| Coordinates: | 54.428, -2.963 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | NY 37 04 |
| Population: | 2,529 |
| Dialling code: | 015394 (Hawkshead) |
Ambleside sits at the northern end of Windermere in Westmorland and Furness, England, inside the Lake District National Park and the wider UNESCO World Heritage landscape. Set among grassy fells such as Loughrigg Fell and close to the cascade at Stock Ghyll Force, the town occupies the site of a Roman fort often identified as Galava.
Once a market and wool town, Ambleside now depends largely on tourism and outdoor pursuits, with independent outdoor shops, cafés and a compact historic centre featuring the little Bridge House and the Armitt Museum. It has a lively community of walkers, climbers and fell runners and serves as a convenient base for exploring the lakes, fells and the cultural history of the region.
Postcode districts covering Ambleside
Most populated places nearby
- Barrow-in-Furness 23.6 miles38 km
- Kendal 11.4 miles18.3 km
- Penrith 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Ulverston 17.2 miles27.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Windermere and Ambleside Ward 1.2 miles2 km
- Lakes Parish 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Skelwith Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Grasmere Built-up area 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Windermere Built-up area 3.8 miles6.1 km
- Claife Parish 4 miles6.4 km
- Hawkshead Built-up area 4 miles6.5 km
- Bowness-on-Windermere Built-up area 5 miles8.1 km
- Kentmere Parish 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Hugill Parish 5.6 miles9 km
- Coniston Built-up area 6 miles9.7 km
- Storrs Built-up area 6.3 miles10.2 km
Example postcodes in Ambleside
LA22 9BU, LA22 9ED, LA22 9EY, LA22 0AQ, LA22 0AP, LA22 0AY, LA22 9PL, LA22 0AN, LA22 0AR … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 61.8 miles99.5 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 65.5 miles105.4 km
- Windermere Railway Station 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Staveley Railway Station 6.9 miles11 km
Hotels in Ambleside Ad
- Ambleside Salutation Hotel & Spa, World Hotel Distinctive 4
- Rothay Manor Hotel 4
- Wateredge Inn- the Inn Collection Group 4
- Windermere Rooms at the Wateredge Inn 4
- The Waterhead Inn - the Inn Collection Group 4
- The Ambleside Inn - the Inn Collection Group 3
- Overbeck
- Ambleside Central 3
Schools in Ambleside
- Ambleside C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wray Castle Estate 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 9.2 miles14.9 km
- Watercrook Archaeological site 12 miles19.3 km
- Blencathra Centre Country house 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Lowther Castle Estate 15 miles24.1 km
- Cartmel Racecourse Recreation 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Holker Hall Estate 17 miles27.3 km
- Brocavum Archaeological site 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Brougham Castle Archaeological site 18.4 miles29.6 km
- Terry Bank Estate 19.4 miles31.2 km