Ambleside is a Town in the county of Cumbria.
Ambleside is a market town in Cumbria, situated at the head of Lake Windermere, England’s largest water. The town is within the Lake District National Park. Surrounded by beautiful scenery, Ambleside is rich with heritage and history. Bridge House, built in the 17th century over Stock Gyhll, is one of the smallest houses in Britain and is one of the most photographed scenes in Lakeland. A short walk from the town leads to Stock Ghyll Force, a spectacular 70 foot waterfall. To the south of the town is the Roman Fort of Galava. Ambleside is an ideal base for a walking holiday and has easy access to the surrounding fells and mountains. There are an abundance of shops catering for walkers and climbers, many cafes and restaurants as well as galleries, museums and craft shops.
Ambleside postcode: LA22 9DQ
There are great places to visit near Ambleside including some great hills, hiking areas, villages, ancient sites, ruins, old mines, waterfalls, rivers and streams, lakes, woodlands, towns, mountains, castles, historic buildings, historic monuments, caves, bluebell woods, nature reserves, disused railway lines, airports and islands.
The area around Ambleside features a number of interesting hills including Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
The area around Ambleside features a number of interesting hiking areas including Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell.
The area around Ambleside features a number of interesting villages including Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
There are a several good ancient sites in the Ambleside area like Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.
There are a several good ruins in the Ambleside area like Bonsor East Mine Workings, Bonsor Dressing Floors, Penny Rigg Copper Mill, Appletree Worth, Stephenson Ground Limekiln (ruin), Water Yeat Limekiln (ruin), and Hebblethwaite Hall Gill.
Don't miss Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry's old mines if visiting the area around Ambleside.
Ambleside's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.
Don't miss River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere's rivers and streams if visiting the area around Ambleside.
Ambleside's best nearby lakes can be found at Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.
There are a several good woodlands in the Ambleside area like Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen are great places to visit near Ambleside if you like towns.
There are a several good mountains in the Ambleside area like Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.
Ambleside has some unmissable castles nearby like Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
Ambleside's best nearby historic buildings can be found at Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.
The area around Ambleside's best historic monuments can be found at Fairy Steps.
Caves to visit near Ambleside include Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
The area around Ambleside boasts some of the best bluebell woods including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
The area around Ambleside's best nature reserves can be found at Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
There are a number of disused railway lines near to Ambleside including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
There are a several good airports in the Ambleside area like Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
Ambleside is near some unmissable islands like Piel Island,
Ambleside History
There are some historic monuments around Ambleside:
Places to see near Ambleside
History of Ambleside
In 1650 the town was granted a charter to hold a market. In the reign of James II, another charter was granted for the town to collect tolls. The town’s Market Place became the commercial centre for agriculture and the wool trade. The old packhorse trail between Ambleside and Grasmere was the main route between the two towns before the new turnpike road was completed in 1770. Smithy Brow at the end of the trail was where pack ponies were re-shod after their journey. With the coming of the turnpikes, the packhorse trains were superseded by horse-drawn stagecoaches, which regularly travelled between Keswick and Kendal via Ambleside.
Lakes near Ambleside
Rivers near Ambleside
Shopping in Ambleside
Market Cross Compston Road, Waterhead
Market Cross mall
