Ambleside

An enchanting woodland garden full of unusual shrubs and trees, with rambling paths and a different delight around each corner.

This semi-open woodland, renowned for fine displays of bluebells and daffodils, was once owned by William Wordsworth.

Search for the tallest tree in Cumbria as you follow this circular walk through the woods.

Dating back to the 1st Century, there's plenty of history to uncover at the Roman Fort in Ambleside. Find out more about the beginnings and purpose of the fort and imagine a bustling community on your visit to the remains on the shore of Lake Windermere.

Built on a bridge over a beck in bustling Ambleside, this quaint little building was, amazingly, once home to a family of eight.

The original artwork included in this year’s exhibition features scenes which have changed little since Beatrix Potter arrived here on her first Lake District holiday in 1882.

A visit to High Lickbarrow Farm will be like no National Trust place you have ever experienced before. With the place exclusively yours, we invite you to make yourselves at home and become immersed in the Bottomley family’s Lakeland way of life.

Choose one of our gentle rambles through a Lake District woodland or challenge yourself to a hike taking in the dramatic Cumbria countryside.

Relax at Sticklebarn, our pub in Langdale. This isn't a traditional pub experience, it's a National Trust pub and we do things a little differently; with fire pits, blankets, board games, mulled cider and hearty campfire food.