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About Ambleside
Ambleside, meaning "Shieling" or summer pasture by the riverbank, lies next to the northern shore of Lake Windermere, it is a small but busy Victorian town that is a popular spot with tourists, as it is an ideal location to base yourself to explore the lake district from. The town centre has a host of craft shops, cafe's, guest houses and hotels, and on a wednesday you will find an open-air Market. One of the building's in Ambleside is said to be the most photographed building in the whole of the lake district - Bridge House. This building was originally used as an apple store, and was ingeniously built directly over Stock Beck on a stone arch in order to avoid paying any land tax! It is now however a National Trust Shop after being aquired by them in 1926. Although a small building it is said that it was once home to a family of eight! It is also a place that artists love to paint. The great English landscape artist J.M.W Turner (1775 - 1851) painted it. Also, a few miles North of the town at Grasmere you will find Rydal Mount and Dove Cottage, two of the homes of the famous English poet William Wordsworth.
Planning a visit? Please see below for other recommended towns, attractions and recommended hotels nearby.
Distances and directions below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner
Recommended attractions near Ambleside
| Stagshaw Garden | (0.8 miles, 1.3 km) | Pictures |
| Wray Castle | (1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Townend | (2.2 miles, 3.6 km, direction SE) | Pictures |
| Dove Cottage | (2.8 miles, 4.6 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Kirkstone Pass | (3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction NE) | Pictures |
| Tarn Hows | (3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Windermere Steamboat Museum | (4.4 miles, 7.1 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Lake Windermere | (5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Hill Top | (5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Brothers Water | (5.6 miles, 8.9 km, direction N) | Pictures |
| Lake District National Park | (5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction NW) | Pictures |
| Steam Yacht Gondola | (5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
| Blackwell - The Arts & Crafts House | (6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction S) | Pictures |
| Langdale Pikes | (6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction W) | Pictures |
| Grizedale Forest Park Country Park | (6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction SW) | Pictures |
All attractions in AmblesideAll attractions in CumbriaComplete A to Z of attractions in EnglandRecommended towns near Ambleside
Elterwater, in the county of Cumbria (3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction W)
Elterwater is barely 200ft above sea level, it is picturesquely set beneath the glories of the Langdale Pikes
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Grasmere, a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (3.3 miles, 5.3 km, direction NW)
This tiny stone village is beautifully set between the tranquil waters of Grasmere Lake and the jagged heights of Helm Crag and Nab Scar
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Little Langdale, in the county of Cumbria (4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction W)
Little Langdale is a delightful hamlet in a hauntingly beautiful area lying above the Furness Fells.
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Windermere, in the county of Cumbria (4.0 miles, 6.4 km, direction SE)
Lake Windermere is England's largest lake, and one of it's most popular with visitors. It is 10.5 miles long and approx 1 mile...
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Hawkshead, in the county of Cumbria (4.2 miles, 6.7 km, direction SW)
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Bowness on Windermere, in the county of Cumbria (5.0 miles, 8.1 km, direction S)
This is the principal resort on Lake Windermere, it is a town crammed with quaint narrow streets jammed full of summer tourists which sprawls along the shores of the lake somewhere between Waterhead and Lakeside.
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Coniston, in the county of Cumbria (6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction SW)
There is a timelessness about this pretty village which is set beneath the awesome splendour of "The Old Man of Coniston" towering some 2,500ft above.
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Patterdale, in the county of Cumbria (7.5 miles, 12.1 km, direction N)
The village of Patterdale is a well known vantage point at the head of Ulleswater, close to Brotherswater.
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Glenridding, in the county of Cumbria (8.1 miles, 13.1 km, direction N)
Glenridding lies in a beautiful area on the south-west side of Ullswater.
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Torver, in the county of Cumbria (8.5 miles, 13.6 km, direction SW)
The lovely village of Torver is found in rich countryside beside Coniston Water in England's Lake District National Park.
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Stonethwaite, in the county of Cumbria (9.2 miles, 14.8 km, direction NW)
Tucked away in a quiet part of Borrowdale where streams tumble down crags amongst a patchwork of old pack-horse trails, scenery does not come more beautiful than that which surrounds this peaceful hamlet in the Langstrath Valley.
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Borrowdale, in the county of Cumbria (9.8 miles, 15.8 km, direction NW)
There is little doubt that Borrowdale possess some of the most unforgettable of all in the vast landscape of The Lake District National Park.
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Watendlath, in the county of Cumbria (9.9 miles, 15.9 km, direction NW)
A place of great beauty, Watendlath's dramatic landscape inspired writer Sir Hugh Walpole to choose it as the setting for his Rogue Herries series.
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Rosthwaite, in the county of Cumbria (9.9 miles, 16.0 km, direction NW)
Small as Rosthwaite may be, it has magic and serenity coupled with some of the most unforgettable sights in the Lake District National Park
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Seatoller, a Picturesque Village in the county of Cumbria (10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction NW)
Seatoller, set in one of the most beautiful and exciting landscapes to be found in the lakes, gains its prosperity as a centre for climbers and walkers.
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All towns in CumbriaComplete A to Z of towns in EnglandNearby travel help
| Windermere Station | (4.2 miles, 6.7 km, direction SE) |
| Staveley Station | (6.8 miles, 10.9 km, direction SE) |
| M6 Junction 39 | (13.7 miles, 22.0 km, direction NE) |
| M6 Junction 38 | (14.8 miles, 23.8 km, direction E) |
| Blackpool Airport | (45.3 miles, 72.9 km, direction S) |
| Teesside International Airport | (61.9 miles, 99.7 km, direction E) |
| Ambleside to London | (234.0 miles, 376.5 km, direction SE) |
Hotels & Accommodation in Ambleside
| Hotel Name | Approximate distance from Ambleside center |
| Cherry Garth | (0.0 miles, 0.1 km) |
| Lakes Lodge | (0.1 miles, 0.1 km) |
| Churchill Hotel | (0.1 miles, 0.2 km) |
| Rothay Manor | (0.2 miles, 0.3 km) |
| Best Western Ambleside Salutation Hotel | (0.3 miles, 0.4 km) |
| Regent By The Lake | (0.5 miles, 0.8 km) |
| Lake House | (0.6 miles, 1.0 km) |
| Broadoaks Country House | (2.5 miles, 4.0 km, direction SE) |
| The Waterside Hotel Grasmere | (2.8 miles, 4.5 km, direction NW) |
| Forest Side Hotel | (3.2 miles, 5.2 km, direction NW) |
| All hotels in Ambleside |
