Book : Street Atlas
Cumbria.
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Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway Co. Ltd, Haverthwaite Station,
Nr Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 8AL Tel: 015395 31594 - Haverthwaite
Station is situated on the A590 near Newby Bridge. Lakeside Station
is at the southern end of Windermere.
Lake Windermere is the
largest natural lake in England, according to Wordsworth "None
of the other Lakes unfold so many fresh beauties". Rowboats
are available for hire, with stylish steamers and vintage cruisers
to Lakeside in the south and Waterhead at the northern end. There
is a ferry service across the lake to Sawrey giving access to
the western side of the lake and Beatrix Potter's former home
at Hill Top.
Hill Top, Near Sawrey, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 0LF
Tel: 015394 36269. Delightful small 17th-century house where
Beatrix Potter wrote many of her famous children's stories. Hill
Top is managed by the National Trust.
ARMITT LIBRARY & MUSEUM,
AMBLESIDE Tel: 015394 31212 - a unique place combining Library
and Museum, scholarship and fun, art and entertainment. A superb
collection of books and manuscripts, drawings and paintings,
memorabilia and archaeological objects relating to an extraordinary
gallery of famous Lake District characters.
Abbot Hall Art Gallery & Museum, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 5AL
Tel: 01539 722 464 - Abbot Hall is a Grade I Listed Georgian
building in a beautiful setting on the banks of the River Kent,
surrounded by a park and overlooked by the ruins of Kendal Castle.
There are collections of modern works in the upstairs galleries
while downstairs, 18th century paintings can be seen in their
period setting, alongside furniture and objets d'art of the time.
There is a collection of society portraits of the day including
key works by George Romney (1734-1802), who served his apprenticeship
in Kendal.
Townend, Troutbeck, Windermere,
Cumbria LA23 1LB Tel: 015394 32628 - A well-preserved 17th century
yeoman farmer's house, complete with original furniture and decorative
woodwork., a National Trust property.
Rydal Mount and Gardens, Rydal, Near Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22
9LU. Tel: 015394 33002 - The Wordsworth Family moved into Rydal
Mount in 1813 and rented the house continually for 46 years until
the death of Mary Wordsworth in 1859. Rydal Mount was the largest
house the Wordsworths lived in and became a much-loved family
home.
LAKELAND MOTOR MUSEUM,
HOLKER HALL & GARDENS, Cark-in-Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands,
South Lakeland, Cumbria LA11 7PL Tel: 015395 58509 - 30,000 exhibits
including the largest display of automobilia on public display
within the UK, with a full sized detailed replica of Sir Malcolm
Campbell's 1935 Bluebird Car. About 6 miles south of Newby Bridge.
Cartmel Priory Gatehouse, The Square, Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands,
Cumbria LA11 6QB Tel: 01524 701178 A 14th-century gatehouse of
a medieval priory. About 6 miles south of Newby Bridge.
Cartmel Racecourse, Cartmel,
Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria LA11 6QF - Tel:01539 536340 (www.cartmel-racecourse.co.uk)
The course at Cartmel is a left handed oval of about one mile
one furlong, which is bisected by the finishing straight. The
run in at just over four furlongs is the longest in the country.
Although racing currently takes place on six days of the year,
the event is always well attended. About 6 miles south of Newby
Bridge.
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