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Stuff To Do in Ambleside

Ambleside has some great stuff to do. Whether you are going there on holiday or you live in Ambleside, let Stuff To Do find you some ideas and inspiration for fun family days out and cool things to do in Ambleside.

Zeffirellis

'There are wonderful things in Jazz, the talent for improvisation, the liveliness, the being at one with the audience' Henry Matisse
Millans Park, Compston Road, Ambleside, LA22 9AD
http://www.zeffirellis.com


Rydal Mount and Gardens

Wordsworth's best loved home for 37 years. It was here that he wrote many of his poems. He became Poet Laureate to Queen Victoria at the age of 74.
Rydal, Ambleside, LA22 9LU
http://www.rydalmount.co.uk


Hawkshead Courthouse

All that remains of the 15thC manorial buildings of the village of Hawkshead, once held by Furness Abbey. National Trust property.
Hawkshead, Ambleside, LA22 0NT
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk


The Golden Rule

Friendly local pub, no jukebox or pool. Filled rolls, scotch eggs and pork pies. Real Ales. Sun-trap patio.
4 St Anne's Court, Ambleside, LA22 9ED


Windermere Lake Cruises, Waterhead

Windermere Lake Cruises offer more than just a ferry service. We hold private charters, lunch cruises, buffet cruises, corporate hospitality, public sailings, group travel.Steamers and launches sail daily throughout the year from Waterhead.
Waterhead Pier, Waterhead, Ambleside, LA22 0EY
http://www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk


Stagshaw Garden

Woodland garden on a slope overlooking lake Windermere. Superb collection of rhododendrons and azaleas blended perfectly under the hillside oaks.
Stagshaw Lane, Ambleside, LA22 0HE


Hawkshead Grammar School

Built in 1585, attended by William Wordsworth, original classrooms and 16thC desks. William Wordsworth's name carved on desk.
Main Street, Hawkshead, Ambleside, LA22 0NT
http://www.hawksheadgrammar.org.uk


Rydal Mount and Gardens

All the Wordsworth family were keen gardeners and William had strong views about how a garden should look
Rydal, Ambleside, LA22 9LU
http://www.rydalmount.co.uk


Armitt Collection

Local museum, art gallery and reference library specialising in Kurt Schwitters, Beatrix Potter, The Romans, literature and the arts.
Rydal Road, Ambleside, LA22 9BL
http://www.armitt.com


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