Oh what a lovely little town....


One of my favourite lake side towns.





Taken with Mini 3 Pro.


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I can but agree, it's beautiful. Waterhead pier at Ambleside.
Sailing from there down to Bowness, on the steamer, drinking complimentary mulled wine to stave off the cold, is a cherished memory

I found it quite touristy, paid the parking, went to the Roman fort and drove the exiting Hard Knott Pass.

DAFlys Posted at 10-18 22:46
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Brilliant shot and what a fantastic location.  

Beautiful shot that DA - nice one

Blériot53 Posted at 10-18 23:21
I can but agree, it's beautiful. Waterhead pier at Ambleside.
Sailing from there down to Bowness, on the steamer, drinking complimentary mulled wine to stave off the cold, is a cherished memory

Nice,  we didnt try a boat trip here due to the weather.  

Codgerzh2 Posted at 10-19 05:42
Beautiful shot that DA - nice one

thanks Codgerzh2.   

Depp Posted at 10-18 23:51
I found it quite touristy, paid the parking, went to the Roman fort and drove the exiting Hard Knott Pass.

Ive never paid for parking here,  theres free parking 100yards from the paid carpark.

DAFlys Posted at 10-19 10:18
Nice,  we didnt try a boat trip here due to the weather.

You've not had much luck this trip, have you.

DAFlys Posted at 10-18 22:46
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It's a beautiful Vista.

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-19 03:29
Brilliant shot and what a fantastic location.

Cheers DT.    It's one of the more popular spots up here in Cumbria.

Blériot53 Posted at 10-19 10:30
You've not had much luck this trip, have you.

Nope its been pretty poor.   Derwent Walter was one of the better ones,  the rain held off for most of that.   

BetterBizTech Posted at 10-19 13:19
It's a beautiful Vista.

thank you Charles.   

DAFlys Posted at 10-20 00:14
Nope its been pretty poor.   Derwent Walter was one of the better ones,  the rain held off for most of that.

I always smile when anyone mentions Derwent Water in connection with the Lake District, since Derwent Reservoir is one of the three at Ladybower, near here.  It confuses some people.

Blériot53 Posted at 10-20 00:37
I always smile when anyone mentions Derwent Water in connection with the Lake District, since Derwent Reservoir is one of the three at Ladybower, near here.  It confuses some people.

And we keep passing Thirlmere which apparently has an aqueduct down to you lot to keep you in the water.

DAFlys Posted at 10-20 00:50
And we keep passing Thirlmere which apparently has an aqueduct down to you lot to keep you in the water.

Not us - Greater Manchester.

Blériot53 Posted at 10-20 00:58
Not us - Greater Manchester.

Id assumed it was shared out around the entire region.   

DAFlys Posted at 10-20 01:09
Id assumed it was shared out around the entire region.

We're served by Severn Trent, from underground aquifers in Derbyshire, apparently.

Blériot53 Posted at 10-20 01:18
We're served by Severn Trent, from underground aquifers in Derbyshire, apparently.

Hard to sabotage that.  

DAFlys Posted at 10-20 01:25
Hard to sabotage that.

And it's soft water too - not that horrible stuff you have to suffer down south.

Blériot53 Posted at 10-20 01:26
And it's soft water too - not that horrible stuff you have to suffer down south.

I pref something a bit of middle ground,   I like to call it Goldilocks water.  

DAFlys Posted at 10-20 01:33
I pref something a bit of middle ground,   I like to call it Goldilocks water.

Crikey, that's a childhood reference, for sure
The chemical formula for that is AuH2O  

Blériot53 Posted at 10-20 01:37
Crikey, that's a childhood reference, for sure
The chemical formula for that is AuH2O

Thats a terrible joke,  but you're not the first to use it.  

DAFlys Posted at 10-20 01:41
Thats a terrible joke,  but you're not the first to use it.

No indeed. I saw it a long time ago as the logo on a van where the proprietor's name was Goldwater.

DAFlys Posted at 10-20 00:14
thank you Charles.

You're very welcome.

DAFlys Posted at 10-19 23:58
Cheers DT.    It's one of the more popular spots up here in Cumbria.

You're very welcome DA.  It does look like a little slice of paradise.  

Blériot53 Posted at 10-20 01:45
No indeed. I saw it a long time ago as the logo on a van where the proprietor's name was Goldwater.

Thats quite clever then,  probably too clever for most people.

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-20 04:39
You're very welcome DA.  It does look like a little slice of paradise.

Let's just say the buses do a lot of business taking people there and back for the pubs and night life.  

DAFlys Posted at 10-20 07:41
Thats quite clever then,  probably too clever for most people.

They're a packaging company in Salford.

Blériot53 Posted at 10-20 08:16
They're a packaging company in Salford.

It's an interesting choice for that then,  its not that memorable.  

DAFlys Posted at 10-20 08:18
It's an interesting choice for that then,  its not that memorable.

Well I remembered it

Blériot53 Posted at 10-20 08:24
Well I remembered it

You're not really an average person are you though.

DAFlys Posted at 10-20 08:28
You're not really an average person are you though.

That could be construed either way
I shall give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that it wasn't meant as an insult

Blériot53 Posted at 10-20 08:39
That could be construed either way
I shall give you the benefit of the doubt and assume that it wasn't meant as an insult

it wasn't meant as an insult.

DAFlys Posted at 10-20 23:50
it wasn't meant as an insult.

DAFlys Posted at 10-20 07:55
Let's just say the buses do a lot of business taking people there and back for the pubs and night life.

I'm sure the little town appreciates the influx of money coming in from non-locals.  

DowntownRDB Posted at 10-21 03:43
I'm sure the little town appreciates the influx of money coming in from non-locals.

Theres a love hate for tourist up here I think,   the shops/bars etc love it but the farmers seem very anti it.  

DAFlys Posted at 10-21 11:17
Theres a love hate for tourist up here I think,   the shops/bars etc love it but the farmers seem very anti it.

Seems familiar to what the residents of Orlando, FL experience.  The locals hate the traffic tie-ups, crowded restaurants, etc caused by the millions of visiting tourists.  

Looks very nice indeed.