Ambleside Backpackers

Old Lake Road, Lake District

Property Description

If you want to RELAX a while in the glorious scenery of England's most beautiful National Park... nowhere is better placed than AMBLESIDE as a centre.

Ambleside is an attractive small town of about 2500 people situated in the centre of the Lake District National Park, about 1 mile from the head of Lake Windermere.

Many fine mountain and valley walks, both easy and strenuous, start from the town.

Ambleside's tourist facilities are highly developed. It has a vast choice of restaurants, cafés and pubs. It offers high quality shopping, particularly for art, gifts and outdoor wear.

AMBLESIDE BACKPACKERS offers the best backpacker facilities in the area:
STRICTLY NO STAG, HEN OR DRINKING PARTIES.
* Reasonable charges with longer stay reduction
* Ideally situated, 5 minutes from bus
* 72 beds in a large traditional Lakeland cottage
* Clean, comfortable and warm
* Manager on site, doors close 12.30
* Mountain & valley walks from the doorstep
* Large comfortable lounge/common room with fire and TV.
* free internet use
* Spacious dining room with free tea/coffee
* Light breakfast included in price
* Superbly equipped kitchen, with hobs, microwave, oven and freezer, refrigeration and storage

Most dorms have views of the Fells, and are fitted with washbasins (except 1 dorm on ground floor).
*Central heating. Dorm size run from 2 to 12 bunks.

Facilities

  • » Car Parking Available
  • » Internet Access
  • » Laundry
  • » Linen Included

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Directions

AMBLESIDE BACKPACKERS is:
5 minutes walk from Ambleside's bus terminal

AMBLESIDE is:
in the county of Cumbria, in the centre of the Lake District National Park, served by National Express Coach from London and major towns/cities

4 hours by train to Windermere from London Euston (change at Oxenholme for Windermere, then bus 555 to Ambleside)

2˝ hours by road from Glasgow/Edinburgh

2 hours by road from Manchester, also train connection to Windermere from Manchester Airport

20 miles by road from M6 Motorway (junction 36)