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Bridge House was built as an apple store over Stock [[Ghyll]]. |
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===St Martins College=== |
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Revision as of 05:51, 15 July 2005
Ambleside is a town in Cumbria in north-west England. It has has a population of about 3,000.
Ambleside is situated at the head of Windermere, England's largest lake. The town is within the Lake District National Park. It is in the Westmorland area.
Steamers (in reality diesel-powered) run to Bowness-on-Windermere and Lakeside offering fine views of the lake and surrounding mountains. Ambleside is a base for hiking, mountaineering and mountain biking. It has a selection of hotels, guest houses, pubs and restaurants.
The Armitt Library and Museum provides a fascinating source of local history with a collection which represents many of the local artists and writers of the past.
Its name came from Old Norse Á-mel-sǽtr = "river - sandbank - summer pasture".
Buildings
Bridge House
Bridge House was built as an apple store over Stock Ghyll.
St Martins College
Formerly Charlotte Mason College, [St Martins College] can be found at the northern end of the village.