Discover the closest published Remapped drives to Windermere, England. Routes are ordered by their nearest point to the town centre and may start elsewhere. Distances to routes are approximate straight-line distances, not driving distances. Roads featured include A5074, A591, A592.
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Short on time? Howgill Edge and the Lune Valley has the shortest estimated drive in this collection, at 20 minutes before stops.
Closest point on route: 0 miles from Windermere · straight-line distance
Cross Kirkstone Pass on the A592 before descending towards Glenridding and continuing beside Ullswater to Pooley Bridge. High fell scenery gives way to the lake corridor on this varied point-to-point route.
Closest point on route: 4 miles from Windermere · straight-line distance
Cross from the Langdale side of the fells through Wrynose and Hardknott towards Eskdale. This is a slow, demanding pass crossing rather than a fast touring road, with tight bends and pronounced gradients.
Closest point on route: 4 miles from Windermere · straight-line distance
Make a demanding full-day circuit linking six celebrated Lake District passes. The route combines Kirkstone, Honister, Newlands, Whinlatter, Hardknott and Wrynose with western valley roads; it is designed as a major driving day rather than a short sightseeing loop.
Closest point on route: 4 miles from Windermere · straight-line distance
Use the A591 to link Ambleside, Grasmere and Keswick through the central Lake District. The road rises beyond Grasmere towards Dunmail Raise before descending into the northern lakes.
Closest point on route: 5 miles from Windermere · straight-line distance
Drive the western fell roads from the Duddon Valley into Eskdale, then cross Hardknott and Wrynose before returning through Coniston country. This is a rugged mountain circuit with quieter southern approaches.
Closest point on route: 14 miles from Windermere · straight-line distance
Make a circuit from Keswick through Borrowdale and over Honister to Buttermere, returning by the Lorton side of the fells. The steep pass forms the central contrast between the two valley approaches.
Closest point on route: 14 miles from Windermere · straight-line distance
Climb through Kingsdale and descend towards Dentdale before returning by Sedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale. This is a concentrated western Dales circuit, with the smaller high road contrasting with the easier valley links.
Closest point on route: 16 miles from Windermere · straight-line distance
Follow the A683 north from Sedbergh towards Kirkby Stephen, tracing the eastern side of the Howgills and the upper Lune corridor. The route offers a broad valley setting with open hillside sections between the towns.
Driving times exclude stops. Leave time for the views, check each route’s notes and make the journey your own.
About the drives in this collection.
Kirkstone Pass and Ullswater has the closest point on a route in this selection, approximately 0 miles from Windermere in a straight line. This is not the distance to the route start or a driving-distance estimate.
Howgill Edge and the Lune Valley is the shortest by route distance, at 14 miles, with an estimated driving time of 20 min. Allow extra time for stops and the journey to the route.
Lake District Six Passes Grand Driving Tour is the longest by route distance, at 99 miles. Its estimated driving time is 3 hr 19 min, excluding stops and travel to the route.
4 routes start and finish in the same place, including Lake District Six Passes Grand Driving Tour. Check the route map to find a convenient starting point.
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