Glorious Glaramara – Summer Lesbian UK Lakes holiday 2026

SUMMARY

Dates: Thursday 20th August to Tuesday 25th August 2026 – 5 nights and 6 day

Walking Guides:  4 fantastic WalkingWomen guides to cover every goat as we walk high mountains as well as more gentle lakeside walks. There will be something for everyone. This is a wonderfully varied programme and a chance to try so many different walks to explore this fantastic part of England.

Grade: A little bit of everything – Goats 1 to 4

Come and join us …

Base: Glaramara Hotel, Seatoller, Borrowdale, Lake District. WalkingWomen has used this hotel for years and you are assured of a very warm welcome and excellent service. This is a family run hotel with lovely,cosy communal areas and outside space for relaxing after walks. The food is locally sourced as much as possible and guests love it. Rooms will be allocated on a first come first basis as there are some which are more functional than others – all are ensuite and comfortable.

We have taken over all 33 rooms of the hotel to ensure an exclusive WalkingWomen trip.

Getting there: The nearest train station is Penrith and we recommend getting there for approx 15:00 on Thursday August 22nd to share taxis – a taxi for a group is approx £50 return.

StageCoach is the local bus service and has an excellent app with all the bus times. From Penrith to Keswick Bus Station is approx 1 hour. It is the X5 bus route. From there there are buses every 30 minutes to Seatoller and the journey is 20 minutes. Ask the bus driver to drop you off at the end of the drive to Glaramara.

there is good parking for those coming by car.

Arrival: get to the hotel for check in around 16:00 and settle in. Alvina, your guide, will then meet you at 18:00 in the bar area for your welcome.

Departures: after a morning walk on Tuesday and a packed lunch is included. Arrange travel for after 14:00.

Price: £1600 per person for this very special holiday.

This price for your week at Glaramara  is fully inclusive of :

• Ensuite room (your own bathroom) on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis
• Packed lunches on all our walking days
• Welcome drinks on your first evening
• Experienced women guides providing a range of walks from goats 1 to 4. The guides will be staying with you and will be giving briefings on the walks each day.
• Evening entertainment and this year we are joined by Norma Daykin(leader of the Bristol Equality Dance and Vice Chair of the UK Equality Dance Council )An experienced dance teacher who will be leading some group classes and evening social events.
• Local Transport required for walks
• The personalised WalkingWomen service to help you plan and arrange your travels.

Not included:

• Pick up and return Penrith Station – we suggest arriving for 15.00 and we will arrange transport for those arriving at this time at a small additional cost depending on numbers.
• Drinks at the bar/restaurant

DETAILS

Glaramara Hotel is situated 7 miles south of Keswick in the picturesque hamlet of Seatoller in the Borrowdale Valley. Such impressive scenery with wonderful walks and swimming dip places a walk from the door. Or for those who just love to be in nature in the company of other women then it’s a peaceful place to sit and soak in the views!

It is possible to travel by public transport – we have tried it! Trains go from all over the country to Penrith then a regular bus service links to Keswick and on to Borrowdale. For bus information StageCoach has a good App helping you plan your journey. If flying from abroad Manchester or Newcastle are the nearest airports.  From any London airport you can travel to  London Euston Station and on  to Penrith, or as one intrepid traveller did last year you can fly into London Heathrow and hire a car!

If you do drive there is free parking at the hotel.

Glaramara is ideally located for a wide variety of walks from the famous peaks of Scafell Pike, Great Gable, Haystacks and Glaramara itself to plenty of lowland walks within Borrowdale. This is the reason for ‘a little bit of everything’ grading. Our guides will run a varied programme each day so you can pick what feels right on the day! They know the area and you can be sure the programme will be inspiring and leave you feeling you have discovered this gorgeous place.

There are clear paths up to visit Tarns  and to walk across Maiden Moor. There are the famous Borrowdale oak woods to be explored on the banks of the River Derwent. There are lots of National Trust sites and gardens to visit so variety really will be the spice !

Expect to have a choice of 3 walks each day to suit your level. We may also do some walks together with options to return earlier or stop more as we have guides who can accompany different groups at different stages.
There are also opportunities to swim with rivers and lakes all around.

Our hotel is the ideal spot to spend time. Your receive such a warm welcome and staff are always on hand to help you. There are plenty of spaces to sit and relax either on your own or as a group.You are surrounded by local artists work as the owners support their local community. Food is a high standard and there is a good choice. There is a small bar serving local beers and a range of drinks for those who like to relax with their favourite tipple.

Keswick is a bus ride away for those who might like to visit a traditional Lake District town.

ITINERARY

Itinerary

The below itineraries provide a guideline to the likely walks available for all walking grades to give you some advance information so you can begin thinking about the Goat Grade/type of walk you might like each day. Every day the walks for the day will be on the board in the hotel reception and guides will give briefings to help you choose the walk that is right for you that day!

You can also take rest days and just relax.

The order of the walks may change, at the discretion of the guides, taking various factors into account, such as the weather and the emerging needs of the majority of the walkers. Please note that the footpaths are generally rough and stony, even when flat, so please have robust walking boots for the higher grades, and good waterproof walking shoes for lower walks. All walkers should carry wet weather clothing!

You will either start from the hotel or have a short bus ride. Your guide will inform you.

FRIDAY
Goat 1 Grange and Lodore
Goat 2 Grange and Lodore via Castle Crag
Goat 3 Watendlath

SATURDAY
G1 Buttermere lakeside circuit
G2 Watendlath from Barrow Bay
G3 Seathwaite, Grains Gill and sprinkling tarn

SUNDAY
G1 To Langstrathdale
G2 Langstrathdale, return via Rosthwaite and johnny wood
G3 Grange via High Spy and Maiden Moor
G4 Honister, Dale Head & Maiden Moor, to Grange

MONDAY
G1 Grange to Keswick via lakeside
G2 Buttermere and Rannderdale
G3 Glaramara Fell and Allen Crags
G4 Scafell Pike

TUESDAY
Everyone stroll the Seathwaite loop