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  The tour price does not include accommodation, but this gives you the freedom to choose your budget and the type of accommodation you wish to stay in.

Choose Hostel, B&B or Hotel and we will book it for you.

Typical prices per person per night:
Hostel £15-£20, Guest House B&B £30-£45, Hotels - more.
Based on 2 people sharing (except hostel). Single occupancy will be higher.

Accommodation on the tours is dispersed around various villages and towns. If you have access needs or specific requirements please let us know when booking. Late bookings may limit the choice of accommodation available.

For more information on accommodation and prices click here...

La Région des Lacs Anglais et le Mur d’Hadrien – Circuit de 3 Jours

Highlights:
~ Scottish Borders
~ Hadrian’s Wall
~ Lake Windermere
~ Wordsworth’s Cottage
~ Derwent Water
~ Honister Pass
~ Moffat

Trois jours passés à découvrir les secrets de la Grande Bretagne romaine et les merveilleux lacs et montagnes de la Région des Lacs. Les points forts comprennent la région écossaise des Borders, le Mur d’Hadrien, le Lac Windermere, Derwent Water et le Col de Honister.

Quant à la variété de paysages et d’histoire dont ces 3 jours sont remplis, ce circuit est difficile à surpasser. Vous passerez deux nuits à Keswick, au coeur de la Région des Lacs.


Veuillez nous téléphoner si la date à laquelle vous désirez voyager ne peut pas être réservée en ligne.
Départ: 09.00       Retour: vers 18.00
Prix/Adultes:  £139
Prix/Réductions:  £129
Départ: Dimanche (Avril - Octobre)
Accommodation Info Accommodation Options
 
 
L'Itinéraire Avis de Voyageurs Photos de Voyageurs Full Itinerary (English)

Jour 1 Vous voyagez en direction du sud jusqu’à la région des Borders, avec un arrêt à “Scott’s View”, point de vue de renommée mondiale pour ses panoramas extraordinaires sur les Borders, la rivière Tweed et les collines des Cheviot qui séparent l’Ecosse de l’Angleterre. Vous longez ensuite, avec des arrêts en chemin,  les vestiges du Mur d’Hadrien, qui fut construit comme frontière de l’Empire romain, . Dans l’après-midi, vous arriverez à la charmante ville de Keswick, où vous resterez deux nuits.

Jour 2 Vous aurez l’occasion d’explorer quelques-uns des joyaux de la Région des Lacs, qui incluent la visites des Pierres Levées de Castlerigg et la découverte d’Ullswater, que l’on dépeint comme le plus beau lac d’Angleterre: vous pourrez y faire une promenade en forêt jusqu’à la puissante cascade “Aira Force”. Vous pourrez alors choisir de déjeuner ou de faire une petite croisière en bateau sur le Lac Windermere, et l’après-midi sera consacrée à l’exploration du pays de Wordsworth et de Beatrix Potter, près de Coniston Water , Hawkeshead et le charmant village de Grasmere.

Jour 3 Vous aurez le temps de découvrir le spectaculaire Parc de la Forêt de Whinlatter, le village rural de High Lorton, Crummock Water, Buttermere et le col de Honister , qui est connu pour ses anciennes mines d’ardoise. Votre itinéraire se poursuivra à travers la forêt de Borrowdale, le long de Derwent Water, puis vous retournez à Keswick pour le déjeuner et un peu de temps libre, avant de rentrer à Edimbourg dans l’après-midi en passant par la ville balnéaire de Moffat, les collines de Galloway et les Southern Uplands. Ceux d’entre vous qui continuent sur Londres peuvent être déposés à la gare de Penrith dans l’après-midi.

Point de départ 
207 High St, Edimbourg. Voir la carte

Ce qui est compris
Transport en mini-bus Mercedes grand luxe pour un service personnalisé.
Ses tours d’un maximum de 16 passagers, vous permettront de profiter d’une attention plus personnalisée, plus de temps de rencontre avec les gens locaux, moins de temps dans l’autocar, plus de temps sur les routes pittoresques et ainsi une plus grande expérience de l’ Ecosse authentique, bref d’avoir un voyage sur mesure. Ainsi grâce à Rabbie vous vivrez une expérience unique et riche dont vous vous souviendrez toute votre vie.
Climatisation en standard.
Services d’un chauffeur/guide professionnel de Rabbie
Carte de réduction Rabbie – remises dans les restaurants, les magasins et sur les attractions touristiques.

Exclusions
Déjeuner et boissons
Entrée dans les attractions touristiques

Remises 
Etudiants, personnes  de plus de 60 ans et enfants entre 5 et 16 ans

Informations importantes 
Comme nous pensons que des temps d’arrêt sont nécessaires au cours du circuit en autocar, nous vous suggérons d’en profiter pour faire des balades dans la campagne, et nous vous recommandons donc d’apporter des vêtements et des chaussures adaptés.

