Ambleside Attractions

Stagshaw Garden in the town of Ambleside, in the county of Cumbria (0.8 miles, 1.3 km)
Steep woodland garden, noted for its flowering shrubs, created by the late Cubby Acland, Regional Agent for the Trust.
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Wray Castle in the town of Ambleside, in the county of Cumbria (1.9 miles, 3.1 km, direction N)
Owned by the National Trust and set in 64 acres of land, Wray Castle is not actually a castle but a private house built in the...
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Townend in the town of Troutbeck, in the county of Cumbria (2.2 miles, 3.6 km, direction NW)
17th-century Lake District stone and slate house, former home of a wealthy farming family.
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Dove Cottage in the town of Grasmere, in the county of Cumbria (2.8 miles, 4.6 km, direction SE)
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Kirkstone Pass in the town of Ambleside, in the county of Cumbria (3.6 miles, 5.8 km, direction SW)
The Lake District's highest mountain pass open to motor traffic at an altitude of 1,489 feet (454 m). Along the pass can be found...
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Tarn Hows in the town of Coniston, in the county of Cumbria (3.9 miles, 6.3 km, direction NE)
This exceptional magical landscape is known as Beatrix Potter Country. For it is here amongst Lakeland's magnificent tarns and...
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Lake Windermere in the town of Windermere, in the county of Cumbria (5.2 miles, 8.4 km, direction N)
This is the Lake District National Park's most dazzling resort as well as being England's largest natural lake. It is surrounded...
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Hill Top in the town of Near Sawrey, in the county of Cumbria (5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction N)
The Farmhouse in the Lake District where Beatrix Potter wrote many of her children's stories
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Brothers Water in the town of Patterdale, in the county of Cumbria (5.6 miles, 8.9 km, direction S)
Dorothy Wordsworth (c.1771-1855, diarist, poet, sister of William ) referred to it as "..the glittering lively lake..". The...
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Lake District National Park in the county of Cumbria (5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction SE)
I first saw the Lake District many years ago, when for eight out of my eleven day sojourn, it rained, and rained! None-the-less,...
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Steam Yacht Gondola in the town of Coniston, in the county of Cumbria (5.8 miles, 9.4 km, direction NE)
Rebuilt Victorian steam-powered yacht on Coniston Water, with the stunning backdrop of Coniston Fells in the heart of the Lake...
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Blackwell - The Arts & Crafts House in the town of Bowness on Windermere, in the county of Cumbria (6.1 miles, 9.8 km, direction N)
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Langdale Pikes in the town of Little Langdale, in the county of Cumbria (6.3 miles, 10.2 km, direction E)
These famous pikes rise loftily above the village of Langdale, whilst below visitors can savour the wild and desolate beauty of...
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Grizedale Forest Park Country Park in the town of Hawkshead, in the county of Cumbria (6.5 miles, 10.5 km, direction NE)
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Haweswater in the town of Bampton, in the county of Cumbria (9.1 miles, 14.6 km, direction SW)
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Hardknott Roman Fort in the town of Eskdale Green, in the county of Cumbria (10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction E)
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Hardknott Pass in the town of Eskdale Green, in the county of Cumbria (10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction E)
One of the steepest roads in England offering spectacular views across the lake district, and the ruins of an ancient lonely...
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Aira Force in the town of Ullswater, in the county of Cumbria (10.5 miles, 17.0 km, direction S)
Beautiful lake winding through a glaciated valley, and an impressive waterfall which is a Victorian beauty spot.
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Fell Foot Park in the town of Ulverston, in the county of Cumbria (10.6 miles, 17.1 km, direction N)
A country park besides Lake Windermere with beautiful displays of daffodils and rhododendrons in season, picnic areas, boat hire,...
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The Bowder Stone in the town of Borrowdale, in the county of Cumbria (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction SE)
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