooms.

To see maps, more things to do, reviews, and more tourist information, go to the Grange-over-Sands driving holiday planning site.

Getting from Carlisle to Grange-over-Sands by car takes about 1.5 hours. Other options: take a train. Cap off your sightseeing on the 18th (Mon) early enough to travel back home.

Things to do in Grange-over-Sands

Outdoors · Tours · Parks · Zoos & Aquariums

Side Trips

Windermere, Grasmere, Bowness-on-Windermere, Backbarrow, South Lakes Safari Zoo
Find places to stay Jan 14 — 18:
Hotels on TripAdvisor
Homes on Airbnb
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Must see
Boat Tours & Water Sports
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Orrest Head ©
Lookout
Orrest Head
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Lakeland Motor Museum ©
Specialty Museum
Lakeland Motor Museum
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Cumbria travel guide

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Specialty Museums · Bodies of Water · Castles
Most people speed through Cumbria in a mad rush to get to the region’s most popular tourist attractions, the Lake District National Park and Hadrian’s Wall. Despite this unfortunate oversight, for centuries this county of outstanding natural beauty, bustling market towns, and picturesque villages has inspired musicians and writers, including William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Much of Cumbria is mountainous, and it notably contains Scafell Pike, England’s highest point. The region’s history was long characterized by invasions, mass migrations, and repeated bloody land disputes between the English and Scottish. Today, Cumbria stands poised to be invaded by tourists, but for the moment visitors here can enjoy quiet tours of the unspoiled land, dramatic mountain walks, sparkling lakes, and scenic hillside trails.