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Penrith, it will be conveniently seen on their progress from
that place to Ambleside, which is twenty-four miles;
eighteen or nineteen of this ride (from Penrith to Brother
Water) are by turns beautiful and sublime.
Visitors from Scotland or the north of England should take
Ulls Water on their road to Ambleside; in this way they face
the best scenery of the lake - if this journey is to be
performed in one day, the traveller must alight at
Gow-barrow Park, to see, from Lyulph's Tower, one of the
first-rate views upon the lake: Ara Force, half a mile from
the tower, is worth observation. Those who wish to spend
more time at Ulls Water, may discharge their horses at
Patterdale; but as there are no post horses there, when
wanted, they must be sent for to Ambleside.
Tourists from the south usually enter this country by Kendal
or Ulverstone, and such will take the lake of Ulls
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Water with most convenience from Ambleside.
The road to Ulls Water, from Ambleside, is wild and
mountainous; the ascent from Ambleside is steep, with little
variation, to the top of Kirkstone. This place takes its
name from a sort of cubical stone on the left, called
Kirkstone; from which there is an interesting little peep at
the lake of Brother Water, which, at intervals, displays
itself during the descent into the valley.
The views round Brother Water are sublime, the vale is
fertile and clothed in wood, which diminishes in quantity as
it ascends the mountains, and is generally in excellent
distribution: from Brother Water to the inn at Patterdale
the road is good, and winds pleasantly among trees,
affording now and then a glimpse of the surrounding country.
The head of Ulls Water lies south-
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