Ambleside Alison

Oct

01

Wheelchair friendly? Yes, no problem!

This month one of my tours involved designing a three day itinerary: I would be guiding a married couple in

Oct 1, 2024

1 min read

Mar

20

Literature while you wait !

Travelling through Keswick we pass a bus shelter which has this wonderful mural painted on it. Of course it isn&

Mar 20, 2024

2 min read

Feb

14

Obsessed with nature

February is the month for love and I have to confess I've fallen in love with the natives!

Feb 14, 2024

1 min read

Jan

19

The Grand Designs of Thomas Mawson at Rydal Hall

As a professional Tourist Guide (with the cherished "Blue Badge") my Cumbria region guiding colleagues meet regularly for

Jan 19, 2024

3 min read

Jan

06

Beatrix Potter - Fantasy and Fun in Art

In the Autumn of 2023 members of the Beatrix Potter Society came from all over the globe to meet together

Jan 6, 2024

3 min read

May

11

Amble around Ambleside

It's been a wonderful and busy week for me as a Blue Badge Tourist Guide based in Ambleside.

May 11, 2023

3 min read

Feb

18

Steam up! Sail Away!

The modern oxidised copper clad boathouse with its overhanging roof canopy is the Windermere Jetty Museum dedicated to steam boats

Feb 18, 2023

2 min read

Feb

05

From Dove Cottage to Docklands

On this day: 5th February 1805 What does a Blue Badge Tourist Guide do when they go away for a

Feb 5, 2023

4 min read

Jan

01

Visiting the Lake District? What's on your reading list?!

"Up! up! my Friend, and quit your books; Or surely you'll grow double" from Tables Turned by William Wordsworth 1798

Jan 1, 2023

5 min read

Dec

31

Cloud inversion and frost on the ground, beautiful off season lake district scene, Langdale Valley

What's it like in the off-peak season?

The Lake District is a fabulous place to visit all year round ...

Dec 31, 2022

2 min read