III.-KENDAL TO AMBLESIDE.-14 MILES. ON RIGHT FROM KENDAL. From Ambles. Kendal must be left by the 14 road over the House of Correction Hill. St Thomas' Church. Keep to the right. Obelisk. Tolson Hall, Mr Bateman. KENDAL. 12 Toll bar. The valley of Kentmere diver- 10 ges to the right. It is five or six miles long, and pent in by the huge mountains of Hill Bell, (2436 feet.) High Street, (2700) feet,) and Harter Fell. The remains of a Roman road, the highest in England, are still to be traced upon the two former. At Kentmere Hall, a ruined) peel-tower, now occupied as a 7 farm house, Bernard Gilpin, the Apostle of the North," was born 1517. The pedestrian, after ascending High Street, which commands an extensive prospect, might descend to Haws Water, or into Martindale, proceeding thence to Patterdale. Staveley vill. Watered by the Kent, upon which there are several bobbin, and woollen mills. From the road between the fourth and fifth milestones Coniston Fells are visible. Ings Chapel. Orrest Head, John Braithwaite, Esq. A mile beyond is Elleray, belonging to Professor Wilson, but occupied by T. Hamilton, Esq., the author of Cyril Thornton. The view from the front of the house is very fine. Bannerigg Head, Road on the left to Bowness, two miles. The Wood, Mr Pennington. St Catherines, Earl of Bradford. 5 Road along the banks of the stream to Troutbeck vill, one and a half miles distant. At the turn of the road, a little beyond the eleventh milestone, the mountains round Ambleside vale open out in a beautiful manner. An excellent establishment] on the margin of the lake There is a fine expanse of water visible from the windows. The tourist will find employment for many days in rambling about the adjacent country, or boating upon the lake. Wansfell Holm, Geo. Warden, Esq. Waterend House, Mr Thos. Jackson. 4 2 Cook's House. Road on the left to Bowness. On the right a road leads through Troutbeck, over Kirkstone, and descends to Ulleswater. cr. Troutbeck Bridge. On the margin of Winder- To Newby Bridge, 12 miles. 7 8 9 10 12 1 Toll bar; head of the Lake. 13 AMBLESIDE. Inns,Salutation& Commercial. some years he resided at Leghorn, whence he forwarded the slabs of marble with which the chapel is floored. His story is alluded to in Wordsworth's "Michael;" but his tragical end is not told. The captain) of the vessel in which he was sailing to England, poisoned him, and seized the ship and cargo. First view of Windermere. From this eminence, and hence to the lake, splendid views of the mountains in the! west are commanded. Langdale Pikes, from their peculiar shape, are easily known. Bowfell, a broad topped mountain, is on the south. Between the two,Great End and Great Gable are seen. On the south of Bow fell, Scawfell Pike may be seen in clear weather. Farther south are Crinkle Crags, Wrynose, Wetherlam and Coniston Old Man. To the south east of Lang.] dale Pikes, in the foreground, is Loughrigg Fell; farther back, are Fairfield and Scandale. Calgarth Park, built by the eminent Bishop Watson. This portion of the route is eminently beautiful. Loughrigg Fell is seen on the opposite shore. At its foot,| Brathay Hall, G. Redmayne, Esq. Dove Nest, a house inhabited, during one summer, by Mrs Hemans, is a short distance farther on the right. Waterside, Mr Newton. IV. CIRCUIT OF WINDERMERE. We have deferred entering upon any description of this Queen of the Lakes, until we could at the same time detail the route which forms a circuit round its margin. We would by all means recommend those strangers who have sufficient time to circumambulate this lake, which is the largest sheet of water in the district, to do so at an early period of their visit, that the quiet scenery with which it is surrounded may not be considered tame, as will probably be the case if the survey be delayed until the bolder features of the country have been inspected. Windermere, or more properly Winandermere, is about eleven miles in length, and one mile in breadth. It forms part of the county of Westmorland, although the greatest extent of its margin belongs to Lancashire. It has many feeders, the principal of which is formed by the confluence of the Brathay and Rothay shortly before entering the lake. The streams from Troutbeck, Blelham Tarn, and Esthwaite Water also pour in their waters at different points. Numerous islands, varying considerably in size, diversify its surface at no great distance from one another,―none of them being more than four and a half miles from the central part of the lake. Their names commencing with the most northerly are-Rough Holm, (opposite Rayrigg,) Lady Holm, (so called from a chapel dedicated to our Lady, which once stood upon it,) Hen Holm, House Holm, Thompson's Holm, Cur |