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Liverpool’s Anglican Cathedral and the iconic red telephone telephone red iconic the and Cathedral Anglican Liverpool’s Cycles (015394 33592). www.golakes.co.uk/cycling. 33592). (015394 Cycles Tel: 015394 39441 www.elh.co.uk/watersports 39441 015394 Tel:

who also designed the Albert Memorial, St Pancras Station, Station, Pancras St Memorial, Albert the designed also who Ghyllside Ghyllside various places in the town to hire bikes including including bikes hire to town the in places various hire.

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was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, Scott, Gilbert Giles Sir by designed was high level route makes a superb mountain bike ride. There are are There ride. bike mountain superb a makes route level high wakesurfing. Motor and rowing boats are also available for for available also are boats rowing and Motor wakesurfing.

bridleway that traverses the southern flanks of Wansfell. This This Wansfell. of flanks southern the traverses that bridleway

kayaking, canoeing, water-skiing, wakeboarding and and wakeboarding water-skiing, canoeing, kayaking, a different saint. different a

lanes, while Troutbeck and Ambleside are linked by an old old an by linked are Ambleside and Troutbeck while lanes,

A good range of water-based instruction, including sailing, sailing, including instruction, water-based of range good A roadside wells roadside , each dedicated to to dedicated each , Troutbeck has several fine fine several has Troutbeck

Low Wood Watersports and Activity Centre Activity and Watersports Wood Low Tour that takes in a pretty mix of lakes, woodland, fells and and fells woodland, lakes, of mix pretty a in takes that Tour

(called ‘perchines’) were eaten as a substitute for sardines! for substitute a as eaten were ‘perchines’) (called Loughrigg Fell Loughrigg is a strenuous mountain bike mountain strenuous a is of tour mile

canned perch canned from Windermere Windermere from During the Second World War, War, World Second the During Tel: 015394 43360 www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk 43360 015394 Tel: those new to cycling in the Lake District. The circular eight eight circular The District. Lake the in cycling to new those

The fells just west of the town offer a good introduction to to introduction good a offer town the of west just fells The Windermere.

time. The current record to beat is 51 min and 20 sec. 20 and min 51 is beat to record current The time.

Cycling bike boat allows exploration of the traffic-free western shore of of shore western traffic-free the of exploration allows boat bike

pull a one-ton car up the 3-mile Struggle in the fastest possible possible fastest the in Struggle 3-mile the up car one-ton a pull

way of arriving at your chosen destination. In the summer the the summer the In destination. chosen your at arriving of way

of the annual Kirkstone Pass Car Pull, where teams compete to to compete teams where Pull, Car Pass Kirkstone annual the of

Information Centre. Centre. Information on the full admission/cruise prices and provide an enjoyable enjoyable an provide and prices admission/cruise full the on

carriages regularly laboured up this gruelling hill. It’s the scene scene the It’s hill. gruelling this up laboured regularly carriages

www.golakes.co.uk/walking or call into the Tourist Tourist the into call or www.golakes.co.uk/walking Haverthwaite Railway and Lakeland Motor Museum give savings savings give Museum Motor Lakeland and Railway Haverthwaite

hostelries in the UK. Teams of packponies and horsedrawn horsedrawn and packponies of Teams UK. the in hostelries

and Dove Crag. For advice on walking routes visit visit routes walking on advice For Crag. Dove and

tickets to Brockhole Visitor Centre, Lakes Aquarium, Lakeside & & Lakeside Aquarium, Lakes Centre, Visitor Brockhole to tickets

Ambleside to the Kirkstone Pass Inn, one of the highest highest the of one Inn, Pass Kirkstone the to Ambleside

Langdale Pikes, Fairfield Horseshoe, Red Screes Screes Red Horseshoe, Fairfield Pikes, Langdale

beautiful lakeshore properties. Combined cruise and admission admission and cruise Combined properties. lakeshore beautiful

‘The Struggle’ ‘The aptly describes the steep ascent out of of out ascent steep the describes aptly

within a short distance of Ambleside, including the distinctive distinctive the including Ambleside, of distance short a within are a great way to travel and see both the lake and the many many the and lake the both see and travel to way great a are

many years. It now operates as a restaurant. a as operates now It years. many something more strenuous, there are many classic fell walks walks fell classic many are there strenuous, more something With regular daily sailings (reduced winter service), the cruisers cruisers the service), winter (reduced sailings daily regular With

