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Extract from the Ambleside Travel Guides:
AMBLESIDE
, five miles northwest of Windermere, is at the heart of the southern lakes region, making it a first-class base for walkers. The town centre consists of a cluster of grey-green stone houses, shops and B&Bs hugging a circular one-way system, which loops round just south of the narrow gully of stony Stock Ghyll. The rest of town lies a mile south at
Waterhead
, a harbour on the shores of Windermere that's filled with ducks, swans and rowing boats and overlooked by the landscaped gardens of several plush hotels. In Ambleside itself, spare a few minutes for the mural of the rush-bearing ceremony in
St Mar... read the whole Ambleside Travel Guides...
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