UK ~ Bridge House - Ambleside - Lake District National Park ~

... Lovely view of a picturesque and unique "tiny" building located at the northern edge of Ambleside in the Lake District National Park... dating back to the 17thC... originally an apple store built over the Stock River river to avoid land tax... later used as a house, an information centre and now a shop for the National Trust... there are only two sparsely furnished small rooms spread across two floors that are both accessible by an outside stone staircase... the Bridge House is now seen as an icon of the Lake District and has inspired painters, writers, poets, and travel guide authors ever since it was built... and is probably the most photographed building in the NP... Thanks a lot dear Andrene! (✿◠‿◠) 🩷🥰🩷Big Congratulations on The Birth Of Your New Great Granddaughter!🩷🥰🩷

Photo: © Joan Bryden
Ambleside is a town in the parish of Lakes, in Cumbria, in North West England. Historically in Westmorland, it marks the head (and sits on the east side of the northern headwater) of Windermere, England's largest natural lake. The Lake District is is a mountainous region and national park completely within Cumbria and its mountains (or 'fells') are sometimes called the Cumbrian Mountains.

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Definitives - King Charles III

(Issued 04-04-2023)