Tour de France heads to Cumbria in 2027

One of the world's greatest sporting spectacles is coming to Cumbria in 2027.  Eden will be a great place to base yourself to watch!

Stage One of the men's 2027 Tour de France will finish in Carlisle and Stage Two will start in Keswick, passing through Westmorland and Furness on the way to the stage finish in Liverpool.

The full UK route was revealed on Thursday 15 January 2026 as host towns and cities were illuminated simultaneously in a nationwide “Tour de Skies” moment, marking the next major milestone on the road to the 2027 Grand Départs - set to be the largest free sporting spectacle in British history.

The men’s Tour de France will begin in Edinburgh on Friday 2 July 2027, with the opening stage finishing in Carlisle the same day, before stage two travels from Keswick on Saturday 3 July 2027 - through the Lake District and Lancashire to finish on The Strand in Liverpool the same day, under the watchful gaze of the city’s iconic waterfront.

To celebrate the moment, start and finish venues were lit up simultaneously, with a yellow beam illuminating the sky, with prominent locations providing a stunning backdrop. This included the Old Town Hall in Carlisle and the Moot Hall in Keswick.

The newly revealed Tour De France routes take the peloton through some of the most spectacular and culturally significant landscapes in England, Scotland and Wales, including the National Parks of the Lake District, Peak District, and Bannau Brycheiniog, showcasing the very best of Britain to millions of fans watching at the roadside and around the world.  

The announcement marks the biggest milestone since confirmation last March that both races - the men’s Tour De France and the women’s Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift will begin in the UK - the first time they have ever started in the same country, outside France.

Men’s Tour de France route:

•    Friday 2 July | stage one: Edinburgh to Carlisle
•    Saturday 3 July | stage two: Keswick to Liverpool
•    Sunday 4 July | stage three: Welshpool to Cardiff

From Edinburgh the opening stage will head through Midlothian and the Scottish Borders, tackling the day’s sole king of the mountains climb on the Côte de Melrose amidst the Eildon Hills. Tracing the Scottish / English border along Liddesdale, the route briefly dips into Dumfries and Galloway before crossing into Cumberland, where the opening stage finish awaits in Carlisle, outside the city’s medieval castle.

The second stage will begin in Keswick in the heart of the Lake District National Park, heading south alongside Thirlmere, Grasmere, Rydal Water and Windermere and skirting the Morecambe Bay coastline, before heading to the Lancashire fells via Lancaster and the Côte de Jubilee Tower. The undulating route includes a further four categorised climbs on the edge of Pennines before entering the Liverpool City Region, for the stage finish on The Strand in Liverpool, under the watchful gaze of the Three Graces.

The third and final day of the Tour de France 2027 Grand Départ will take place in Wales, for a challenging leg south from Welshpool in Powys to the finish in Cardiff. Eight categorised climbs line the route, with six in the final 80 kilometres of racing as the race wends its way through and over the south Wales valleys. These include the Côte de Rhigos and the popular Côte de Caerffili in the closing kilometres, that will likely be decisive in the deciding the stage victor in Cardiff and the destination of the final yellow jersey to be presented on British shores in the men’s race.

To find out more information and keep up-to-date with the 2027 Grand Départs, please visit letourgb.com