Number Seven Church Street
A classic Lakeland cottage in Wordsworth country.
Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0BU
Built in the 1600’s, this cottage has been used as coaching stables on the route from Lancaster to Keswick.
Owned by the Earls of Lonsdale and then converted into cottages in the mid 1700’s, this cottage has seen a great deal of history.
The building at the top of the street being known as The Priest Hole has its original oak floors. Our cottage has its original structure and oak beams and includes a prayer shelf by the fire place.
Wordsworth used to pass the cottage every day on his way to and from work at the top of Church street Beatrix Potter used to come to speak to the people who lived in this cottage. Her butchers were across the road on Church Street and they also delivered meat to her home. She drew the butchers cart in Jemima Puddle duck outside the Tower Bank Arms, from the butchers opposite the cottage. An exact copy of which we have a photograph.
Direct bookings by phone 07811077430 or 07884214410 or by e mail ambleside.house@outlook.com
Getting here
Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0BU
Public transport , by train London Euston Station to Carlisle train ,stopping at Oxenholme where you change to the train for Windermere. At Windermere walk through to bus station next door and take bus to Ambleside main bus stop Kelsick Road. By car leave M6 at junction 36 on A590 to A591 to Ambleside. Post code LA220BU . What3Words confident.racetrack.lawn
