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Page 163:-
turn to the left, and cross the hill by High Close, whence
are interesting views of Windermere and Langdale, on one
side, and the vale and lake of Grasmere, on the other. A
road back by Langdale Chapel, will bring him again to
Ambleside, after a circuit of nineteen miles, viz.:
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| 3 | Skelwith Bridge | 3 |
| 2 | Colwith Force | 5 |
| 2½ | Blea Tarn | 7½ |
| 4 | Dungeon Gill | 11½ |
| 4 | Langdale Chapel | 15½ |
| 3½ | Ambleside, by Rydal | 19 |
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Ambleside to Keswick
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IX. AMBLESIDE TO KESWICK.- 16¼
M.
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| 1½ | Rydal | 1½ |
| 3½ | Swan Inn | 5 |
| 2 | Raise Gap | 7 |
| 1½ | Wythburn Chapel | 8½ |
| 2¾ | King's Head Inn | 11¼ |
| 4 | Castle Rigg | 15¼ |
| 1 | Keswick | 16¼ |
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Rydal Water
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Rydal Water is one of the smallest of the lakes, but
very beautiful from its wooded islands and shores, which
give it an air of great seclusion.- (See page 41.)
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Rydal Hall
Rydal Mount
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Rydal Hall has been converted into a large staring
mansion, from the interesting and picturesque form of the
old Westmorland hall. In the grounds are two beautiful
cascades, extremely pretty as garden scenes. Rydal
Mount is the residence of that contemplative,
philosophic, and soul-subduing poet, William Wordsworth,
Esq.
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Grasmere
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GRASMERE is a mile beyond Rydal, and is surrounded by an
amphitheatre of mountains, from any elevated situations on
which, and wherever
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-- "Ambleside" -- Ambleside
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-- "Grasmere" -- (Grasmere, Lakes)
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-- "Langdale" -- Great Langdale
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-- "Langdale" -- Little Langdale
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-- Ambleside to Keswick
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-- "Rydal Hall" -- Rydal Hall
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-- "Rydal Mount" -- Rydal Mount
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-- "Rydal Water" -- Rydal Water
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