Ambleside by munki-boy
Ambleside
Ambleside is in The Lake District National Park in England.
Ambleside is a market town in Cumbria, situated at the head of Lake Windermere, England’s largest water. The town is within the Lake District National Park. Surrounded by beautiful scenery, Ambleside is rich with heritage and history. Bridge House, built in the 17th century over Stock Gyhll, is one of the smallest houses in Britain and is one of the most photographed scenes in Lakeland. A short walk from the town leads to Stock Ghyll Force, a spectacular 70 foot waterfall. To the south of the town is the Roman Fort of Galava. Ambleside is an ideal base for a walking holiday and has easy access to the surrounding fells and mountains. There are an abundance of shops catering for walkers and climbers, many cafes and restaurants as well as galleries, museums and craft shops.
Created: 27 November 2016 Edited: 29 November 2023
Ambleside
Shopping in Ambleside
Market Cross Compston Road, Waterhead
Market Cross mall
Local History around Ambleside
There are some historic monuments around including:
Lead mine and ore works at Greenhead Gill, GrasmereRomano-British enclosed stone hut circle settlement and round cairn 350m south of Hartsop HallSlight univallate hillfort on Allen KnottRound cairn 180m east of Rydal BeckRound cairn, 460m south west of Thompson GroundMedieval shieling 70m west of Trout BeckHogget Gill lead smelting mill, water management system and wood drying kilnThree round cairns 70m east of Rydal BeckLow Kingate concentric stone circlePrehistoric rock art, 150m south west of Nook EndSettlement on W slope of The Tongue, Troutbeck ParkMedieval shieling 150m west of Trout BeckMedieval shieling 100m west of Trout BeckAmbleside Roman fort, associated vicus and Roman roadMedieval shieling 640m north of Troutbeck Park Farm.Wildlife in and Around Ambleside
Mammals found in Ambleside
There have been 31 species of mammals recorded in the ambleside area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| American Mink (Neovison vison) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Black Rat (Rattus rattus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
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Birds found in Ambleside
There have been 157 species of birds recorded in the ambleside area.
| (Erithacus rubecula subsp. melophilus) |
| (Strix aluco subsp. sylvatica) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| (Parus major subsp. newtoni) |
| (Tetrao tetrix subsp. britannicus) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
