Travel Advice for Hen Weekends & Stag Nights in the Lake District

Cumbria is a beautiful scenic area of the North West of England and offers stag & hen parties plenty of possibilities. The Lake District is known for its vast amount of lakes and because of this outdoor based activities like gorge walking, canoeing and raft building are in abundance.

Remember though that the Lake District is a very rural national park which unlike other stag & hen do destinations such as Leeds, Manchester and Liverpool has very little public transport options to get around. For hen & stag weekends the best solutions is to car share or hire a mini bus. This will ensure that the whole hen or stag party can easily get to and from the Lake District outdoor activities.

There are many areas in Cumbria which attract hen & stag parties, with Keswick, Windermere & Ambleside being the most popular. The three towns offer some amazing views with the added benefit of bars, pubs, restaurants and other tourist attractions. Beware that in peak season the Lake District is extremely popular with tourists resulting in a lot more traffic on the roads and difficulties in securing accommodation if booked last minute.

The Managing Director at Funktion who helps organise stag & hen parties quoted "The Lake District is one of the best destinations for a stag & hen weekends, with its abundance of activities, beautiful scenary, quaint shops and local pubs. The main tip I would give though is to choose the date carefully to ensure you avoid the peak visitor times and as such the busy roads and expensive accomodation."

Before you set off driving to The Lake District prepare your journey with both your sat nav and written notes, as signals on sat nav's can disappear very quickly and they are notorious for sending you down small country lanes as a 'qucker' route, which can be hard to navigate, especially in the dark. Google maps & the AA route planner are both useful tools to help plan your route giving both traffic congestion areas as well as other hot spots.

In addition it is preferable to speak with your accomodation and activity providers beforehand as they will be able to provide you with maps and local knowledge with regards to the best routes to and from their sites.

One final tip is ensure if all else fails you have the telephone numbers (and a fully charged mobile battery!) of your accomodation and activity providers as they will be able to guide you to them.