Blaithwaite Country House Estate
Wigton, North West England
Sleeps 6
£799 per break
Check availabilityNottingham to Cumbria
How to get from Nottingham to Cumbria by road and by rail — with the stops worth knowing about — and what's waiting when you arrive.
🚗 By car
3h 10m · 170 miles
Typical driving time without stops, from the centre of Nottingham to the heart of Cumbria. Add time for traffic and breaks.
Service stations on the way
- mile 1 Trent Bridge Services EG On The Move
- mile 11 Moto Donington Park Services Moto towing-friendly
- mile 15 Welcome Break Derby South Services Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 24 ExtraMSA Derby with Burton Services ExtraMSA
- mile 37 Uttoxeter Services
- mile 54 Swift Services
- mile 58 Keele Services Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 64 Crewe Services
🚆 By train
Nearest station to the centre of Cumbria: Windermere · from Nottingham
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
Duckling Cottage
🏖️ 0.84 miles from Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow (Excellent water quality)
Bowness-on-Windermere, North West England
Sleeps 4
£503 per break
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Limetrees - Hewetson Court
🏖️ 0.44 miles from Derwent Water at Crow Park (Poor water quality)
Keswick, North West England
Sleeps 3
£463 per break
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Wallace Lane Farm Cottages - Oak Tree Lodge
Caldbeck Fells, North West England
Sleeps 4
£513 per break
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Moss Bank
🏖️ 0.37 miles from Windermere, Millerground Landing (Excellent water quality)
Windermere and Troutbeck Bridge, North West England
Sleeps 4
£387 per break
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