It was a fantastic tour to the Lake District made even more memorable by our driver Lee, who was a wealth of knowledge. His wonderful sense of humour had us laughing throughout the entire tour. It fel... See more
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Absolutely and highly recommended. Busdriver Ben A. was perfectly on time, very well informed and absolut fun. Not to mention his professional driving. We really enjoyed his short stories along t... See more
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Our driver Mark was very knowledge with a great passion for The Yorkshire Dales. Far more stops than we anticipated to enjoy the beautiful landscape & listen to our guides detailed narrative. He allow... See more
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What a fantastic tour! Ten Lakes Spectacular. It was made all the more special by our fantastic guide Mark. Knowledge, humour, driving skills, Mark had it all. The day was set at a comfortable pace f... See more
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Established in 1972, Mountain Goat is a multi-award-winning tour company with over 50 years' experience showing visitors the best of the UK. Our friendly, knowledgeable driver-guides lead small group tours in luxury vehicles, offering scenic routes, authentic experiences, and genuine insight into local culture and history, while sharing stories along the way. We connect travellers with the beauty and heritage of some of the UK's most breath-taking and unforgettable places. With our small group tours, we encourage visitors to go beyond the picture-postcard places and connect travellers with the real destination - the hidden spots, local knowledge and the lesser-known stories.
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Chestnut Road, LA23 2AL, Windermere, United Kingdom
- +441539445161
- tours@mountain-goat.com
- www.mountain-goat.com
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This is our second day trip with…
This is our second day trip with Mouhtain Goat Dave as our guide and driver. We were treated to an excellent day of fine weather and scenic spots during our 10 Lakes tour.
Dave is an excellent driver and possesses a good sense of humour. He is also knowledgeable about Windermere. We learnt quite a lot from his sharing. It was a great day on the road. Thank you very much, Dave.
6 July 2026
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Thank you for your 5 star review of our Ten Lakes Spectacular tour with our driver guide Dave! We are delighted to hear about your great day on tour, with David's humour and knowledge of the local areas contributing to a great day for yourself! Thank you for choosing us to Go Explore the Lake District. Best wishes, Mountain Goat
John and his explanations and…
John and his explanations and descriptions all along the visit. For us (Argentinians) his pronuciation allow us undestood perfectlly well everything.
The itirinerary selected was very nice, the sigtseeings chosen by John to permit us tajke good photos were awesome.
We arrived late , we had a confusion about the meeting point , and John wait 10 glorious minutes for us. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!
13 June 2026
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Thank you Ignacio for your 5 star review of your time on tour with driver guide John! We are delighted to hear about your enjoyment, exploring the landscapes with the help of John's knowledge, driving experience and expertise on the best photo stops! We're glad to hear that our office team and John helped yourself to make the tour, creating long lasting memories. Thank you for choosing us to Go Explore. Best wishes, Mountain Goat
Fantastic tour!
It was a fantastic tour to the Lake District made even more memorable by our driver Lee, who was a wealth of knowledge. His wonderful sense of humour had us laughing throughout the entire tour. It felt like a private tour as there were only four of us and Lee treated us to a bonus by taking us to a scenic spot overlooking Tarn Hows. We would have liked to spend a little more time in Hawkshead rather than the train ride however we thoroughly enjoyed the day.
3 July 2026
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Thank you Imran for your 5 star review of our Lake District tour! We are delighted to hear that Lee made your time on tour that more special with his knowledge and humour! We're glad to hear that he also took you to Tarn Hows as the view is exceptional! Thank you for choosing us to Go Explore the Lake District. Best wishes, Mountain Goat
We had a brilliant day with Steve going…
We had a brilliant day with Steve going from Windermere on a ferry to Ambleside and on to Hill Top Farm beautifully described by Steve who loves the area. We were taken after to Hawkshead and latterly to Tarn Hows. I’ve been to everywhere but Hill Top and I loved every minute! Steve, I still think you sound like Craig Charles 😉 Great day!
4 July 2026
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Thank you Tracey for your 5 star review of our Beatrix Potter half day tour! We are delighted to hear about your great day with our driver guide Steve, adventuring through the landscapes that inspired Beatrix herself! Honoured that you chose us and heavily enjoyed your time. Best wishes, Mountain Goat
Amazing tour to North Wales
We thoroughly enjoyed our trip to Snowdonia and Conwy. Lee our tour guide and driver was amazing. He was extremely knowledgeable about the location and was a very pleasant personality. Thank you Lee and Mountain Goat Tours.
30 June 2026
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Thank you Julius for your 5 star review of our North Wales tour with our driver guide Lee! We will pass on your kind words as he'll be delighted to learn that his knowledge and personality greatly contributed to your time on tour with us. Thank you for choosing us to Go Explore North Wales. Best wishes, Mountain Goat
Ben A
Ben A. Was a super guide. I got myself separated from the group at one point. I called the office and they relayed a message to Ben who came and found me! It was all fine. The trip up to the Dales was beautiful. We had just the right amount of time for stops etc. thank you for having Ben be our guide. His driving was amazing too. Felt in good hands.
