Top Windermere Cultural & Theme Tours

The Lake District boasts many sights associated with author Beatrix Potter, but seeing them in a day means a hire car or bus-hopping. This full-day tour rounds them up with ease, letting you enjoy them distraction-free. Enjoy skip-the-line access to Hill Top Farm; ride a steam train and Windermere riverboat; visit Hawkshead, and more. Hotel or Windermere station pickup is included, while entry fees and tickets are at your expense.

Visit the Beatrix Potter house and some of the Lake District’s prettiest locations on this 4.5-hour afternoon tour from Windermere. After a scenic Lake Windermere cruise, travel through idyllic countryside to Hill Top, the Beatrix Potter home where the beloved children’s author lived during the early 1900s. See the garden and rooms left as she would have known them, and learn about her life here. Finish with a visit to the quaint village of Hawkshead, where poet William Wordsworth attended school; and Tarn Hows, one of Lakeland’s most gorgeous spots.

Follow in the footsteps of beloved British author Beatrix Potter—and see some of the Lake District’s loveliest scenery besides—on this private tour. Following pickup from your Windermere accommodation, you’ll travel in a comfortable vehicle to the village of Sawley, where Potter once lived. Entry to her home, Hill Top, is included; once inside, explore the rooms and gardens that fed Potter’s imagination. Next, stop for lunch (own expense) before continuing to Hawkshead, where you’ll visit the Beatrix Potter Gallery.

This is the ideal experience for nature lovers. Take the stress out of navigating and focus solely on the stunning views, by having transport provided. You’ll travel between dispersed sites and see a lot of The Lake District’s beautiful landscapes in a short space of time. Highlights include Blea Tarn, Langdale Pikes, Coniston, Tarn Hows, Hawkshead, and Great and Little Langdale.

A varied, comprehensive day out of the some of the best sites in the Lake District. On this private tour you will see some beautiful lakes, mountains & villages anywhere. Plus a visit to Castlerigg Stonecircle... think a better version of Stonehenge!

Our Beatrix Potter's Favourite Countryside Private Hire is the perfect tour for small groups of families or friends who wish to have a more intimate experience whilst travelling the Lake District. Our 6 seater Mercedes Viano is a luxury, comfortable minibus which will allow you to explore the Lakes in style.

Are you ready to travel back to the 1770s and follow in the footsteps of our famed Cumbrian poet and writer, William Wordsworth?  On this tour we will visit the houses that he lived in and travel through the beautiful Lake District that so inspired his work.