Leicester to Cumbria
How to get from Leicester to Cumbria by road and by rail — with the stops worth knowing about — and what's waiting when you arrive.
🚗 By car
3h 17m · 183 miles
Typical driving time without stops, from the centre of Leicester to the heart of Cumbria. Add time for traffic and breaks.
Service stations on the way
- mile 7 Leicester Forest East Services Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 13 Markfield Services - Travelodge ONLY
- mile 21 Moto Donington Park Services Moto towing-friendly
- mile 28 Welcome Break Derby South Services Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 36 ExtraMSA Derby with Burton Services ExtraMSA
- mile 49 Uttoxeter Services
- mile 66 Swift Services
- mile 71 Keele Services Welcome Break towing-friendly
🚆 By train
Nearest station to the centre of Cumbria: Windermere · from Leicester
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
Bobbin Cottage
🏖️ 1.03 miles from Derwent Water at Crow Park (Poor water quality)
Keswick, North West England
Sleeps 4
£373 per break
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Above Cott
🏖️ 0.64 miles from Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow (Excellent water quality)
Windermere and Troutbeck Bridge, North West England
Sleeps 6
£543 per break
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Ladstock Hall 3
🏖️ 2.81 miles from Derwent Water at Crow Park (Poor water quality)
Thornthwaite, North West England
Sleeps 4
£473 per break
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