Tag: Ambleside

Sunday’s sojourn – Edges of Ambleside

Waterhead to Ambleside; it’s a walk we do often. We park the car near the ferry point in Waterhead and do the thirty-minute stroll into the town. Leaving Waterhead, we hug the coast of Lake Windermere by cutting through Borran’s Park – a place unseen by many visitors, who hike by on the road, not realising that one of the best views of Windermere … Read More Sunday’s sojourn – Edges of Ambleside

Stark in Rothay Park

The Lakeland town of Ambleside lies at the northern end of Lake Windermere. It’s full of surprises; one of which is the fact that it’s not actually on the lake, but a twenty minute walk from Waterhead, the tiny but beautiful ferry-port that is. One of the other gems is Rothay Park, hidden from the entire road system, but forming a green backdrop to … Read More Stark in Rothay Park

Mystery and the Priest Hole

We were walking through a very rainy Ambleside a few days ago. What I smilingly call my ‘camera mind’ spotted how well the lines and colours of the Priest Hole pub contrasted with the wet and uniform grey of the January light. I also loved how the bright ‘double yellows’ led the eye away into the misty gloom… The ‘lead-line’ of the road on … Read More Mystery and the Priest Hole

Maple Quay

There’s a giant maple tree on the quayside at Waterhead on the northern shores of Lake Windermere. Waterhead is the most northerly ferry stop on this, England’s biggest lake. Boats from Waterhead link the town of Ambleside to Bowness and Lakeside at the southern tip of the lake. We call it ‘Maple Quay’ though it has no official name. In the autumn, the tree … Read More Maple Quay