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Public Transport
Bus
A regular bus service links
the village to the rest of the Lake District. In the summer an open top bus
service runs between Grasmere, Ambleside, Windermere and Bowness. Throughout
the year there is an hourly service north the Keswick and south to Ambleside,
Windermere, Kendal and Lancaster.
Train
The nearest railway station
is Windermere, 10 miles away. Trains run to the West Coast main line at Oxenholme,
then North to Carlisle and Scotland, and South to Preston, Manchester, Birmingham
and London.
To get to Grasmere
by road
Grasmere lies on the A591,
10 miles north west of Ambleside.
From the South – Take
the M6 to Junction 36, then A590/A591 past Kendal and follow the signs for Windermere,
Ambleside and Keswick.
From the North – Take
the M6/A66 to M6 Junction 40 at Penrith, then follow signs for Keswick.
Turn left 5 miles before
Keswick, following signs for Threlkeld, then turn left onto A591 following signs
for Grasmere.
Approx Driving times:
| Preston |
1 hour
30 mins |
| Manchester |
2 hours 30 mins |
| Carlisle |
1 hour |
| Newcastle |
2 hours |
| Leeds |
2 hours 15 mins |
| Birmingham |
3 hours 30 mins |
| London |
5 hours |
At first sight Grasmere
is simply a pretty tourist village in the middle of the Lake District National
Park. But look closely and you will discover that there is much more to the
village than hotels, gift shops and cafes.
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