Woods local artist Alfred Heaton Cooper and used as his studio for for studio his as used and Cooper Heaton Alfred artist local Windermere Lake Cruises Lake Windermere , one of the UK’s most romantic picnic spots. Or for for Or spots. picnic romantic most UK’s the of one ,

Log House Log Skelghyll Skelghyll Crag Jenkins on Lake Road was imported from Norway by by Norway from imported was Road Lake on The The in in for out look and Troutbeck to

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a variety of routes down – to Loughrigg Tarn, Elterwater, Elterwater, Tarn, Loughrigg to – down routes of variety a in Loughrigg Tarn and Holehird Tarn. Permits are available available are Permits Tarn. Holehird and Tarn Loughrigg in

trek was no longer necessary. longer no was trek the view over the Langdales is spectacular and you can choose choose can you and spectacular is Langdales the over view the in the lake itself, but also in the Rivers Rothay and Brathay, Brathay, and Rothay Rivers the in also but itself, lake the in

Mary’s Church was built and consecrated in 1854 this arduous arduous this 1854 in consecrated and built was Church Mary’s over Grasmere and Rydal Water. From the top of Loughrigg, Loughrigg, of top the From Water. Rydal and Grasmere over hire. There are some good opportunities for fishing, not only only not fishing, for opportunities good some are There hire.

Route, to St Oswald’s Church in Grasmere for burial. Once St St Once burial. for Grasmere in Church Oswald’s St to Route, best low level walks in the area and provides stunning views views stunning provides and area the in walks level low best with craft of all sizes – from cruisers to canoes – available for for available – canoes to cruisers from – sizes all of craft with

Loughrigg Terrace Loughrigg 4 miles along the old ‘corpse road’, now signposted as the Coffin Coffin the as signposted now road’, ‘corpse old the along miles 4 is one of the the of one is walks. fell to strolls lakeside Waterhead, at the head of the lake, is a focal point for boating, boating, for point focal a is lake, the of head the at Waterhead,

record marriages and deaths. The deceased were carried nearly nearly carried were deceased The deaths. and marriages record Ambleside abounds with routes for all ages and abilities, from from abilities, and ages all for routes with abounds Ambleside huge variety of activities on offer, to suit all tastes and abilities. and tastes all suit to offer, on activities of variety huge

Ambleside’s only place of worship, but was not registered to to registered not was but worship, of place only Ambleside’s Known to many as the walking capital of South Lakeland, Lakeland, South of capital walking the as many to Known means access to the lake is easy. Not surprisingly, there is a a is there surprisingly, Not easy. is lake the to access means

St Anne’s Chapel (NY 378 046) 378 (NY Chapel Anne’s St Walking was was years many For Ambleside’s superb location on the shores of Windermere Windermere of shores the on location superb Ambleside’s

