Bristol to Cumbria
How to get from Bristol to Cumbria by road and by rail — with the stops worth knowing about — and what's waiting when you arrive.
🚗 By car
4h 0m · 239 miles
Typical driving time without stops, from the centre of Bristol to the heart of Cumbria. Add time for traffic and breaks.
Service stations on the way
- mile 17 Welcome Break Michaelwood Services Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 17 Welcome Break Michaelwood Services Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 32 Westmorland Gloucester Services (Northbound) Westmorland
- mile 32 Westmorland Gloucester Services (Southbound) Westmorland
- mile 32 Westmorland Gloucester Services Westmorland Motorway Services towing-friendly
- mile 51 RoadChef Strensham Services (Southbound) Roadchef towing-friendly
- mile 51 RoadChef Strensham Services (Northbound) Roadchef towing-friendly
- mile 79 Moto Frankley Services Moto towing-friendly
🚆 By train
Nearest station to the centre of Cumbria: Windermere · from Bristol Temple Meads
No direct or one-change trains in the next two hours — the live planner shows other options.
Live train planner →Where to stay in Cumbria
Blencathra Retreat - Latrigg View
Threlkeld and St Johns in the Vale, North West England
Sleeps 5
£477 per break
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Meadow Retreat Lodge Park - Meadows Lodge
Cockermouth and the North West Fells, North West England
Sleeps 6
£443 per break
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Rebecca Puddle Duck Cottage
Bassenthwaite, North West England
Sleeps 2
£457 per break
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Spring Cottage
Kendal and Lakes Gateway, North West England
Sleeps 6
£2,565 per break
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Rattlebeck Cottage
Glenridding and Southern Ullswater, North West England
Sleeps 2
£621 per break
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