| Coordinates: | 54.428, -2.963 |
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| 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 miles
- Kendal 11.4 miles
- Penrith 20.1 miles
- Ulverston 17.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Windermere and Ambleside Ward 1.2 miles
- Lakes Parish 1.5 miles
- Skelwith Parish 2.6 miles
- Grasmere Built-up area 3.5 miles
- Windermere Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Claife Parish 4 miles
- Hawkshead Built-up area 4 miles
- Bowness-on-Windermere Built-up area 5 miles
- Kentmere Parish 5.2 miles
- Hugill Parish 5.6 miles
- Coniston Built-up area 6 miles
- Storrs Built-up area 6.3 miles
Example postcodes in Ambleside
LA22 0AN, LA22 0EJ, LA22 0EF, LA22 0BH, LA22 9BW, LA22 9AR, LA22 9EP, LA22 0HD, LA22 0DP … See all
Transport links
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 61.8 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 65.5 miles
- Windermere Railway Station 4.2 miles
- Staveley Railway Station 6.9 miles
Hotels in Ambleside Ad
- Ambleside Salutation Hotel & Spa, BW Premier Collection 4
- YHA Ambleside Hostel 4
- Waterhead Hotel 4
- Waterhead Rooms and Suites - Parking and Light Breakfast 4
- The Ambleside Inn - The Inn Collection Group 3
- Regent Hotel By The Lake 3
- Rothay Manor Hotel 4
- Wateredge Inn 4
- The Temperance Inn, Ambleside - The Inn Collection Group 3
Schools in Ambleside
- Ambleside C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Wray Castle Estate 3.2 miles
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 9.2 miles
- Watercrook Archaeological site 12 miles
- Blencathra Centre Country house 14.1 miles
- Lowther Castle Estate 15 miles
- Cartmel Racecourse Recreation 15.6 miles
- Holker Hall Estate 17 miles
- Brocavum Archaeological site 18.4 miles
- Brougham Castle Archaeological site 18.4 miles
- Terry Bank Estate 19.4 miles