2 July 2026
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Thank you Nancie for your 5 star review of our Yorkshire Dales tour! We are delighted to hear about your great time on tour with our driver guide Ben, of whom you did find again in Grassington! Thank you for choosing us to Go Explore Yorkshire. Best wishes, Mountain Goat
The day tour was a great experience
The day tour was a great experience. The commentary along the way, the skillful driving and numerous stops made it an excellent day out. Highly recommended!
1 July 2026
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Thank you Sara for your 5 star review and recommendation of our tours! We are delighted to hear about your great time exploring new hidden spots and picturesque landscapes. Thank you for choosing us to Go Explore. Best wishes, Mountain Goat
4th trip we have taken in the last…
4th trip we have taken in the last three years during our recent visits to the Lake District. Each time we have enjoyed our trip and I consider it very good value. Sit back and let their expert drivers take you to beautiful places. Will be with them during our annual lakes visit.
30 June 2026
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Thank you Paul for your 5 star review of our Lake District tours! We are honoured that you would include us in your annual Lake District visit, adventuring through the landscapes and gaining new knowledge every time from our different expert driver guides. Thank you for choosing us to Go Explore the Lake District. Best wishes, Mountain Goat
We really enjoyed the six lake tour
We really enjoyed the six lake tour, we had Lisa as our guide and she was perfect for us, both with a lot of knowledge, fun facts and good stories, all delivered with warmth and humor. Good sights and a nice van as well. All good
30 June 2026
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Thank you Lena for your 5 star review of our Six Lakes Spectacular tour! We are delighted to hear about your great time on tour with Lisa, of who's knowledge, facts and stories have contributed to a great memory for yourself! Thank you for choosing us to Go Explore. Best wishes, Mountain Goat
A very enjoyable tour to Muncaster Castle
We participated in the tour to Muncaster castle (4 adults in the age of 60 - 70). the driver guide was Mark. He was very professional, a very good driver - in the narrow roads of the mountains, picked us up from our hotel, everything was exactly on time. Mark has a very good knowledge about the area. We highly recommand "mountain goat tours". Please notice that there is a need for USB sockets in the bus; and maybe a pocket in front of each person for personal items.
27 June 2026
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Thank you for your kind words regarding our Muncaster Castle tour! We are delighted to hear about your great time on tour with our driver guide Mark, driving through the mountain passes and adventuring through the Castle grounds and gardens. Thank you for choosing us to Go Explore the Lake District. Best wishes, Mountain Goat
A great day out
It was a great day out the driver was brilliant the vehicle was comfortable and cool the meal was very good. Will I go on another trip most certainly. The Muncaster Castle trip is HIGHLY recommend.
THANK YOU.
27 June 2026
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Thank you for your 5 star review and recommendation! We are delighted to hear about your great time on tour to Muncaster Castle. We're glad to hear that you enjoyed the comfort of our vehicle to view the picturesque sights and enjoyed Muncaster Castle, with a delicious lunch included! Thank you for choosing us to Go Explore the Lake District. Best wishes, Mountain Goat
Really excellent tour
Really excellent tour - driver / guide very knowledgeable
25 June 2026
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Thank you for your 5 star review of our tours. We're delighted to hear about your great day with us, with our driver guide's knowledge greatly contributing to your experience. Best wishes, Mountain Goat
Wonderful day out for scenic sightseeing
Our driver Mark was very knowledge with a great passion for The Yorkshire Dales. Far more stops than we anticipated to enjoy the beautiful landscape & listen to our guides detailed narrative. He allowed us to choose where our longest stop would be for lunch. A great day out. Would thoroughly recommend
24 June 2026
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Thank you Carol for your 5 star review of our Yorkshire Dales tour with our driver guide Mark! We are thrilled to hear that Mark's passion, knowledge and narrative contributed to a brilliant day for yourself, adventuring through the picturesque Yorkshire Dales! Thank you for choosing us to Go Explore Yorkshire. Best wishes, Mountain Goat
Lake District
This was my first time with mountain goat . The driver me lee was a very pleasant man . He took the time to talk to everyone . . He was an excellent guide who went out of his way to make everyone feel welcome . The mode of transport was clean quick the tour was well planned and the guide was once again knowledgeable of the area
24 June 2026
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Thank you mark for your 5 star review of our tour. We're delighted to hear about your great day with ourselves and driver guide Lee. We will pass on your kind words as he'll be glad to know that he had a very positive impact on your experience! Thank you for choosing us to Go Explore. Best wishes, Mountain Goat
Simply stunning
As a group, we were all already very familiar with the Lake District but we decided to book a private tour with Mountain Goat to let those who normally drive the opportunity to view the surrounding landscape in full. We booked the ten lakes tour on a very rainy Thursday.
