Lake District Tour: Scenic Mountain Passes

Embark on the Mountain Goat High Mountain Passes Tour and journey through the steepest paths of Great Britain. Traverse the famous Hardknott and Wrynose mountain passes, visit a 2nd century Roman fort, and discover the untouched beauty of the Western Lake District.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Mountain Goat Tours - Embark on an exciting Lake District adventure tour.
  • Great Langdale - Relish the breathtaking views of the Langdale Valley.
  • Hardknott Roman Fort - Journey across Hardknott Pass, passing the historic Roman fort before descending into Eskdale.
  • Wrynose Pass - Traverse the picturesque Wrynose Pass as you explore…
What's Included
  • Lunch
  • On-board commentary in English
  • Entrance to the Castle and Grounds
  • Transport in a small mini-coach
What's Not Included
  • Driver’s gratuity (Optional)
Additional Information

Begin your journey with a scenic drive through the charming Langdale Valley, stopping for photos at the beautiful Blea Tarn. Continue to the impressive Wrynose Pass, where the steep, winding road offers stunning views of the surrounding valleys. Next, brace yourself for the renowned Hardknott Pass, celebrated as one of the steepest and most challenging…

Location
Windermere Tourist Information Centre
Victoria Street
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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Yorgirider
May 15, 2025
Was way more than we expected - This is a great tour that takes you through a he high passes in the Lake District, and a visit to Interesting places. Trip to Muncaster Castle was a delight with the Birds of Prey demonstration being a key highlight. Tony our driver and guide is a pro driver and has a strong knowledge of the landscape and history. Very enjoyable day!
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Stephanie5118
May 4, 2025
Excellent Full Day Experience - This full day tour was fabulous! Our driver, Duncan was an excellent driver and very knowledgeable. Muncaster Castle was a real highlight! We highly recommend this tour.
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P_ivip676
Apr 12, 2025
Fabulous mountains - The route and the views were spectacular. Our driver Mark Shipley was a magnificent source of local information and fascinating stories. His personality and driving skills just made the day perfect.
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John
Oct 14, 2024
Amazing tour visiting great landmarks. - Very well organised tour visiting lots of great places throughout the Western Lakes. Great tour guide/ driver Tony who gave lots of info about the sites we visited. Great lunch stop at a local pub and lovely trip on the railway. Definitely would recommend these tours to anyone.
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Tjstroik
Sep 14, 2024
The knowledge, experience... - The knowledge, experience and humor of our outstanding driver:guide, Tony! What I liked best is that he didn’t need to talk excessively the whole 8 hours but when we passed points of interests and stops and always answered our questions. Amazing countryside vistas
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Laurahe7719pa
Sep 9, 2024
Great day out. Fantastic scenery and some pretty scarey but awesome roads. - Had a fab day. Mark P our driver and guide was so helpful and knowledgeable. Views were fantastic and went along roads would never hsve attempted myself. Would recommend going on a trip with Mountain Goat.
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Adventure15515
Sep 2, 2024
Great value for money - Just returned from a fabulous full day on the high adventure tour. Tony our driver was amazing. Great careful driver up very steep hills/mountains, knowledgeable about the area and very patient with me who was full of questions! A credit to your company. Give the man a raise! Lol. Will definitely book with you again. Great value for money too.
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Lindajp5534ec
Aug 13, 2024
the high adventure - an awesome tour - We went on this tour on 11.08.2024 with Tony and we had a wonderful time. Although roads look scary I felt safe safe with Tony who was not only a great driver but also was very patient and respectful with other drivers and especially Sunday ones. We learned a lot about visited spots and we pass through scenic and unforgettable landscapes. Highly recommend this tour.
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Andrew_d
Jul 5, 2024
Discovering wonderful Cumbria - We appreciated most the breath-taking views from Wrynose and Hardknott passes, and the skillful driving of our guide round hairpin bends! We had a delicious lunch in the hotel at Boot and enjoyed our trip on the little steam train from Ravenglass.
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762murrayf
Sep 19, 2024
Terrific potential so worthwhile - The scenery on this epic drive is spectacular. The places visited and stopped at for photo ops. made for wonderful experiences. Neat stopping place for lunch and the train trip was really special. To make it even better would have been a little more background information from the tour driver, on the places we were going i.e. the train and its background.
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).