AmblesideAmbleside is the gateway from the Southern Lakes to the Northern Lakes and is favoured by the climbing and walking community. Excellent for the hiking visitor with many walking routes to the surrounding fells and lakes than any other village in the Lake District.It can get very busy in the summer, but unlike some other villages can still be lively in the winter months when the winter walkers arrive. The oldest area of Ambleside dates back to the fifteenth-century and is situated on the Kirkstone pass side of the Stock Beck Ghyll. You can still see the restored water wheels just below the bridge on the main road leading to Grasmere. The local Tourist Information Centre and other amenities are dotted around the village with some well known visitor attractions like Hayes Garden Centre located just outside the main village area. Steamers arrive from Bowness Bay and Lakeside at Waterhead, which is about two miles south of Ambleside village or alternatively visitors can also catch the open-top bus from Windermere to Ambleside. |
