The Lake District is one of the world’s most beautiful places. Tourists come from all over to walk, climb or simply look at the wonderful landscape. The following websites are used for our local studies but are a valuable source of information for people planning a visit to this lovely part of Britain.

We have also made our own major local information resources:

• The Virtual Lake District - photo tours, information and more!
• Old Ambleside - 100 year old pictures of Ambleside.
• National Trust Pages - local life, history and projects.

• Ambleside Online - The Village of Ambleside has its own Website. Catch up on the latest local news.
• Lakeland Cam - Super collection of Lake District pics - updated daily!
• Lake District Architect - view this site to discover the world of a Lake District Architect.
• Mad About Mountains - Info. and pics about local mountains.
• The Ambleside Area - this excellent site by Instinct Training of Cockermouth contains lots of local information and photographs.
• William Wordsworth - Information about this famous local poet.
• Get a map of Ambleside - excellent resource from Streetmap
• The Lake District - masses of local information from the Lake District Tourist Board.
• Cumbria County Council - excellent for local studies. This site also has a useful local public transport database and many other areas of interest.
• Cumbria First - details on locations, towns and events in Cumbria.
• Lakesnet - another source of local information.
• Carlisle - our County City.
• John Dawsons Walks in Lakeland - lots of lovely pictures.
• Eden Valley Pages - some links to businesses and other schools.
• Regional Information Service - an extensive North of England Resource.
• Westmorland Gazette - excellent local resource.

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