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We begin the final day at the awe-inspiring Bowder Stone — a 2,000-tonne boulder that fell from Bowder Crag over 10,000 years ago — before tackling the steep and dramatic Honister Mountain Pass, with time for photos and a glimpse of the traditional slate workings still practised by a small number of local Cumbrians. We continue along winding lanes past the serene shores of Crummock Water and the peaceful village of Buttermere before returning to Keswick for lunch and a chance to explore the Keswick Mining Museum or the Derwent Pencil Museum. The afternoon takes us to the glacial shores of Ullswater — widely regarded as the Lake District's most scenic lake — before a final stop in Kendal, the "Auld Grey Town," where cobbled streets and the ruins of a 13th-century castle provide a fitting farewell to this remarkable landscape. Ending back in Manchester for your train journey back to London, arriving late.