Ambleside

Ambleside, today.

I love the drive up from Kendal, especially the part of the road that runs right next to the lake and which always makes me think of 'Swallows and Amazons'.

And I like Ambleside, too. I can remember it from when I was in my teens and we used to come to the Lake District every Easter. (I remember one holiday when I insisted on playing 'Autobahn' at least once a day in the car, all twenty-two minutes of it.)

I love the building around here, built of slate. I can't think of anywhere else in the lakes that is similar (although there are far better qualified people than me who will know better).