A bit about us

Lake District Baggage Transfer offers a luggage transfer service to walkers and cyclists across the Lake District. Based in Kirkby Stephen, the team makes all the luggage transfer arrangements for you, thus creating a supportive backdrop to your self-guided trip.

Lake District Baggage Transfer was founded in 2020 by lifelong walking friends Chris and Simon, who saw the ever-increasing demand for a standalone baggage transfer company, supporting individuals on their journey through the Lake District. Since then, they have supported thousands of walkers and cyclists.

Today, Lake District Baggage Transfer is owned by PHSV Ltd, leading operators across the UK, for baggage transfers.It supports and compliments the other walking and cycling businesses in the Group.
SherpaVan
 and Coast to Coast Packhorse

Our mission is simple:

To relieve walkers, runners and cyclists of some of the organisational and logistical challenges of their trip, leaving them free and relaxed to enjoy the splendour of the stunning Lake District.

Our team go above and beyond to provide meticulous administration and a punctual service. Consequently, if you book with Lake District Baggage Transfer, you can rest assured that your bags will be there to greet you, on time, every time.

Where we operate

The core walking routes the business fully service include the Cumbria Way, the Lake District Circuits and the Westmorland Way, but also many other bespoke routes within The Lake District, The Eden Valley and North Pennines.

The Logistics

Our drivers pick up your bags from your accommodation from 8.30am each morning and aim to deliver them to your next accommodation by 4.30pm, road and traffic conditions permitting. All you need to carry with you are your essentials, allowing you to enjoy your day without being encumbered by big, heavy bags.

It’s an uncomplicated and efficient service. It has a flexible workforce with a 'can do' attitude to delivering successful customer service.

With ‘bags’ of experience, we look forward to assisting you along the paths which intersect this truly remarkable part of Northern England.

What our customers say

Just a quick email to thank you for a great service as always, and will be in touch later on the year for next year!

 

R.Mc.

August 2023

Just wanted to thank you for the excellent service transporting our bags during our Cumbria Way holiday and especially for your quick response when one hotel had overbooked and initially left us stranded! Your reassuring text left us in no doubt that our bags would be picked up from our replacement accommodation. Your excellent communication right from the outset when we made our first enquiry and your friendly approach made LDBT the perfect choice for our holiday.

We can certainly recommend you to anyone doing the routes you cover.

 

P.S.

June 2023

Thank you so much for arranging a flawless service for our 10 day walking tour of the Lake District. To have our bags waiting for us at the end of a tough walking day on the fells was wonderful!

You were recommended to me by a friend and I will now do the same for others.

I wish you every success for your business

 

VC

June 2023

Excellent communication right from the beginning of our enquiries, all transfers went without a hitch and we appreciated the feedback on our planned itinerary that prompted us to make a few changes that turned out brilliantly.

Without a hitch, would totally recommend and use again.

 

JMc

June 2023

Just a quick note to thank you for the excellent service provided on our recent Cumbrian Way walk. Your handling of our small oversight when we left a bag behind in a hotel room was above and beyond !! No problem, you managed to retrieve it and have it reunited with our baggage by the end of the day. Brilliant!!

 

SK

May 2023

LDBT was absoluly wonderful. From my first contact with them (I spoke with Chris) they responded very quickly and answered any questions that I had, even those that may not have been exactly related to their business.Because of them I felt very confident about my plans for travelling in a region that I was not familiar with.

Once we arrived and started hiking, our bags were waiting for us at the end of each day. (7 days in the Lake District) I highly recommend LDBT and plan to use them again for future trips. Thank you so much!

 

BH

May 2023

Thank you very much for all your help this week and for being so flexible. Your service has been invaluable,

Thanks again,

 

HP

May 2023

I wanted to thank you for your impeccable service, you contributed to an unforgettable week, kind regards.

 

B.S.

November 2022

A perfect service.

We used LDBT for the first 7 days of the coast to coast walk and the service was faultless. Bags were collected promptly every morning and were awaiting for us on arrival. Customer service was immediate and they didn’t mind me bothering them about the bags progress on the first 2 days - I had never used such a service before and was a bit nervous! But all was great, I stopped worrying and I highly recommend them. I only wish they went all the way to the end of the coast to coast walk in Yorkshire !

 

H.H.

November 2022

Just to say a big thanks to you and your team for all the transfers this week. Excellent service which has saved our backs. We’ve had a great week.

 

D.S.

