LAKES DAY RANGER

Unlimited travel for one day around Cumbria and the Lake District between Lancaster and Penrith and on the Cumbrian coast line between Carnforth and Workington as well as the Heysham, Morecambe and Windermere branches.

Lakes Day Ranger ticket

It is also valid on all Stagecoach buses within Cumbria and to/from Lancaster on service 555; bus services are limited on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

It is also valid on Lake Windermere from Ambleside, Bowness or Lakeside using Windermere Lake Cruises scheduled services; boat services are limited during the winter months.

description

The Lakes Day Ranger allows travel along the West Coast Main Line from Penrith North Lakes to Lancaster and along the Cumbrian Coast Line from Workington to Barrow-in-Furness and Carnforth. It includes the Windermere and Morecambe/Heysham branches.

information

Northern website
Northern route map
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway website
Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway website
Windermere Lake Cruises website

Ticket Issuing System details:  name  /  code  /  group
LAKES DAY RANGER / LF1 / L401 LAKES DAY RANGER
LAKES FAMILY DAY RANGER / LFF / L402 LAKES FAM DAYRGR

This ticket has restriction code A1 (no restrictions)

fares & restrictions

Fares from 3rd March 2024

adult: £29.90
child (5-15): £14.95
family#: £58.80
railcards ⯆
 16 26 SE DI 2T H V: £19.70
Railcards ⯈ Railcards:
16 = 16-25
26 = 26-30
SE = Senior
DI = Disabled
2T = Two Together
H = HM Forces
V = Veterans

#Family tickets allow up to four people travelling together but no more than two can be adults

Previous fares ⯈ Previous fares (adult):
2023 - £28.50
2022 - £26.90
2021 - £25.20
2020 - £25.20
2019 - £24.50
2018 - £23.80
2014 - £21.50
2011 - £19.00

time restrictions
Valid anytime but 2T railcard not valid until 09:30

train operating companies
Avanti West Coast, Northern, TransPennine Express

purchasing
Online: X
Train conductor: *
Station ticket office:
Bus driver: X
Ticket Vending Machine (TVM): i Northern Ticket Vending Machines now sell most ranger and rover tickets but at the moment only for same-day travel (rather prohibitive for distant areas)

Some Avanti West Coast station TVMs for example Crewe, now sell local rangers and rovers.

A number of PTE areas sell local rangers from TVMs in their area e.g. South Yorkshire, Strathclyde and West Midlands

sponsors

Lakes Day Ranger route map

Lakes Day Ranger route map

This ticket is valid at these national network stations:

Arnside; Askam
Bare Lane; Barrow-in-Furness; Bootle; Braystones; Burneside
Cark & Cartmel; Carnforth; Corkickle
Dalron; Drigg
Foxfield
Grange-over-Sands; Green Road
Harrington; Heysham Port
Kendal; Kents Bank; Kirkby-in-Furness
Lancaster
Millom; Morecambe
Nethertown
Oxenholme Lake District
Parton; Penrith North Lakes
Ravenglass for Eskdale; Roose
Seascale; Sellafield; Silecroft; Silverdale; Staveley; St Bees
Ulverston
Whitehaven; Windermere; Workington