Fantastic spot to start your walking adventure and the good thing is that shops & food places are near by aswell so you can prepare for an small or big exploring day out. Highly recommended.

Brian

May 17, 2016

The growth of old Ambleside is associated with a succession of families dating back to the early 14th century. The Braithwaites were an incredibly influential family and originally built Bridge House to access their lands on the other side of Stock Beck and also to store apples from their orchards, which surrounded Bridge House.

It’s pretty spectacular that Bridge House has survived throughout the centuries as Ambleside has changed and developed around it.

Its survival could be down to its many practical uses over the decades which include being used as a counting house for the mills of Rattle Ghyll, a tea-room, a weaving shop, a cobbler's, a chair maker's and, at one time, a home to a family of eight!

Brian

August 22, 2017

It’s pretty spectacular that Bridge House has survived throughout the centuries as Ambleside has changed and developed around it.

Its survival could be down to its many practical uses over the decades which include being used as a counting house for the mills of Rattle Ghyll, a tea-room, a weaving shop, a cobbler's, a chair maker's and, at one time, a home to a family of eight!

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