September 2022

Thank you very much for your service!

We enjoyed the walk very much and the service you provided only added to the good feeling.

You live in a beautiful part of the world with very nice people!

Thank you very much and if applicable we will call upon you again!

 

G.v. L.

September 2022

We would like to thank you for your excellent and reliable service.

You made light of our journey.

 

T.M.

September 2022

I cannot recommend or thank LDBT enough. Having set out on the Cumbria Way in 30 degree heat, arriving at Elterwater at 5pm, tired and shoulders aching ridiculously, the prospect of climbing Stake Pass with heavy bags the next day, filled me with absolute dread. I found LDBT and despairingly sent off a request for the next morning with little hope that it would come to fruition. Within the hour Chris had replied and it was booked in. I will be forever grateful. We also booked for a later stage of the walk too. The service was exemplary.

 

TC

September 2022

LDBT made completing the Cumbria Way possible. An absolutely complete service with a friendly, informative and caring team.
We couldn’t have done it without LDBT.

 

JR

August 2022

Brilliant service - easy to book, quick response to questions. All our bags ready at the next accommodation on our arrival. Highly recommend.

 

SA

June 2022

Great service from Chris. Prompt response to our initial request and was willing to do the initial pick-up from Barrow - other well-known companies refused. Any other queries we had were also answered quickly and the whole process was hassle-free. Bags arrived before we did every day and would highly recommend Chris and LDBT to anyone.

 

JG

May 2022

Absolutely first class service. On time and great communication. Would highly recommend. Thanks guys.

 

CW

May 2022

Fantastic service from Chris and team. Everything worked like clockwork from the first contact at the booking stage, collection of bags on the first days through to handover of our bags at the end of the Cumbrian Way walk.

 

JL

May 2022

Amongst the details I got wrong were even the dates of our trip, but Chris was really cool, supportive and sorted everything out within the hour. Everything went to plan from there, despite my incompetence: what a great service.

 

SM

April 2022

Thank you for the seamless collection and delivery of our bags over the last few days, and for the reassurance that we didn't need to worry about it! I'm sure I'll be using your services again in the future.

 

KB

March 2022

Just wanted to send a note of thanks for transferring the bag in the Lakes. Couldn't have done it without you!

 

AS

March 2022

 All bag transfers worked perfectly! It was great to see them waiting for us each evening after a gruelling day’s biking. And thanks again for accommodating the Wasdale Head run – your van drove past us bang on 0900.

 

RA

September 2021

Fantastic service. Bumped into the driver a couple of times. Pulled over and offered encouragement on a particularly wet day. Will definitely recommend you to my friends.

 

LD

September 2021

Many thanks for excellent service, we had a great time and are now back in a somewhat damp Swansea!

 

HS

July 2021

Hello Chris. Just wanted the say many thanks for organising the luggage transfer at short notice over the past couple of days. I will certainly come back and use you in future trips when we return to the lakes. Really appreciated the service. Have a good summer.

 

SL

July 2021

Thanks for all your help Chris. It was a longish but super walk which we would have found difficult with full packs. We will certainly think about having packs transferred in the future when walking. Enjoying a drink in Oddfellows!

 

M

July 2021

One of our party injured their knee, so thank you so much for transporting him to our next hotel. Above and beyond. Will definitely book you again.

 

RF

June 2021

I just wanted to thank you for such a fantastic and efficient service last week as we walked the Bob Graham round. We had an amazing time and felt totally reassured that our clean, dry clothes would be waiting for us at our next destination each day.

 

JH

June 2021

I just want to say a very big 'thank you' for transporting our bags for us on our Lakes and Dales Loop ride this last few days. It all worked so efficiently and it was very reassuring to see our bags at the end of each day! We'll certainly use your company again for any future cycling/walking trips.

PS The weather gods were very kind to us, thankfully!!

 

KB

May 2021

Chris, many thanks, a great service, I will recommend you.

 

PW

May 2021

Thank you so very much for your wonderful service . You were amazing and we really appreciated what you did for us. We sort of got lost on scout scar but were rescued by some runners who pointed us in the right direction. Weather was ok not many down pours still had the views. It was good to meet you both . We hope you have a busy and very successful 2021 . Thank you once again.

 

JG

May 2021

Just to say a big thank you for your help and assistance in our recent holiday. We had absolutely no issues with your service and wouldn’t hesitate to use you or recommend you in the future. Much appreciated.

 

MH

May 2021

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