Ambleside


Ambleside


Ambleside, one of the jewels of the Lakes, is set in the centre of the Lake District at the head of Lake Windermere. Blessed with beautiful scenery, this bustling market town provides everything a visitor could want – from the numerous shops offering wares for walkers and climbers to the many eating and drinking establishments. The town is rich in history and heritage. Originally containing a Roman fort (Fort Galava, the remains of which can be seen in Borran's field, Waterhead), Ambleside has always been an important area of the Lake District. Buildings such as the 17th-century Bridge House, one of the smallest houses in Britain, and the Ambleside Museum (home to many Beatrix Potter artefacts) offer visitors an interesting insight into local life. Nearby Stock Ghyll Force, a beautiful waterfall, provides another stunning natural attraction. An ideal base for a walking holiday, Ambleside has easy access to the surrounding fells and breathtaking mountains. For the less energetic, there are strolls along the shore, boat trips on the lake and many other things to do and see. Shoppers are well catered for with an abundance of outdoor retail outlets, craft shops and galleries. Source: Visit Britain

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Ambleside Attractions

The Lakes Discovery Museum @ The Armitt Museum, Ambleside Address: Rydal Road, Ambleside, LA22 9BL Tel: +44 (0)1539 431212 Fax: +44 (0)1539 431313 Email: info@armittt.com Website: http://www.armitt.com A treasure trove local history museum, artefacts from the Romans in Ambleside, Beatrix Potter watercolours, local photographs, maps and books. Exhibitions, hands-on activities, art gallery and shop. National Trust Hawkshead Courthouse Historic Site, Ambleside Address: Hawkshead, Ambleside, LA22 0NT Website: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk All that remains of the 15thC manorial buildings of the village of Hawkshead, once held by Furness Abbey. National Trust property. Hawkshead Grammar School Historic House/Palace, Ambleside Address: Hawkshead, Ambleside, LA22 0NT Tel: +44 (0)1539 436735 The romantic poet laureate William Wordsworth was educated at this school which was founded in 1585. The ground-floor classroom contains original furniture including the desk into which the young Wordsworth carved his name. The headmaster's study and a classroom upstairs house a display about the poet, the history of the school and the Sandys family who founded it in 1585. Adrian Sankey Glass Craft Centre, Ambleside Address: Rydal Road, Ambleside, LA22 9AN Tel: +44 (0)1539 433039 Fax: +44 (0)1539 431139 Email: adrian@glassmakers.co.uk Website: http://www.glassmakers.co.uk Adrian Sankey has developed a distinctive collection of traditional and contemporary crystal glass. Medieval methods and techniques cannot be replaced by new mechanical ones, so all items made in the open workshop using simple traditional tools are entirely hand-finished. Rydal Mount and Gardens Historic House/Palace, Ambleside Address: Rydal, Ambleside, LA22 9LU Tel: +44 (0)1539 433002 Fax: +44 (0)1539 431738 Email: rydalmount@aol.com Website: http://www.rydalmount.co.uk William Wordsworth lived at Rydal Mount from 1813 until his death in 1850. Once visited by such famous literary names as Keats, Sir Walter Scott, Tennyson and Ralph Waldo Emerson, it is now the family home of his direct descendants containing family portraits and other personal possessions of historical interest. The extensive garden with its magnificent lake views was landscaped by Wordsworth. The garden features terraces, rare shrubs, trees and the poet's summerhouse overlooking beautiful Rydal Water. The Homes of Football Museum, Ambleside Address: 100 Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DB Tel: +44 (0)1539 434440 Fax: +44 (0)1539 434448 Email: info@homesoffootball.co.uk Website: http://www.homesoffootball.co.uk Stuart Clarke began photographing The Homes of Football in 1989, after the Hillsborough disaster, soon creating a huge portrait of the national game in change. After years of touring his exhibition throughout the UK (which is ongoing to this day) Stuart found a permanent home for his collection of some 60,000 images at Ambleside in the Lake District.

Ambleside Accommodation

Lyndale Guest House B&B, Ambleside Address: Low Fold, Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DN Tel: +44 (0)1539 434244 Email: alison@lyndale-guesthouse.co.uk Website: http://www.lyndale-guesthouse.co.uk Lyndale Guesthouse is nestled midway between lake Windermere and Ambleside village with superb views of Loughrigg fell and the Langdales beyond. Lake Windermere is 5 minutes stroll away. Lyndale is spacious, comfortable and retains all the charms of a turn of the century guesthouse with modern facilities. Skelwith Bridge Hotel Skelwith Bridge AMBLESIDE Cumbria LA22 9NJ England Hotel Price Single From : 33.00 GBP Ambleside Salutation Hotel Lake Road Ambleside Cumbria LA22 9BX England Hotel Price Single From : 48.00 GBP

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