Mountain Goat (bus company)

Mountain Goat

Slogan	Better by Goat / The Best Way To See Lakeland
Founded	1972[1]
Defunct	No
Headquarters	Mountain Goat, Victoria Street, Windermere, LA23 1AD[2]
Locale	The Lake District
Service area	Cumbria
Service type	Minibus, Private Tours
Routes	All private
Destinations	Bowness on Windermere Windermere Kendal Grasmere Coniston
Hubs	Windermere Kendal
Fleet	16 vehicles, one of which is a 8 seater Renault Traffic, Rover Estate Company Car, 3 Mascots, 4 Renault Masters and the rest being luxury Mercedes Sprinters.[3]
Chief executive	Steve Loveland (fleet operator)[3]
Web site	Official website

Mountain Goat is a bus operator in Cumbria, England established in 1972^[1], providing local bus services and minibuses to the more remote parts of the Lake District.^[4]

Routes

All the bus routes undertaken by Mountain Goat are private, with daily tours, exclusive hire, and UK holidays.

Daily tours

Below is a list of tours.^[5]

Tour Name	Destinations	Notes
A - The Ten Lakes Spectacular Tour	Kirkstone Pass, Keswick, Ashness Bridge & Surprise View, Borrowdale, Honister Mountain Pass, Buttermere Valley and Crummock Water, Newlands Pass, Moss Force Waterfall, Thirlmere, Grasmere	Departure Days: Everyday From Windermere. Departure - Return Times: 09.45 - 17.30 (Approx)
B - Beatrix Potter's Favourite Countryside	Beatrix Potter's Hill Top Farm, Hawkshead, Tarn Hows, Cruise on Coniston Water, Yewdale Valley, Waterhead, Windermere and Bowness	Departure Days: Everyday From Windermere. Departure - Return Times: 12.00 - 16.30 (Approx)
C - The High Adventure	Langdales, Hardknott and Wrynose Mountain Passes, Hardknott Roman Fort, Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway, Wastwater, Muncaster Castle, Coniston Water	Departure Days: Everyday From Windermere. Departure - Return Times: 09.45 - 17.30 (Approx)
D - Southern Lakes, Holker Hall and Cartmel	Holker Hall, Cartmel, Lyth Valley, Winster Valley, Gunners Howe	Departure Days: Every Thursday From Windermere. Departure - Return Times: 10.00 - 16.30 (Approx)
E - The Yorkshire Dales	Garsdale, Wensleydale, Swaledale, Dentdale & Widdale, Sedbergh, Hawes, Reeth and Aysgarth Falls	Departure Days: Every Wednesday From Windermere. Departure - Return Times: 09.45 - 17.30 (Approx)
F - The Eastern Lakes and Lowther Valley	Kirkstone Pass, Martindale, Fusedale, Pooley Bridge, Askham, Lowther Valley, Haweswater, Shap Abbey, Orton and Shap Summit	Departure Days: Every Friday From Windermere. Departure - Return Times: 09.45 - 17.30 (Approx)

UK Holidays

Below is a list of holidays you could take with Mountain Goat:^[6]

Holiday Title	Description	Departure / Return	No. of Nights
Windermere Touring in Spring and Summer at the Lindeth Howe	A 7 night holiday on a half board basis commencing any Saturday from the end of March to the end of October	Sat 26 Mar 2011 - Sat 22 Oct 2011	7
Windermere Touring in Spring and Summer at the White Lodge Hotel	A 7 night holiday B&B commencing any Saturday from the end of March to the end of October.	Sat 27 Mar 2010 - Sat 23 Oct 2010	7
Short Break - Four Day Special	A 4 night touring holiday available in Windermere from the end of March through to the end of October.	Mon 28 Mar 2011 - Mon 24 Oct 2011	4
Spring Gardens of the Lake District -More New Gardens!	A 5 night holiday on a half board basis based at the Lindeth Howe Hotel, Bowness on Windermere	Mon 27 Apr 2011 - 2 May 2011	5
Keswick & the North Lakes	A 7 night holiday based in Keswick	Wed 18 May 2011 - Wed 25 May 2011	7
Two Centre Lake District Holiday	A 7 night holiday based in central and Western Lake District	Mon 1 Aug 2011 - Mon 8 Aug 2011	7
North Yorkshire Moors	A 7 night touring holiday based in Scarbourough.	Wed 24 Aug 2011 - Wed 31st Aug 2011	7
Coast & Mountains of Dumfries & Galloway	A 5 night touring holiday on a half board basis based in Kirkcudbright	Wed 1 Jun 2011 - Mon 6 Jun 2011	5
The North Pennines	A 7 night touring holiday based in Middleton in Teesdale Co. Durham Wed 22 Jun 2011 -	Wed 29 Jun 2011	7
Abbeys, Castles & Gardens of Northumberland and the Borders	A 7 night touring holiday on a half board basis based in Otterburn	Wed 10 Aug 2011 - Wed 17 Aug 2011	7
Keswick & Teesdale	A 7 night touring holiday based in Keswick and Middleton, Teesdale	Wed 20 Jul 2011 - Wed 27 Jul 2011	7
Autumn in the Lake District	A 5 night touring holiday on a half board basis based at the Lindeth Howe	Mon 3 Oct 2011 - Sat 8 Oct 2011	5

Fleet

Mountain Goat has a fleet of 16 vehicles, consisting of one 8 seater Renault Trafic, Rover Estate Company Car, 3 Mascots, 4 Renault Masters and the rest being luxury Mercedes Sprinters.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Mountain Goat - About Us". http://www.mountain-goat.com/pages/about-us.php. Retrieved 5 June 2011. 
2. ^ "Mountain Goat - Contact Us" (in English). Cumbria. http://www.mountain-goat.com/pages/contact-us.php. Retrieved 5 June 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Mountain Goat - The Fleet" (in English). Cumbria. http://www.mountain-goat.com/pages/about-us/the-fleet.php. Retrieved 5 June 2011. 
4. ^ "Mountain Goat, Windermere, Cumbria" (in English). Cumbria. http://global-places.com/Pages/LA/LA231AD_MountainGoat.htm. Retrieved 5 June 2011. 
5. ^ "Mountain Goat - Daily Tours" (in English). Cumbria. http://www.mountain-goat.com/pages/daily-tours.php. Retrieved 5 June 2011. 
6. ^ "Mountain Goat - UK Holidays". Cumbria. http://www.mountain-goat.com/pages/uk-holidays.php. Retrieved 5 June 2011. 

External links

• Mountain Goat website