Get in
[edit]Ambleside is an easy bus trip from Windermere and you can also catch a boat from various destinations on Lake Windermere.
Get around
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Map of Ambleside
Ambleside is a small village so most places can be visited by walking around.
See
[edit]- The Armitt Library and Museum. Provides a fascinating source of local history.
- Stock Ghyll Force. Spectacular 70-foot waterfall
- Bridge House. 17th-century structure over Stock Ghyll, now used as an information centre for the national Trust.
- Homes of Football, 100 Lake Road, ☏ +44 15394 34440. Weekdays 10AM – 2PM (guaranteed, will sometimes stay open later). Weekends 10:30AM – 4:30PM. Exhibition of photographs by Stuart Clarke, taken at football matches or football-related events all around the world. A fascinating insight into football culture. Strongly recommended.
- 1 Wray Castle, Low Wray, LA22 0JA (4 miles south of Ambleside), ☏ +44 15394 33250, [email protected].
- 2 Hill Top (Home of Beatrix Potter), Near Sawrey, Hawkshead, LA22 0LF (7 miles south of Ambleside), ☏ +44 15394 36269, [email protected]. Home of the creator of Peter Rabbit, timed slots are available to book
Do
[edit]- Feed the swans near the jetty.
- Zeffirelli's is an independent cinema at 2 Compston Rd in town centre, with a restaurant.
- Stock Ghyll Force.
- 1 Nab Cottage - Experiential English courses, Rydal, LA229SD Ambleside, ☏ +44 15394-35311, [email protected]. Nab Cottage is an English language school in the Lake District where students and teachers live and study together in a 15th century farm house. Courses may be combined with yoga, walking or personal development.
Buy
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[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Waterhead, Lake Road, ☏ +44 15394 32566. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. 4-star townhouse boutique hotel. £56.50-£113 pppn.
- The Drunken Duck Inn, ☏ +44 15394 36347, [email protected]. Barngates, Tariff £90 upwards.
- 2 Nanny Brow, Clappersgate, Ambleside LA22 9NF (on A593), ☏ +44 15394 33232. Pleasant B&B in Arts & Crafts house 5 miles from Ambleside. No children under 12 or dogs. B&B double £130.
- 3 Rothay Manor, Rothay Bridge, Ambleside LA22 0EH, ☏ +44 1539 433605. Hotel in 19th-century building a short walk from town, great comfort and dining. Open Feb-Dec. B&B double £170.
- 4 Old Dungeon Ghyll, Great Langdale LA22 9JY, ☏ +44 1539 437272. Walkers' refuge and dog-friendly inn up at the head of Great Langdale, open all year. B&B double £60.
Go next
[edit]- Rydal Mount – home of William Wordsworth