(23 Feb 2014, 9:11 pm)Tom wrote £26 is cracking value, as I believe it is cheaper than 2 X 3 Day Child North West explorer (totaling at £30+).
I'll be staying in Kendal for 4/5 nights, and hopefully visiting Morcambe, Lancaster, Windermere, Barrow and Ambleside, with West Cumbria (Cockermouth) and Carlisle on other occasions.
Might even be worth staying over rather than having a week long one, Dan.
Possibly one night in Whitehaven, so one day in Whitehaven, Workington etc., one in Kendal as it's easy access to the lakes, and one night in Lancaster before heading home? It's brilliant if you can get the £29 saver rooms with Premier Inn.
http://www.premierinn.com/en/search!execute.action
EDIT: Where/when is the open day this year?
Sounds similar to a trip I did in April 2004. Had a Stagecoach Gold Rider ticket which cost £15 and was valid on any Stagecoach bus in the UK apart from London. Was intending to go back and forth to Cumbria. Got tedious quickly.
Mon - Travelled accross on the 685, was delayed heavily into Carlisle and missed my connection to Workington, so stayed in Carlisle and did the City services plus a run up to Bowness on Solway on a Merc.
Tue - Made my connection, went to Workington and Whitehaven. Returned via Keswick. Another breadvan ride from Keswick to Carlisle.
Wed - Went up to Dumfries, managed to get permission to visit the Stagecoach depot. Returned to Carlisle via Lockerbie.
Thur - Went to Carlisle on 685. Caught train to Lancaster. Then caught bus from Lancaster to Blackpool. Stayed at B&B near Rigby Road depot.
Fri - Went to Manchester via Preston.
Sat - Headed home from Blackpool via Preston, Lancaster, Keswick, Carlisle to Newcastle.
Sun - Did a return trip from Wallsend to Bowness on Solway on the AD122.