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the hilly ground above Grathwaite: Third, northward up the
lake to the Rydal mountains. Here Dove Nest is a pretty
object, and the Pike of Wansfell is seen rising over
Calgarth, which is on the banks of the water.
Windermere being so extensive, cannot be thoroughly examined
from any one point; the Ferry Inn and Bowness, Low Wood Inn
and Ambleside, are the most favourable resting-places, from
whence its varied scenes of beauty, grandeur, and sublimity,
may be contemplated. Newby Bridge, also, is a delightful
situation at the foot, seated under a wooded hill of
considerable elevation. The Leven is a noble stream, and
higher up above the bridge, gradually widens in sportive
curves and charming little bays. At Fellfoot, encompassed by
majestic woods, the Coniston mountains peer above the lake.
Hence the road skirts Gunner's How past Trover Wood, a
little beyond which, Curwen's Island appears as united to
both sides, and thus cutting the lake into two parts; beyond
is Calgarth, and the distant mountains of Fairfield,
Scandale, Coldale, and Hill Bell. Nearer the spectator,
stands Storrs Hall, on a far stretching promontory; and on
the opposite side the pretty projecting woodlands of the
Ferry-Point and Berkshire Islands. The scenery from Bellman
Ground exceeds that from any other place south of the
island. Storrs Hall, the Rectory, the Ferry House, the
Little Islands, Bowness and the elegant winding shores up to
Ambleside, and the Rydal
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