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grounds,[1] his first object should be to walk up that hill
at Elleray, by Mr. Eastted's new drive. All the way up, the
views are exquisite: but that from the summit,- about 700
feet above the lake, is one of the finest the district can
show. The whole length of Windermere extends below, with its
enclosing hills and wooded islands; and towards the head,
some of the highest peaks and ridges may be seen:- Coniston
Old Man to the west; Bowfell and the Langdale Pikes to the
northwest; Fairfield to the north, with Loughrigg lying, as
a mere dark ridge, across the head of Windermere; while, to
the north-east, Troutbeck is disclosed, with its peaks of
High Street and Hill Bell. All below are woods, with houses
peeping out; on a height of the opposite shore, Wray Castle;
further north, the little Brathay Chapel, set down near the
mouth of the valley; and between Loughrigg and the lake, at
its head, the white houses of Clappersgate, with the
chateau-like mansion of Croft Lodge conspicuous above the
rest. This view is a good deal like
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A portion of the Elleray grounds are open to the public
every Monday and Friday. Tickets of admission, bearing date,
are issued on application to Mr. Garnett, at the Windermere
Post-office, by paying a small donation, not less than one
shilling, for a party of six persons, and, if above that
number, the donation must he doubled. The proceeds are for
the benefit of the school for the education of the poor,
established by the Rev. J. A. Addison, and the sick and aged
poor of Windermere, who may need assistance.- Parties will
enter at the gate opposite the post-office, and proceed up
the road to the right, which is the main road leading to the
top of the hill, and return by the same route. All branch
roads are strictly private.
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