Whilst on our journey there we stopped off in Windermere to have a walk around the lake. There were some gorgeous views and lots of people out on their boats. Here are a view photo's I took whilst wondering around the lake...
We stayed 'Claremount House' in Ambleside, this was a cosy little B&B owned by a friendly couple. On arrival David (one of the owners) offered to carry my bag upstairs and took us to our room. Our room was bright, clean and simple with a dash of colour. It had a lovely little en-suite I felt at home straight away which was great.
We had planned to get our and do a long walk around Loughrigg Fell , we had a brief conversation with David about this were he was kind enough to lend us maps and to point us in the right direction to start our walk and we were off...
We walked 6 and a half miles in approx. 3hours, parts of the walk was hard in the heat but I wasn't complaining because we couldn't have asked for better weather for weekend of venturing in the great outdoors.
We walked right up into the mountains where we witnessed some spectacular views of Loughrigg Tarn, Grasmere & Rydal water...
After a long day of walking we headed back to shower, change and then off back out for our tea. We decided to eat in a lovely little restaurant called 'The Glass House'. And I have to say the food was delicious! I had braised lamb and it just fell apart on my plate and in my mouth you hardly had to even chew it, it was amazing I would most definitely recommend it to anyone and would eat there again myself. Also for the quality of the food the price is pretty reasonable too :)
Sunday morning we were up early for our traditional cooked breakfast before packing, checking out and off for a walk again!
Breakfast consisted of cumberland sausage, egg, bacon, beans, tomato, mushrooms and a hash brown...
MMMM DELICIOUS!!!
Once sorted we then proceeded to head out to Rydal Vale to take some photos of Rydal Falls. Whilst on this walk we passed some amazing views, one of my favourites was of some stepping stones across a river, the sun was beaming down and glistening off the water and the trees were in full bloom and a lovely bright green colour. The whole setting of the picture was just breathtaking I could have sat there in the warmth of the sunshine for hours just listening to the water flowing over all the rocks in the river, it was so peaceful and relaxing...
Later we arrived at Rydal Falls which again was another breathtaking view, the water looked so inviting in the scorching hot weather and after walking for approx. an hour.
There was a little hut so sit in with a window to view the falls, but being a fan of photography I knew i wasn't going to get a decent photo of this amazing place through a pane of glass. So we climbed down the side onto some rocks where we could fully appreciate the view and could take some great photos.
It looked like a little version of paradise...
Overall I really enjoyed the trip, we both did. It was nice to enjoy the time away together it such a picturesque place with no money or work worries just gorgeous weather, amazing views and great company!
We will definitely be visiting Ambleside again in the near future and would recommend 'Claremount House' to anybody that is looking for a pleasant, welcoming place to stay.
