AMBLESIDE | 4K Narrated Walking Tour | Let's Walk 2021

Join me for a walk around the popular Lake District town of Ambleside, home to stunning lakeside and mountain scenery, as well as centuries-old mills, pubs and a wonderful stream that rages through the heart of town.

On our walk around Ambleside, we pass a number of interesting landmarks, including The Bridge House, The Flying Fleece Pub (former woollen mill), Stock Ghyll, The Armitt Museum, Gallery and Library, The Ambleside campus of the University of Cumbria, The Golden Rule Pub, The Unicorn Pub, The Old Mill, The Old Bark Mill, Ambleside Market Cross, Compston Street, Ambleside Baptist Church, St. Mary's Church, Ambleside Methodist Church, Ambleside War Memorial and White Platts Recreation Ground.

Thank you so much to the following sites which helped me in my research of Ambleside:

https://www.amblesideonline.co.uk/hom...

https://lakedistrictgems.co.uk/2017/0...

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ambl...

http://www.theflyingfleece.co.uk/hist...

https://www.armitt.com/landing-page/

https://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/learn...

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/v...

http://www.ambleside-history.co.uk/so...

https://historicengland.org.uk/servic...

https://www.explorechurches.org/churc...

0:00 The Bridge House over Stock Ghyll
1:02 The Flying Fleece Pub (former woollen mill)
1:29 Stock Ghyll
1:46 Rydal Road
2:22 The Armitt Museum, Gallery and Library
2:55 Ambleside Campus of the University of Cumbria
3:42 Rydal Road
4:09 Smithy Brow
4:57 The Golden Rule Pub
5:32 North Road
6:17 The Unicorn Pub
6:34 North Road
6:45 Peggy Hill
7:05 North Road
7:15 Stock Ghyll and Old Mill
7:59 Stock Ghyll
8:11 Bridge Street (underneath a cottage!)
8:36 The Old Bark Mill
8:58 Bridge Street
9:02 Rydal Road
9:50 Ambleside Market Cross
10:38 Market Cross Shopping Area
11:21 Rydal Road
11:40 Compston Road
12:33 Zeffirelli's Cinema
12:53 Ambleside Baptist Church
13:21 Vicarage Road
14:46 St. Mary's Church
15:13 Ambleside Parish Centre and Methodist Church
15:29 Ambleside War Memorial
15:58 St. Mary's Churchyard
16:25 St. Mary's Church
16:51 St. Mary's Churchyard
17:28 Zeffirelli's Cinema
17:46 Compston Road
18:36 White Platts Recreation Ground
18:49 Thank you for watching!

Stats for nerds:

Distance walked: 0.6 miles/0.9km
Step count: 1200 steps (approx.)
Time taken: 18 mins 28 secs
Average speed: 1.9mph/3.1kmh

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