| This page is about Ambleside. For other information about staying at Monk Coniston see the page here. |
Other Walks:
- Ambleside
- Coniston Water West
- Grizedale Forest
- Levers Water
- Old Man of Coniston
- Tarn Hows and Cathedral Quarries
- Great Langdale
Walking from Monk Coniston - Ambleside
The 505 bus went from the Monk Coniston to Ambleside via Hawkshead.
The bus stop is directly outside the drive. There is no physical bus stop but it stopped by this slight layby here:
The roads are quite narrow and not many passing places so its interesting to see how the drivers cope with the oncoming traffic.
When the bus I was on got to Ambleside it then changed to a 516 to Dungeon Ghyll in Langdale valley (this is only some busses in the summer). However I did not continue on this as I was not sure how I would get back.
I had a quick look at Ambleside, it seemed to be mostly touristy shops so I did not stay long.
From Ambleside you can walk over Loughrigg Fell. From the bus stop in Kelsick Road I went west along Compston Road and Church Walk and to the right of St Mary's and through Rothay Park:
The track goes past the former CHA house at Loughrigg Brow.
| It is now holiday homes, here are my pictures of it now: |  |
Other Pages where I have put Information about CHA Houses
- Kinfauns Castle
- Forest Side Grassmere
- Doverhay Place, Porlock
- Loughrigg Brow, Ambleside
- Abbey House, Whitby
| Here are some other walks from Ambleside from the 1993 HF Schedule of walks: |  |
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Other Walks from Monk Coniston :
- Ambleside
- Coniston Water West
- Grizedale Forest
- Levers Water
- Old Man of Coniston
- Tarn Hows and Cathedral Quarries
- Great Langdale
Other Documents on this site
Click on the following for more information
| Former HF Houses | |
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| Conwy (1914- 2011) |  |
| Newlands (1914- 1987) |  |
| Swanage (1947- 1995) |  |
| Isle of Arran (1925- ) |  |
| Scarborough (1954- 1998) |  |
| Lulworth |  |
| Beddgelert |  |
| New Inns |  |
| Penrith |  |
| Milford-on-Sea |  |
About This SiteHere is some information I have gathered together about getting to and walking from HF houses when leaving the car at home. On these pages I have also put some history about former HF houses I have visited. The information here is based on my visits to HF houses over the years. It may be out of date so don't rely on anything here without checking. If you find any errors why not let others know by putting a post on the HF Holiday Fans ( unofficial) Facebook forum. I will try to quote such posts here so they don't get lost. This is information I have discovered over the years which would have been useful to know before. Unfortunately the travel information on the HF website, for getting to houses by public transport, is poor. I think it would be better if the information on this page were on the HF website. |
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