The Dove Cot Cottages
Ambleside, North West England
🔌 Nearest public charging: · 1.2 mi (Open Charge Map)
The Dove Cot Cottages in Ambleside, Cumbria, sleeps 4, making it a comfortable base for a small family or group of friends exploring the Lake District. Windermere station is 4.8 miles away for those travelling in by rail.
The Armitt Museum & Library is just 1.6 miles off, with Dove Cottage and Hawkshead Grammar School also within easy reach for a day of local history. For refreshments, Chesters by the River and The Book Brewery are both nearby tea rooms. Coniston Water at Monk Coniston, rated Good for water quality, is 4.2 miles away and makes a lovely spot for a lakeside outing.
The Armitt Museum & Library is just 1.6 miles off, with Dove Cottage and Hawkshead Grammar School also within easy reach for a day of local history. For refreshments, Chesters by the River and The Book Brewery are both nearby tea rooms. Coniston Water at Monk Coniston, rated Good for water quality, is 4.2 miles away and makes a lovely spot for a lakeside outing.
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🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 1.6 mi
The Armitt Museum & Library
The Armitt Museum & Library is a museum, gallery, and library full of interesting and unusual object...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 2.3 mi
Dove Cottage
Dove Cottage was the Lake District home of William Wordsworth, a humble cottage with whitewashed wal...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 3.4 mi
Hawkshead Grammar School
Hawkshead Grammar School in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England was founded in 1585 by Archbishop Edwin Sand...
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Windermere Jetty
Windermere Jetty Museum sits on the lakeshore just outside Bowness, telling over 200 years of Winder...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 4.8 mi
The Ruskin Museum
The Ruskin Museum sits in the heart of Coniston village and tells the 'Story of Coniston', from Ston...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 4.9 mi
From Auschwitz to Ambleside
This small exhibition tells the story of 300 child Holocaust survivors who arrived in Windermere in...
🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 5.1 mi
The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction
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Brantwood
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Bridge House
Castle & Heritage · 2 mi
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Stately Home & Palace · 2.9 mi
Allan Bank
National Trust · 3.3 mi
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