The Mountain Goat Tour Company

The Mountain Goat Tour Company Established in 1972, Mountain Goat are a tour operator and transport provider based in Windermere.

🚐🐐 A little throwback to the days when our tours looked a little different but the views were just as spectacular!We’ve ...
24/04/2025

🚐🐐 A little throwback to the days when our tours looked a little different but the views were just as spectacular!

We’ve been climbing mountains for quite a while now, and we’re loving this throwback snap from the early days of Mountain Goat Tours. From vintage vans to modern comfort, one thing’s never changed, our passion for showing you the most breathtaking landscapes and scenery!

The stunning Rievaulx Abbey was founded in 1132 and once home to 600 monks, these beautiful ruins remain a reminder of Y...
23/04/2025

The stunning Rievaulx Abbey was founded in 1132 and once home to 600 monks, these beautiful ruins remain a reminder of Yorkshires fasinating history.

A great stop today on a Private Hire!

📸Our driver-guide John

Spectacular views on our Ten Lakes Tour Tour yesterday overlooking the beautiful Windermere📷Snapped by driver-guide Math...
21/04/2025

Spectacular views on our Ten Lakes Tour Tour yesterday overlooking the beautiful Windermere

📷Snapped by driver-guide Mathew

Explore the stunning Bolton Castle on our Yorkshire Dales tour! Nestled in the heart of the Dales, this medieval castle ...
05/04/2025

Explore the stunning Bolton Castle on our Yorkshire Dales tour!
Nestled in the heart of the Dales, this medieval castle has a fantastic history, breathtaking gardens, and incredible views.

🚐Yorkshire Dales from Windermere departs every Wednesday
🐑Yorkshire Dales from York departs Daily

Did you know! We've teamed up with for a fantastic new shuttle service from York city centre to Castle Howard. Starting...
04/04/2025

Did you know! We've teamed up with for a fantastic new shuttle service from York city centre to Castle Howard. Starting on the 20th April and running until the 30th October 🚐🏰

📸Our driver-guide Derek

Our driver guides aren't just experts but passionate storytellers! When you join a Mountain Goat Tour, you're not just e...
25/03/2025

Our driver guides aren't just experts but passionate storytellers!

When you join a Mountain Goat Tour, you're not just exploring the spectacular scenery but discovering the rich history and the stories of the people and legends of the landscapes!

📸 Our Driver Guides Lee & Trevor

Not long now until our new tour Mountain Passes & Muncaster Castle launches 🚐🏰We'll be venturing over Wrynose & Hardknot...
24/03/2025

Not long now until our new tour Mountain Passes & Muncaster Castle launches 🚐🏰

We'll be venturing over Wrynose & Hardknott Passes, stopping at the breathtaking Wast Water and then on to Muncaster for a VIP experience at the medieval fortress.

⭐️The tour includes lunch in the restored Victorian Dairy
⚔️Time to explore the Castle, Gardens & Medieval Weapons Hall
🦉Enjoy the spectacular Bird of Prey Show

The tour starts Wednesday 2nd April 2025

📸 Our Driver-Guide Gordan
📍Wast Water

This week marks which is all about highlighting the incredible importance tourism has to local communities and to the ...
18/03/2025

This week marks which is all about highlighting the incredible importance tourism has to local communities and to the economy.

🚐At Mountain Goat, we’re thrilled to work alongside some truly remarkable businesses and attractions, each playing an important role in providing our customers with unforgettable experiences year after year.

This year marks our 53rd seasons in operation 🤩We'd love to hear your stories from over the past 5 decades, whether that...
13/03/2025

This year marks our 53rd seasons in operation 🤩

We'd love to hear your stories from over the past 5 decades, whether that's as a driver-guide, team member, passenger or local.

2025, marks 10 years since Mountain Goat launched day tours from York. Originally named 'Yorkshire Day Tours' we now vis...
05/03/2025

2025, marks 10 years since Mountain Goat launched day tours from York. Originally named 'Yorkshire Day Tours' we now visit the Yorkshire Dales and North York Moors National Park daily all year around.

Read more about our achievements over the past 10 years here 👉 https://shorturl.at/Xkafg

Did you know our North Wales tour from Manchester & Liverpool includes entry to Caernarfon Castle? 🏰This castle is recog...
02/03/2025

Did you know our North Wales tour from Manchester & Liverpool includes entry to Caernarfon Castle? 🏰

This castle is recognised around the world as one of the greatest buildings of the Middle Ages.

See for yourself on our tour: https://www.mountain-goat.com/North-Wales

From 2nd April we are relaunching our brand new High Adventure tour, now High Adventure - Mountain Passes & Muncaster Ca...
28/02/2025

From 2nd April we are relaunching our brand new High Adventure tour, now High Adventure - Mountain Passes & Muncaster Castle!

Visitors will enjoy an extended visit to Muncaster Castle, the tour price includes lunch, entrance to the Castle & Grounds and The Iconic Bird of Prey Show 🏰🦅

Book your ticket here https://shorturl.at/s7kXL

We are pleased to announce the return of our popular Residents Week for 2025. This five-day long event will take place i...
24/02/2025

We are pleased to announce the return of our popular Residents Week for 2025. This five-day long event will take place in the Lake District on Monday 31st March to Friday 4th April 2025.

Use the code 'resident25' to book on our website.

https://www.mountain-goat.com/Blog/Residents-Week-2025

Explore the stunning North Wales coastline the including World Heritage site of Caernarfon, a walled town with a medieva...
22/02/2025

Explore the stunning North Wales coastline the including World Heritage site of Caernarfon, a walled town with a medieval fortress 🏰

https://shorturl.at/08BJ2

Address

Mountain Goat Ltd, Victoria Street
Windermere
LA231AD

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441539445161

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The History Of Mountain Goat

It all started in early 1972. Founder Chris Taylor applied to the Transport Commissioners to operate a 5 times a day service from Bowness to Glenridding between Easter and the end of October. Working together with William Hudson from Hawkshead, the Lake District Minibus Company Limited was formed.

The name, Mountain Goat, came from an early passenger as they related the buses climbing over the passes similar to that of a Mountain Goat. For the first time for many a years, Goats were seen back in the Lake District, all be it mechanical ones this time.

By 1974 the recipe for tourist travel was established. Passengers liked to get around on a bus and hear stories from the drivers. Many arrivals at hotels were encouraged to leave the car in the car park and explore the area in the care of a driver guide. Private Hire meant that arrivals from all over the UK came by coach, stayed in a number of local hotels and enjoyed a tour package with Mountain Goat. Working in concert with a number of hotels and guest houses, Mountain Goat Holidays and Breaks enticed hundreds of people a year to visit the area, many of them single and looking to return to places they had visited in their youth.

Nearly 50 years later Mountain Goat are still the leading sightseeing operator in The Lake District. The range of services and tours has grown, the buses are newer, faces and come and gone but the core values of community spirit, love of the UK’s national parks and delivering outstanding service remain.