Hébergement – 
Le prix du circuit ne comprend pas l’hébergement, mais ceci vous donne la possibilité de définir votre budget et le type de logement que vous préférez, et nous nous chargerons de la réservation – Auberge de jeunesse, chambre d’hôte, hôtel – veuillez consulter le bon de réservation sur le site Internet qui vous indiquera les tarifs. Si vous avez des problèmes de déplacement ou des exigences spéciales, veuillez nous en informer au moment de la réservation.

*NB Il peut arriver que l’hébergement soit rare et coûteux dans certains villages si des manifestations diverses y sont organisées et dans ce cas nous utiliserons peut-être d’autres endroits pour votre hébergement durant le tour. Nous vous en informerons toujours si c’est nécessaire.

Ces informations en français ne vous sont données qu’à titre d'information - Les visites guidées et nos services sont en anglais uniquement.

 

L'Itinéraire Avis de Voyageurs Photos de Voyageurs Full Itinerary (English)
We joined 2D1N to Bath and Oxford, and 3D2N to Isle of Skye. It was very good! The place, the service provided by our tour guide cum driver, and etc. Especially to Isle of skye, We were constantly entertained by Gus throughout the journey with his music, story-telling, his driving skills, politeness, and etc. Everything is just so, so, so good!
Posted by Jenny Tang on 06/11/2012


The sites were great! Lake District is beautiful! Nice scenic driving routes too. Ally has good balance of music, talking and silence on the bus. He was friendly and took an effort to get to know ppl. He also has a great delivery of info to make it interesting.
Posted by Vina Goghari on 08/10/2012


We went on the 3 day tour to the Lake District and Hadrian's Wall with Pete. Pete was an excellent guide, historian and storyteller, and he made sure that we all had a fabulous tour.
Posted by Marcus & Anette Schmidt on 20/07/2012


Eric was an excellent guide, lots of stories, great singing voice - all added up to a very enjoyable trip
Posted by Anne Jack on 27/06/2012


Since we were a small group, we integrated very much and made really new friends.
Posted by Clayton Abdilla on 28/05/2012


A great time! Hallo you all in Edinburgh. Sorry, I couldn't write earlier because work caught me faster than I had expected. My daughter Jana and me went on the 3 Day tour down to Hadrian's Wall and the Lake District. What a great tour with our guide Peter! He was very friendly, helpful and not bored by answering my endless questions. It was a tour through an amazing countryside, through Scottish history. We learned a lot and were able to recreate in places we would never have seen on our own. Autumn is a wonderful time: all the bright colours and the peaceful places without any hustle and bustle. Back to Edinburgh we had another day to spend. What to do because we saw a lot last year on our trips to the western Highlands and Loch Ness and on our stay in Edinburgh? Having passed your office, we decided to ask for a day tour. And we got one to St. Andrews. Thanks to Sarah who took us there and made our Scotland experience perfect. We are planning to come back next year to explore either the Isle of Skye or the Orkney Islands. Scotland has us calm in its hand.
Posted by GertraudeFreche on 08/11/2011


Ally (Palmer) was a perfect driver/guide and a great story teller. From students to senior citizens, 16 people from six nations got on well with each other thanks to his ability to make us all most welcome.
Posted by Monika Bowditch on 14/09/2011


Wow –we had three wonderful days – 24 – 26 Aug. My sister and I have just returned from the 3 day English Lake District Tour with Ally. We admired Ally’s knowledge of the geology of the Lake District, the history and relevant dates, all told with a lot of humour. He is a mine of information, history, poetry, geology, music etc. We learned a lot and laughed a lot. It was great. The group consisted of a wide variety of nationalities and ages but Ally managed to get everybody involved and nobody felt ‘alone’. If you have not seen the English Lake District, book a tour with Rabbies and I can assure you that you will not be disappointed. A big thank you to Ally and to Rabbies. Hope to see you again next year.
Posted by Monika Bowditch on 03/09/2011


The English Lake district is stunning and Ally's commentary made it really interesting. The small group was excellent, all nationalities and ages. Met some lovely people.
Posted by Monika Bowditch on 03/09/2011


Good Itinerary, really felt like I saw everything I needed to in the Lake District. Excellent base in Keswick.
Posted by RACHAEL JACKSON on 29/08/2011


I really enjoyed our Tour Guide Ally. He made the tour fun and interesting...I felt like I was traveling with family and it was wonderful!
Posted by Barbara Drury on 05/11/2010


Ally Rocks.. comments anyone?
Posted by Viral Sodha on 24/09/2010


I just had gr8 tour at lake district....our guide Ally was soooo good and he got excellent knowledge of everything...and he is funny aswell..i would love to go to another tour with him...this is my second tour with ribbie's.... and i can say rabbie's is the best of the best...i will definitely coming back to scotland again and next time and and and of course i will take rabbie's tour again. Again thanks to rabbie's team and specially Ally for the great tour....
Posted by Khandoker Jelani on 18/09/2010


Happy tourer!
Posted by Angela on 29/05/2010


Recorded in May 2010 by my camera. Memories to treasure.
Posted by Liz Stayner on 25/05/2010