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By Bus Bus services stop on Kelsick Road. Services run ambleside Grasmere - Keswick, and locally to Waterhead, Brockhole, Windermere Station and Bowness Pier. Other services connect with Coniston, Hawkshead and Great Langdale. Ambleside, at the head of Windermere and the foot of the Service 599 operates Bowness Pier (Windermere) - Grasmere Kirkstone Pass, lies in the very heart of the Lake District, (via Windermere station and Ambleside). Seasonal Sunday with easy access to Grasmere, Keswick, Windermere service. Service 555 Kendal - Grasmere (via Windermere and and the Langdales. A vibrant, busy town, surrounded Ambleside) at regular intervals daily. Service 505 daily service by magnificent Lakeland fells, it is the ideal location for to Hawkshead and Coniston. Service 516 daily service to ambleside a rural break. Although Ambleside has its roots in the Great Langdale (Apr–Oct only). medieval woollen trade, it is predominantly a Victorian For timetable, fare and Explorer ticket information please visit town, built of dark grey slate. www.stagecoachbus.com/plan-a-journey Ambleside’s history reaches back at least as far as Roman There is currently a temporary bus service connecting Keswick times. At nearby Waterhead the Romans built a stone fort, on and Grasmere via Thirlmere, linking existing buses at Grasmere. a trade route through South Lakeland (now in ). Hourly 7am-7pm Mon-Sat, two hourly Sun 10am-5pm. Buses Borrans Field leave Keswick 5 mins past the hour and leave Grasmere 10 mins Medieval Ambleside had a thriving woollen industry centred on to the hour (first bus departs at 7am). Pick up/drop off is at all the the fast flowing Stock Ghyll which powered the fulling mills usual 555 service stops. that pounded the newly woven cloth. When the town was granted a market charter in 1650, the Market Place became the By Boat commercial centre for agriculture and the wool trade. The 17th Windermere Lake Cruises has a choice of sailings from and 18th centuries were a major period of building, initiated by Ambleside Pier (Waterhead) to Bowness and Lakeside. yeoman farmers and landowners made wealthy by the profits of Daily sailings (reduced in winter), special Walkers’ Tickets the woollen trade. Many houses date from this period. and combined cruise/entry tickets for attractions available www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk The iconic Bridge House is a tiny house over Stock Beck in the centre of the town and one of the most photographed By Train Nearest main-line railway station is Oxenholme (2 miles buildings in the Lake District. Originally built as an apple store SE of Kendal). A branch line connects to Windermere (5 miles by the Braithwaites of Ambleside Hall in 1723, the building is away). There is a frequent rail link between Oxenholme and now owned by the National Trust and is open daily from Easter Windermere (Lakes Line). to October. For more information on all bus, rail, ferry timetables and fares Ambleside is also gateway to the spectacular valleys of Great visit www.golakes.co.uk/travel Langdale and Little Langdale. These tranquil valleys offer a haven for cyclists and walkers, with a range of gentle days out By Cycle or more challenging routes on some of the most iconic Lakeland For more information on cycling in Cumbria generally, go to Fells. Ambleside is deservedly popular, both with leisure visitors www.golakes.co.uk/cycling wanting a relaxing break and outdoor enthusiasts looking for a Car Hire challenge. Pay as you Drive low emission car hire available from Windermere The town offers easy access to a range of water sports, walks, and Oxenholme stations. climbs and cycle routes, and has plenty of great pubs and cafés Visit www.co-wheels.co.uk. to suit all budgets. It also has a wonderful literary and artistic For local events, where to eat, stay and do in Ambleside heritage, which can be explored in the town’s galleries and visit www.golakes.co.uk museum. Ambleside’s specialist retailers offer everything from outdoor clothing to local delicacies. Other shops specialise Whilst every effort was made to ensure that the information was correct at the time of going to press, Cumbria Tourism can accept no responsibility for any changes, errors in unique pieces inspired by the landscape, including slate or omissions, nor for any inconvenience arising therefrom. ornaments, watercolour paintings and pottery. On the opposite shore of Windermere lies the imposing Wray Castle, a National Trust property with a difference. Here you are encouraged to interact with the space and even run around dressed up as a knight! Cover image: Ambleside golakes.co.uk what to see & do...

