5 Days 'New Year, New You' Midweek Yoga Retreat in Lake District, UK

Driving directions from M6

• Take exit 36 and head northwest towards Kendal and Windermere, at Sizergh the road becomes the A591 but keep driving straight ahead towards Kendal and Windermere.
• You will pass Kendal and arrive at a large roundabout, take the second exit (straight on) towards Windermere.
• When you arrive at Windermere, carry on following the A591 to Ambleside.
• When you arrive on the outskirts on Ambleside (Waterhead), you will come to a junction with traffic lights, turn left here onto the A5059 Borrans Road, you will pass the Waterhead pub, and through a twisting section of roadway.
• When the road straightens out, take the left hand turning after the rugby club ground (signposted to Coniston and Hawkshead).
• Follow this road around to the bridge, then turn left going over the bridge. You will now be on the A593.
• After approximately one mile, take a left hand turn onto the B5286 towards Hawkshead, driving over the Brathay bridge.
• After approximately 1.5 miles, take a sharp right hand turn, there is a signpost here for The Drunken Duck Inn.
• Drive up the hill and straight past the Drunken Duck Inn and after 3/4 mile, the driveway to the farm is on the right hand side.

Arrival by bus

From the Windermere train station, you can catch the 505 bus. If you are feeling adventurous, you can ask the driver to drop you at the junction for The Drunken Duck Inn and Sunny Brown Farm, it’s a short two miles walk from there.

Please note, if you choose to use public transport to get there, not only will they pick you up and drop you off in Hawkshead, but they will also pay for your first full days bus pass (worth up to 22 GBP), which will give you unlimited travel within the Central Lakes Bus network.

Arrival by train

The nearest train station is in Windermere. From Windermere’s train station, you can use local transportation to reach Hawkshead Village. Free of charge transfer from Hawkshead Village is available upon request but you have to call or email at least two weeks prior to your arrival to arrange this. On your departure, they would take you to Hawkshead Village too.