Location
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| We are approximately 35 minutes from either Junction 36 travelling from the south or Junction 37 travelling from the north, on the M6. |
Approximate driving times to Hawkshead Village:
| Manchester Airport |
2 - 2½ hours
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| Birmingham |
3 hours
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| Bristol |
4½ hours
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| Edinburgh - Glasgow |
3 - 3½ hours
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| Leeds |
2 hours
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| Manchester - Merseyside |
2 - 2½ hours
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| Norwich |
6 - 6½ hours
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| Tyneside - Teeside |
2 hours
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| Hull |
3 hours
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| Calais |
6 - 7 hours
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| London |
4½ - 5 hours
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Whatever your interest, Hawkshead is the ideal centre on which to base your holiday. Below are some of the places you might wish to visit and the approximate driving times from the hotel.
| Ambleside | 10 minutes | Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway |
20 minutes |
| Borrowdale | 45 minutes | National Park Visitor Centre, Brockhole | 20 minutes |
| Coniston | 10 minutes | Lowther Wild Life Park | 50 minutes |
| Glenridding (Ullswater) |
40 minutes | Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway | 45 minutes |
| Grasmere and Rydal |
20 minutes | Hill Top, Sawrey (Beatrix Potter) | 5 minutes |
| Keswick | 40 minutes | Dove Cottage (Wordsworth Museum) | 20 minutes |
| Langdale | 25 minutes | Windermere Steamboat Museum | 20 minutes |
| Wastwater | 55 minutes | Gondola, Coniston | 15 minutes |
| Windermere - Bowness | 25 minutes |


