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Page 40:-
The inspection of the western sides ought to form a separate
journey, the return to Ambleside being by the east.
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Ambleside to Keswick
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Bidding adieu to Ambleside, highly gratified with it and the
neighbouring scenery, we shall now proceed on the direct
route to Keswick.
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Low Fall, Rydal
High Fall, Rydal
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The road from Ambleside is adorned with beautiful trees,
amongst which the Lord's Oak is conspicuous. On the right is
Rydal Hall, the large mansion of Lady le Fleming, embosomed
in a shady park, on a gently rising eminence at the junction
of two vales; behind it, rise the steep and lofty Fairfield,
and the ravine of Rydal Head. The Rydal Waterfalls are shown
by a domestic; the stranger is introduced into a
summer-house, from which he suddenly beholds the Lower Fall,
forming an enchanting garden-scene. He is then conducted
amidst groves of oaks, through whose opening glades peeps
are obtained of the huge mountains above, and the sweet vale
below, to the Upper Fall, which is fine in all seasons; the
stream is much contracted, and precipitated down a
perpendicular wall of rock into a dark basin. From the bed
of the river at the top of the lower cascade, this Fall is a
scene of considerable interest. The houses at Rydal are
prettily covered with ivy and other creepers, and the
old-fashioned picturesque chimneys are retained. It is now
also ornamented by a tasteful little chapel, of the English
style of architecture, and its hexagonal tower finished with
pinnacles, is a beautiful object from various points.
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gazetteer links
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-- "Upper Fall" -- High Fall
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-- "Lord's Oak" -- Lord's Oak
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-- "Lower Fall" -- Low Fall (?)
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-- Ambleside to Keswick
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-- "Rydal Hall" -- Rydal Hall
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-- Rydal
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-- St Mary's Church
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