Our driver and guide was extremely knowledgeable and took us to places we hadn’t been before and gave us lots of facts that were new to us. He was also very patient with us when we had been to a place before and already knew about it. I am so sorry I’ve forgotten his name. A great day was had by us all.
18 June 2026
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Thank you Kim for your 5 star review! We are delighted to hear that your private tour was enjoyed by those who have been to the Lake District before, getting to sit back and relax this time whilst also exploring new spots. We're honoured that you chose to adventure more with ourselves and glad to hear about your great time doing so. Best wishes, Mountain Goat
Great tour of high passes and Muncaster…
Great tour of high passes and Muncaster castle.
The mini bus was very comfortable and Tony, our driver/guide, was so skilled in navigating those tricky high passes.
He was knowledgeable and fun, making it such a great day.
Highly recommend.
22 June 2026
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Thank you Christine for your 5 star review of our Muncaster Castle tour with our driver guide Tony. We are delighted to hear about your great day with Tony, of who's knowledge, passion and experience of the more trickier mountain roads has contributed to a great day for yourself! We will be sure to pass on your kind words, thank you for choosing us to Go Explore the Lake District. Best wishes, Mountain Goat
This was our second tour with Mountain…
This was our second tour with Mountain Goat. Our driver was Tim who really made our 4 hour Six Lakes Tour entertaining and informative. It was obvious he had put a lot of effort into studying the background and history of the places we visited and this made the whole experience enjoyable. We look forward to going with Mountain Goat on our next Lakes holiday.
22 June 2026
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Thank you David for your 5 star review of our Six Lakes Spectacular tour. We are thrilled to hear that Tim's passion of the Lake District translated into an informative and entertaining day for yourself! We will certainly pass on your kind words to him. Thank you for choosing us to Go Explore the Lake District. Best wishes, Mountain Goat
Great tour
It is not an easy thing to please a family of four, with two teenager girls. We had therefore no expectations of the tour, we did not even know that it will be a guided bus tour with stopovers. Moreover, we know nothing about the TV series :) Despite all of these, all of us agreed that this was the best tour of our life so far, and we have been around the world. This is thanks to the beautyful Dales but equally to Bob, our super friendly, kind and knowledgeable tour guide. Many thanks for the great stories and memories, we have become an all-life fans of the region, we will surely be back for more!
22 June 2026
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Thank you Petra for your 5 star review of our tours. We are honoured that you would class your Yorkshire Dales tour as the best tour that you have been on! We are delighted and honoured that you enjoyed your day as a family with our driver guide Bob, who we will certainly pass on the very kind words too. Thank you for choosing us to Go Explore Yorkshire and we would be honoured to welcome you back soon. Best wishes, Mountain Goat
We had such a wondeWonderful tour of the Lake District & Beatrix Potter- highlight of our trip!rful time on this…
We had such a wonderful time on this half day tour of Beatrix Potter’s home & Lake District countryside. Peter Fox our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable about both Potter and the general countryside which played to both my and my husband’s interests. We loved getting to see Potter’s home, Hill Top Farm, and learn about her sheep raising. The lake cruise on Windermere was great fun and a nice way to break up the driving. We also visited Tarn Hows which was stunning, Wray Castle, and a stop in Hawkshead, a medieval village with delicious gingerbread.
When we booked the tour, we didn’t realize there would be so many opportunities to get out of the van and explore areas on our own and were thrilled that we were able to do so.
6 June 2026
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Thank you Olivia for your 5 star review and kind words regarding our Beatrix Potter tour with our driver guide Peter Fox. We are delighted to hear that you had a great time with ourselves, enjoying the time you had to explore the areas on your own pace! We're very happy to hear that our driver guides knowledge and passion has been of great interest to yourself and husband, so we will be sure to pass on those kind words. Thank you for choosing us to Go Explore the Lake District. Best wishes, Mountain Goat
We did the 4 hr tour
We did the 4 hr tour. The scenery was gorgeous and tour guide informative. Was disappointed we didn’t stop at scenic areas for pics. We had enough time as we were done in 3.5 hours…
18 June 2026
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Reply from Mountain Goat Tours
Thank you Rick for your feedback regarding our Six Lakes Spectacular tour. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your day with our driver guide, exploring the beautiful scenery. Regarding your disappointment at not stopping at scenic areas for pictures, we do curate our itinerary in a fine detail for the best pictures and scenery. Unfortunately, there is some areas where we cannot stop due to the safety of our passengers, which our drivers do explain on the tour. We can only apologise if you felt that there wasn't enough scenery stops in a consequence. Thank you for choosing us to Go Explore the Lake District. Best wishes, Mountain Goat
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