Ambleside

The weather cleared today and we had a really good time exploring Ambleside and Lake Windermere.

We caught a cruise to Wray Castle, which looks like a medieval castle but was actually built in the 1840's by wealthy Liverpool industrialists. It is owned by the National Trust and is currently being refurbished in preparation for becoming a museum to display the National Trusts Beatrix Potter collection, so we could only walk around the grounds, but we had a very informative guided tour telling us the history of the castle.

We then returned to Ambleside and walked into town along the shores of the lake and the banks of the River Rothay. Along the way we visited the site of a Roman fort which was once a key part of the Roman settlement in Britain and also Hadrians Wall.

Dinner was once again at the Lakeside Inn and my choice was a repeat serve of the venison.

Our time in the Lakes is coming to an end. Tomorrow we head to Kendal and then back to London on Friday. The month hee has gone very quickly.Читать далее