Lake District, Ambleside (Cumbria)

Langdale Hotel & Spa

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Reservations opening times

Monday to Thursday: 8.00am-9.00pm
Friday: 8.00am-8.00pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10.00am-4.00pm

Local Attractions

The Lake District is a truly magical region. Its combination of soaring mountains, beautiful lakes and magnificent unspoilt scenery is breathtaking at any time of the year. It also offers something for everyone: superb walking, climbing and cycling; a host of water based activities; bustling rural towns full of character; houses of historic and cultural interest; and stunning views at every turn. It is hardly surprising that writers and poets such as John Ruskin, Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter chose to make the inspirational Lake District their home. The Lakes also offers great choice of visitor attractions ranging from Windermere Steamboat Museum which houses a unique collection of the lake's nautical heritage, to attractions which all the family will love such as Aquarium of the Lakes at Newby Bridge and Cars of the Stars in Keswick.

The Langdale Hotel & Spa is just outside Ambleside, one of the jewels of the Lakes, set in the centre of the Lake District at the head of Lake Windermere. Blessed with beautiful scenery, this bustling market town provides everything a visitor could want - from the numerous shops offering wares for walkers and climbers to the many eating and drinking establishments.

Buildings such as the 17th-century Bridge House, one of the smallest houses in Britain, and the Ambleside Museum (home to many Beatrix Potter artefacts) offer visitors an interesting insight into local life. Nearby Stock Ghyll Force, a beautiful waterfall, provides another stunning natural attraction.

Hill Top - owned by the National Trust and once home of Beatrix Potter.
The World of Beatrix Potter - an indoor recreation of her Lakeland countryside.
Dove Cottage and Wordsworth Museum.
Rydal Mount and Gardens, home of William Wordsworth.
Aquarium of the Lakes, Lakeside.
Lake Windermere Cruises.
South Lakes Wild Animal Park - top attraction for Excellence in the Lake District in 1999 and 2000.
Lowther Leisure & Wildlife Park, Penrith.
Ruskin Museum.
Levens Hall, Elizabethan home and world famous topiary gardens.

Amble along the lower fells and valleys on gentle walks. For the more energetic, take to the hills and mountains. Or, for some real excitement, brave Striding Edge on towering Helvellyn.
Chug across Lake Windermere on one of the Windermere Steamers (Teal, Tern (100 years old) or Swan).
Take a steam train through beautiful countryside from Lakeside to Haverthwaite.
Find some bargains at K-Village near Kendal.
See Batman's batmobile and Del Boy's Reliant Van amongst others at the Cars of the Stars museum, Keswick.
Join in the fun at the worldís only Laurel & Hardy Museum at Ulverston.
Go plane spotting at Solway Aviation Museum.
Meet Peter Rabbit and friends at the World of Beatrix Potter.

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