We have listed all transport prices to Nab Cottage and for getting about at weekends. Also an idea of extra activities we can offer including theatre trips, sports, and eating out in the area. Saturday night is a night out in Amblesideand there are some wonderful local restaurants, cinemas and an excellent jazz bar.
Prices for Transport to Nab Cottage and locally
Trains
- Return from Manchester Airport to Windermere: From £20-£43 depending on how far in advance it is booked.
- Return from Windermere to Liverpool: From £14-£35 depending on how far in advance it is booked.
- Return from Windermere to Edinburgh: £18-£62 depending on how far in advance it is booked.
Buses
- Windermere to Rydal: Single £5
- Rydal to Ambleside: Single £1:95 Return £3:50
- All day explorer ticket: £10:50
Taxis
- Manchester Airport to Windermere: £95 each way, but if booked on the day £200
- Windermere Station to Nab Cottage: £18
- Nab Cottage to Ambleside: £6
Prices for Entertainment and extra activities
- Cinema Ticket: £6:50
- Theatre Ticket: £12
- Meal out in Ambleside £8-£20
- Pint of beer in a local pub: £2:50, glass of wine in a local pub £3
- Swimming in a pool at a hotel in Grasmere including use of the sauna and steam room: £5
- Day tour of the Lake District with Mountain Goat: £29-£40
- Tennis: £10 an hour
- Go Karting: £65, excluding transportation (taxi around £100 for 8 people)
- Go Ape Tree Top Adventure £30, excluding transportation (taxi around £100 for 8 people)
- Paintballing: £40, excluding transportation (taxi around £100 for 8 people)
- Horse Riding: £35 for an hour £70 for three hours £100-£170 full day
- Private Massage at Nab: £35 for 1 hour
