Day Trips from Manchester to Windermere

Trade the industrial red-brick buildings of Manchester for the emerald-green fells and deep-blue waters of Windermere in the Lake District. These trips make for a refreshing and poetic escape that put you in the heart of a UNESCO World Heritage site and return you to the city by evening. While you're there, you can take a lake cruise, during which you'll glide past the Victorian villas and wooded islands of Windermere while the Langdale Pikes loom in the distance. You can then spend the afternoon wandering the cobblestone streets of Bowness-on-Windermere or grabbing a pint in a local pub, safe in the knowledge that a driver will handle the return journey.