Hey, a few pics of happy tourers!! Also one of the hidden valley - for those who didn't make it up. Aw ra best, Angela
Posted by Angela on 23/05/2010


Thankyou to the Rabbie's Team I saw sights on this tour that I had never expected to see in my life. Beautiful in Spring. The Borders, A Stone Circle, Hadrian's Wall, Scott's View, Lake Windermere, the Lakes District, and many more. Angela our Driver & Tour Guide added to our trip by her knowledge and thoughtfulness. I've got another booking to Inverness, and I'm hoping to fit in another day trip to Stirling Castle before I return to Australia .This tour was excellent Rabbie's show you Scotland..and more.
Posted by Liz Stayner on 23/05/2010


Alli the driver was fantastic. He made the trip. We wished we had tipped him more.
Posted by Meg hadley on 02/10/2009


Our tour guide Ali stopped everywhere that he thought might interest us, and our group was extremely small--only 9 people, which made me feel like going on a private tour.
Posted by Xinrui Zhang on 27/07/2009


B&B was wonderful--the Edwardene in Keswick Alex the driver was very friendly and informative thought the variety of nature and towns was great loved hadrians wall and hawkeshead
Posted by Joanne Lambert on 06/07/2009


The attractions were beautifully introduced by the Rabbie's drivers as he explains the long history of the place.
Posted by Amy Hiu Yin Lau on 20/05/2009


visit to harridans wall and hawkshead and wordsworth house was great
Posted by Arshiya Kapadia on 20/05/2009


L'Itinéraire Avis de Voyageurs Photos de Voyageurs Full Itinerary (English)
L'Itinéraire Avis de Voyageurs Photos de Voyageurs Full Itinerary (English)

Day 1 Depart Edinburgh at 09.00 and travel South into the Scottish Borders stopping at the world famous Scott’s view with stunning views over the River Tweed and the Cheviot hills that form the border between Scotland and England. You continue on to take a short walk to the William Wallace statue, the first ever statue erected to Scotland’s most feared warrior. Stopping briefly for refreshments by the ruins of Jedburgh Abbey you continue your journey towards the border crossing at Carter Bar. You follow the old Roman Road known as Dere Street into Northumberland and continue over the moors to follow the route of Hadrian’s wall, built by Emperor Hadrian to keep the Scots out of the Roman Empire. After lunch you can take the opportunity to explore some of the Roman remains and walk in the footsteps of the Roman Centurians who patrolled this desolate frontier of the Empire. You head South West and travel over Hartside Pass, at over 1900ft - on a clear day the hills and mountains of Scotland and the English Lake District are clearly visible. You follow the route of the old sheep drovers road towards the lively market town of Keswick where you will be dropped off at your accommodation and are then free to explore this charming town.

Day 2 After breakfast you head a short distance out of town to the mysterious Castlerigg standing stones. Thought by many to have been built over 5,000 years ago and the scene of ancient rituals. You then travel on to the shores of Ullswater described as England’s most beautiful lake where you can take a forest walk to see the mighty Aira Force waterfall. Continuing south over the narrow and winding Kirkstone Pass you stop at Lake Windermere where you have the option to take a leisurely cruise on the Lake or simply eat lunch while enjoying views of the mountains and lakes. After lunch you travel around the southern tip of Windermere and on towards Coniston Water and shortly afterwards you arrive at the picturesque conservation village of Hawkeshead, where the poet William Wordsworth attended Grammar School. After free time to explore the village you take the narrow country lanes north towards Grasmere, which Wordsworth described as “the loveliest spot that man hath found”. There is free time to visit Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage or enjoy the peace and tranquility of the Wordsworth Daffodil Garden by the River Rothy. In the late afternoon you return to Keswick.

Day 3 You will be collected from your accommodation and you head for the Whinlatter Forest Park and over the Whinlatter pass and into some of the most dramatic landscapes that the Lake District has to offer. Your journey takes us through the rural village of High Lorton and past Crummock Water and Buttermere and on towards the Honister mountain pass. Stopping amongst the mountains you have the opportunity to visit the old slate workings where a small number of Cumbrians continue to make their living. Following refreshments you continue through the forests of Borrowdale, passing Derwent Water on your return to Keswick where there is free time for lunch and shopping. Following lunch you begin your return journey by heading north towards the border. After crossing into Scotland you make a stop in Moffat, one of Scotland’s oldest Spa towns. From here it is a leisurely drive through the Galloway Hills back to Edinburgh. Arrival Approx 18.00

On day 3 you have the option to be dropped off in the afternoon at Penrith train station if you are wanting to continue on to London or other destinations south.

Photography Credits: 
Visit Scotland.
Britainonview.
VisitBritain: Rod Edwards (Derwent Water, Keswick, Hadrian's Wall), Joe Cornish (Honister Pass).
Mike Hasted, Luke Sheppard, Ingrid Rasmussen, Pawel Libera, Tony Pleavin, Craig Easton, David Angel, Martin Brent, Bob Berry, Paul Watts, Robma (Moffat).