Lake District Day Trip from Birmingham by Train
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Lake District Tours from Birmingham by Train

 

Lake District tours from Birmingham

You don't need a car to see the Lake District from Birmingham. Birmingham is on the West Coast route north, with trains towards Oxenholme Lake District and Scotland. Our rail tours meet you at the station and take you straight into the Lakes with a local guide.

Our Lake District tours range from half-day scenic drives to full days among the lakes, the mountain passes and the places linked with Beatrix Potter and William Wordsworth, all in small groups with a local guide.

What you can see in a day

Half a day is enough to see eight lakes, Castlerigg Stone Circle and Ashness Bridge, or to follow Beatrix Potter to Hill Top or Wordsworth to Dove Cottage. With a full day, the Ultimate Lake District Tour adds a cruise on Ullswater, Honister Pass and Buttermere, and in winter the Ten Lakes tour crosses four mountain passes. Our Brontë and All Creatures Great and Small tours go further, into Yorkshire.

What you'll see

Coming from Birmingham by train

Our rail tours start at Oxenholme Lake District or Windermere station. Your guide meets you outside the ticket office, and the tour brings you back to the station at the end. Each rail date shows the station and the pickup time.

Many guests make it a long day out; others spend a night or two in Windermere or Bowness and join more than one tour.

A small group or a private tour

Our shared tours are small groups of no more than seven, priced per person, for ages 7 and up. A private tour is for your group alone, at one price for up to seven guests and with no age limit, and can collect you from your hotel in the Kendal, Windermere, Ambleside, Coniston, Grasmere or Keswick areas.

Lake District tours from other places

These tours also start from Windermere, Bowness, Ambleside, Grasmere, Keswick, Coniston and Oxenholme. See all our Lake District tours.

Why travel with English Lakes Tours

English Lakes Tours has run small-group tours of the Lake District since 2018. Our guides hold Masters and PhD-level qualifications, and the stories they tell are researched from our own library of around 6,500 books, academic journals and local archives.

Questions about these tours

How do the Lake District rail tours from Birmingham work?

You take the train from Birmingham to Oxenholme Lake District or Windermere, and your guide meets you outside the station ticket office. The tour brings you back to the station at the end. Each rail date shows the station and the pickup time.

How long do the tours last?

Half-day tours take a morning or an afternoon and full-day tours most of the day. The length shown on each tour page is from the first pickup to the last drop-off and is a guide: a larger group takes a little longer.

Do you run Lake District tours in the winter?

Yes. Some tours run through the winter, including the Ten Lakes Winter Tour and private tours. The dates on each tour page show when it runs.

What is the difference between a shared and a private tour?

A shared tour is a small group of up to seven, priced per person. A private tour is for your group alone, at one price for the whole group of one to seven, with hotel pickup in the main Lake District towns and no age limit.

Do I have to pay in full when I book?

Tours costing up to £1,000 are paid in full when you book. On tours costing more than £1,000 you pay a 50% deposit.