We started our Monday with a visit to Esquires Coffee House in Ambleside. Later, we hiked down to the waterfront at Ambleside and took the Lake Cruise down to the village of Bowness-on-Windermere. From there, we hiked around and up to School Knott (761 ft), stopping at School Knott Tarn along the way. From there, we hiked into the town of Windermere, where we had lunch at Cafe Italia. And from there we hiked back down into Bowness-on-Windermere and took the boat back to Ambleside. The hiking part of our journey was on the order of 8.6 miles, with an ascent of 629 ft. It took us 3 hours and 27 minutes to complete. We had a dinner at Misto Restaurant in Ambleside that left me wanting to go back.
Photo Notes:
This is the view looking west from School Knott (761 ft), down at the town of Windermere and Windermere Lake. Also from this view you can see the Langdales in the distance, and Ambleside is just out of view on the right. What a view, huh?