visit ambleside & troutbeck
Ambleside is in the very heart of the Lake District. At the head of Windermere and the foot of Kirkstone Pass. It is an ideal base to explore the lakes.
Take a cruise on the lake from Waterhead. Enjoy an evening at the cinema at Zeffirellis, you can also dine in their vegetarian restaurant, just one of many great places to eat.
Ambleside has great walks on the doorstep including Wansfell and the Langdales. The variety of accommodation from lakeside hotels to small family run b&bs, campsites overlooking the lake and self catering cottages is excellent. read more
explore ambleside
History & heritage
Ambleside was granted a market charter in 1650 and Market Place became the commercial centre for agriculture and the wool trade.
history
heritage
Art & culture
From museums and art galleries to contemporary ceramics and a cinema.
arts & cinema
museums & exhibitions
Natural environment
Ambleside has a wealth of gardens to explore, many with spectacular views.
ambleside quirky facts...
The Struggle
Aptly describes the steep ascent out of Ambleside to the Kirkstone Inn, one of the highest hostelries in the UK.Roadside wells
Troutbeck has several fine roadside wells, each dedicated to a different saint.The old 'corpse road'
For many years St Anne's Chapel was Ambleside's only place of worship, but not registered to record marriages and deaths. As the chapel was in the parish of Grasmere, the deceased were carried nearly 4 miles along the old ‘corpse road' to St Oswald's Church in Grasmere for burial. Once St Mary's Church was built and consecrated in 1854 this arduous trek was no longer necessary.Ambleside accommodation
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