A Guide To Ambleside
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Ambleside is situated at the top of Lake Windermere and has a population of just under 3000. It is a popular tourist destination and has many cafes, pubs and restaurants. There is also a large selection of outdoor shops catering for fell runners, climbers and walkers. Ambleside’s best known landmark is Bridge House – a small stone building built over Stock Ghyll. The building was previously used as a store, but it now serves as a tourist information centre.
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Ambleside Cottages
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Hunter's Moon, Skelwith Bridge, Ambleside
Sleeps 4 - 6 in one double, one twin and bunk-beds
Log burning stove in lounge, pet friendly, pub 300 yds
Nearby: Elterwater, Brittania Inn, Chesters By The River
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Ambleside - Things To Do
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Stagshaw Gardens – Owned by the National Trust, this woodland garden features a variety of rhododendrons, camellias and azaleas. The gardens are open daily from 10.00am until 6.30pm, during April, May and June – and by appointment at other times of the year. |
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Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage – just outside Ambleside at Townend. Dove Cottage was the home of William & Dorothy Wordsworth, and it was here that William wrote his greatest works of poetry. Samuel Taylor Coleridge was a regular visitor to Dove Cottage – living nearby in Keswick. |
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Rydall Mount & Gardens – William Wordsworth moved to Rydall Mount in 1813 and spent the rest of his life there. William designed the gardens at Rydall. Both the gardens and house are open to the public throughout the year with the exception of January. There are special evening tours of the house and gardens lasting 1½ hours. |
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Armitt Library & Museum – is a fascinating and unique collection of books, water-colours, manuscripts and scientific paraphernalia. The Armitt Library is a collection of scientific, literary and antiquarian books established by Mary Louise Armitt. |
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Grasmere Gingerbread – Sarah Nelson began making an selling gingerbread in the late 1800’s and the tradition still survives today. Though the original recipe is locked away in the vaults of a bank, you can buy and taste the results at the Gingerbread Shop in Grasmere. |
Ambleside Events and Festivals
| Brathay Music Festival |
1 - 4 June 2012 |
| Ambleside Rushbearing Festival |
Saturday, 7 July 2012 |
| Grasmere Rushbearing Festival |
Saturday, 21 July 2012 |
| Ambleside Sports Day |
Thursday, 26 July 2012 |
| Rydal Sheepdog Trials & Hound Show |
Thursday, 16 August 2012 |
| Grasmere Lakeland Sports |
Sunday, 26 August 2012 |
Skelwith Bridge, near Ambleside
Skelwith Bridge is just a short distance from Elterwater and the Langdale Pikes. Situated on the A593, it is just 2 ½ miles from Ambleside and 5 miles from Coniston. At Skelwith Bridge itself is ‘Chesters By The River’ – a popular café and the Skelwith Bridge Hotel which has a restaurant and public bar – the Talbot Bar. Nearby, at Elterwater is the Britannia Inn – a traditional Cumbrian inn with bar and restaurant. The area around Skelwith Bridge is gently undulating and there are many walks – including walks to the nearby Skelwith Force and Colwith Force waterfalls. The nearest shops for provisions and groceries are in Ambleside.
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