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LOW WOOD INN
Is delightfully situated on a small bay, over which are
beheld Brathay Park and the Pikes of Great Langdale,
Loughrigg Fell, and Fairfield; while southward, the lake
steals quietly away between sloping shores adorned with
woodlands and farm-steads, till the view is stopped by
Curwen's Island. By those who love retirement, this inn will
be chosen as a place of temporary abode, more especially
since the excursions generally made from Ambleside can be
equally as well accomplished from hence. Beautiful views
towards each extremity of the Mere may be enjoyed from the
fields above the inn and the lane leading to Troutbeck, a
mountain valley, distinguished by the Fells at its head -
the picturesque remains of cottage architecture - and the
fine foregrounds formed by the river at every step. This
stream rises in High Street, flows over a very stony channel
down to the park, whence it glides one while quietly, at
another, chafing with foam, till it is lost in the silent
depths of Windermere. The village is half a mile long,
wildly scattered on the side of a steep hill, at the foot of
which are the chapel and school. The views of Windermere are
enchanting, and Calgarth on its shores appears to the
greatest advantage.
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