Mountain Goat (bus company)
Founded | 1972 |
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Headquarters | Windermere |
Service area | Lake District |
Service type | Coach tours |
Destinations | Bowness on Windermere Coniston Grasmere Kendal Windermere |
Hubs | Windermere |
Website | Official website |
Mountain Goat[1] is a bus operator and travel company based in Windermere in the Lake District, England.
History
[edit]Mountain Goat was established in 1972 operating minibus tours to the more remote parts of the Lake District.[2] In 2014, the company won a tender to develop the main tourist centre in Windermere from South Lakeland District Council, spending £150,000 on redevelopment.[3] The company supports the use of the local workforce to run the centre in order to make visitors more welcome.[4]
Services
[edit]The company runs a service for foot passengers crossing the lake from Bowness-on-Windermere to Hill Top.[5] This is route number 525, and runs between Ferry House and Hawkshead. You can also take the 525 from Hawkshead, where it does a round loop via Wray Castle.
References
[edit]- ^ Companies House extract company no 2862284 Mountain Goat Limited
- ^ Our Story Mountain Goat
- ^ "Chief exec of Visit England to re-open Windermere's tourist information centre". Westmorland Gazette. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "Windermere tourist centre given lifeline by bus firm". BBC News. 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Hill Top – How to get here". National Trust. Retrieved 30 April 2015.