Last Thursday, late evening, Graham and I made a spur of the moment decision to spend the weekend in Ambleside in the Lake District. A few clicks on the computer and we were booked into the Salutation Hotel for Friday and Saturday nights :)
We arrived late Friday morning and took a stroll around the town. This one up one down 17th Century house straddles the Stock Ghyll. It was originally built as an apple store but is reputed to have housed a family with six children!
Later in the afternoon we took a stroll down to the edge of Lake Windermere and around the outer edges of the town. We had magnificent views of the surrounding hills and mountains.
On Saturday morning, after a delicious and hearty full English breakfast at the hotel we set off on our walk up to Loughrigg Fell. We got caught in a short shower but otherwise the weather was sunny but cold. The directions told us to take a steep road - oh boy was it steep!!! I had to stop several times to catch my breath.
The photo below was the view we had behind us as we climbed the path.
The following two photos show the view we had when we stopped for lunch.
Rydal Water
On Sunday morning we took a walk up to Stock Ghyll Force which descends 70 feet. I would imagine that this area is really beautiful in summer when all the trees have their leaves and the flowers are in bloom.
And finally, this was the only wildlife we saw. A Herdwick sheep, native to the Lake District.
Beautiful photos. Glad you enjoyed the Lake District
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