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Key © cmria torism Galava Roman Fort Walking Heritage Waterhead Boat Museum Borrans Park A Bus Stop Shopping + 8 St Mary’s Parish Church (NY374044) G Waterhead Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and consecrated in 1854. The erection of the spire Bike Hire Pub (Ambleside Pier) A591 F caused much consternation at the time as it was thought to be too ostentatious. The Bike Parking Parking Electric Boat Hire H More things to see & do Windermere Lake Cruises Wordsworth Chapel was built as a memorial to the poet, who died in 1850. A large mural Low Carbon Car Hire Public Toilet depicts the annual rushbearing ceremony in July. 1 Armitt Museum & Library (NY376047) Tourist Information Road Train 9 Stagshaw Garden (NY380029) Rydal Road, Ambleside, LA22 9BL Tel: 015394 31212 www.armitt.com Cash Machine Road Train Route To Windermere/ To Windermere/ Combined museum, library and art gallery that explores the history of Ambleside and Bowness-on-Windermere Ambleside,Bowness-on-Windermer LA22 0HE eTel: 015394 46027 www.nationaltrust.org.uk Café Park To Bowness-on-Windermere/ To Brockhole, A591 its surroundings from Roman times to the present day. There are exquisite watercolours Lakeside The Lake District A steep woodland garden, created out of Skelghyll Woods, noted for its fine collection of Visitor Centre Low Wood Attraction + Park & Explore flowering rhododendron, azaleas and camellias. The best time to visit is in spring, when of fungi by Beatrix Potter, historic photographs of old Ambleside, and paintings and To Brockhole,Water Sports (Seasonal) Low Wood To Bowness-on-Windermere/ The Lake District Water Sportsthe shrubs are in full colour. Open April–June and by appointment from July–October. collages by German artist Kurt Schwitters (who settled in Ambleside after fleeing Nazi Lakeside Visitor Centre persecution). Regularly changing exhibitions of artwork. Admission charge. Open daily 10 5 Stockghyll Park (NY382046) except Sundays (10.00am–5.00pm). White Platts Recreation Area (NY374042) Victorian pleasure gardens created around Stockghyll Force – a cascade of water that Compston Road, Ambleside LA22 9DJ Tel: 015394 31332 www.whiteplatts.co.uk gushes through a precipitous gorge. Winding paths, steps, bridges and rocky outcrops 2 Galava Roman Fort (NY373034) Fun for all the family. 9 hole mini-golf course, putting green, crazy golf, tennis courts, a provide vantage points to admire the falls. Bathing was permitted at Stockghyll in the Borrans Road, Ambleside LA22 0EN bowling green, infant play area and places to just sit and relax. Open: April 1st - October 1880s but only between 6.00am and 9.00am or after 7.30pm. Towels were provided Built around AD 120, the original stone fort of Galava at Waterhead stood on a raised 31st. Peak Times: Half term, bank holiday weekends, sunny Sundays and July/Aug platform to avoid flooding from the rivers Rothay and Brathay. The Roman garrison 10am–7pm Off-Peak: 11am–5pm numbered about 500 men and supported a sizeable civilian settlement outside the fort. The fort was in use for about 150 years before being abandoned sometime before AD 6 Zeffirellis and Fellinis Cinemas (NY 375044) Local facilities 400. On-site interpretation panels provide information on how the fort would have looked Millans Park, Compston Road, Ambleside LA22 9AD - Market Place, Ambleside LA22 9BU. and operated. Tel: 015394 33845 www.zeffellis.com/cinema Post Offices Zeffirellis is an independent cinema that supports new and emerging talents within the 3 Hayes Garden World (NY376036) world of cinema and the arts. All 4 screens benefit from state of the art Dolby® Digital Tourist Information Centre - Market Cross, Ambleside, 015394 32582. Lake Road, Ambleside, LA22 0DW technology, air conditioning and induction loops plus Screen 1 and Screen 3 have Tel: 015394 33434 www.hayesgardenworld.co.uk Dolby® 3D capability. Fellinis also offers a unique studio cinema experience. We show Public Parks - Rothay Park: children’s play area and riverside footpath to Rothay Housing one of the north’s largest selection of plants, furniture and leisure products art-house and independent films hosting seasons of live performances of opera, theatre Holme. Borrans Park: lakeshore setting from around the world. During the winter months they have one of the finest Christmas and ballet via satellite. There is good disabled access but there are some steps and displays in the region. stairs. Please ring to be sure about access. Please ring for screenings and times. Car parks – Waterhead, Rothay Holme, Millerfield, Rydal Road, Lake Road, Low Fold, King Street. Disc parking scheme for on-street parking (reusable discs 4 Brockhole, The Lake District Visitor Centre (NY389010) 7 Ambleside Climbing Wall (NY 376042) available from local shops, businesses and Tourist Information Centre). Windermere, LA23 1LJ Tel: 015394 46601 www.brockhole.co.uk 101 Lake Road, Ambleside LA22 0DB Tel: 015394 33794 A wealth of activities for the whole family. There are exhibitions on Lakeland life and www.amblesideadventure.co.uk landscapes, special events and workshops, a café and attractive gardens with picnic This 35ft lead climbing wall is a replica of a real crag taken from a direct mould of natural Petrol Stations – Lake Road, Ambleside. Troutbeck Bridge. areas and an adventure playground for children. Throughout the holidays and most limestone. It provides all the intricacy and excitement of movement on natural rock. weekends, they host a wide range of exciting activities and events - including Treetop Beginners of all ages can receive expert tuition and supervision from highly qualified Public Toilets –White Platts Recreation Ground (seasonal). Rydal Road car park. Trek and Nets, boat and bike hire. Open all year, admission to the site is free, but parking and experienced instructors. Experienced climbers can get open access to a wall where Rothay Holme car park (seasonal). Low Fold car park. Mechanics Institute, Market Place. charges apply. Disabled access to most of the house and gardens. route quality, training facilities and regular route changes are what matters. Open 7 days Waterhead car park. Rothay Park (closed Dec-Feb). a week, telephone or check website for opening times.