Location : Ambleside
Map - Ordnance Survey - SD 377032
At Waterhead Pier, Ambleside.
Windermere Lake ends a mile short of Ambleside at Waterhead, and can come as a shock to boat passengers expecting to be in the town. Crowded around the bay are boats, hotels, cafes, tourist shops, and places selling food for the ducks and swans.
Steamers and launches sail daily throughout the year between here and Bowness, about halfway down the 12 mile length of the lake, and Lakeside at the far end. From here you can take a ride on the three and a half mile Lakeside and Haverthwaite Steam Railway. There is a horse-drawn carriage taking passengers between Waterhead Pier and the centre of Ambleside.
A short walk from Waterhead is Borrans Park, in which are the remains of the Roman Fort of Galava.
Galava Toman Fort and Waterside, from Loughrigg. Photo by Tony Richards.
Photo by Tony Richards.
Waterhead and Red Screes from Latterbarrow. Photo by Tony Richards
Waterhead and Ambleside. Aerial photo by Jonathan Webb.
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