Armitt Library, Ambleside

#8 among attractions in Ambleside

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The Armitt Museum, also known as the Armitt Museum and Library, is an independent museum and library, founded in Ambleside in Cumbria by Mary Louisa Armitt in 1909. It is a registered charity under English law. ()

Coordinates: 54°26'3"N, 2°57'48"W

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Ambleside United Kingdom

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Armitt Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rydal Mount, Galava, Ambleside Climbing Wall, Rydal Hall.

1.3 miNW
Wordsworth's Lakeland cottage and gardens
Rydal Mount, Rydal
33 min walk • Rydal Mount is a house in the small village of Rydal, near Ambleside in the English Lake District. It is best known as the home of the poet William Wordsworth from 1813 to his death in 1850. It is currently operated as a writer's home museum.
0.9 miS
Archaeological site
Galava, Ambleside
22 min walk • Ambleside Roman Fort is the modern name given to the remains of a fort of the Roman province of Britannia. The ruins have been tentatively identified as Galava, mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary.
~1650 ftS
54°25'47"N • 2°57'45"W
Ambleside Climbing Wall, Ambleside
8 min walk • Sport complex, Climbing
1.2 miNW
Garden, Historical place, Convention center
Rydal Hall, Rydal
31 min walk • Rydal Hall is a large detached house on the outskirts of the village of Rydal, Cumbria, in the English Lake District. It has an early nineteenth-century front facade, but includes some earlier fabric.
1.2 miS
Park
Stagshaw Garden, Ambleside
30 min walk • Stagshaw Garden is a woodland garden situated south of Ambleside, in Cumbria, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. The garden is noted for its shrubs, including rhododendrons, azaleas and camellias.
~1450 ftSW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Mary's Church, Ambleside
8 min walk • St Mary's Church is in Ambleside, Cumbria, England. It was built in the 1850s to a design by George Gilbert Scott in Gothic Revival style. The building is Grade II* listed. Notable features include its stone spire, which is a local landmark and an unusual feature in Lake District churches.
0.6 miSW
Bridge
Rothay Manor, Ambleside
15 min walk • Rothay Manor is a country house near Ambleside in Cumbria. It is a Grade II listed building.
1.2 miSW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Holy Trinity Church, Grasmere
32 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is in Bog Lane in the village of Brathay, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.

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Which popular attractions are close to Armitt Library?

Nearby attractions include St Mary's Church, Ambleside (8 min walk), Rothay Manor, Ambleside (15 min walk), Galava, Ambleside (22 min walk).

How to get to Armitt Library by public transport?

The nearest stations to Armitt Library:

Bus

Health Centre • Lines: 555, 599 (4 min walk)
Kelsick Road Stand 1 • Lines: 516, 555, 599 (8 min walk)

Ferry

Ambleside Pier 1 • Lines: red (27 min walk)