#RoofSquares 9-15: Lake District Edition
We spent last week in the Lake District and it proved fertile ground for attractive roofs. We rented a cottage in Ambleside which was up 30+ steps from the street: a long way to climb with your luggage or after a hard day’s walking! From our patio we looked out almost at roof level to the Churchill Inn across the road. The picture above was taken the afternoon we arrived – but don’t worry about the grey skies. By the next morning, they had disappeared and we had glorious weather for the entire week.
The view above was taken from one of the cottage’s skylights, so that’s our roof and chimney in the foreground. To the right is the Churchill Inn again, and the whole scene is backed by Black Fell. I can’t get enough of these grey slate roofs! One more view from this perspective:
This time, we were across the road in a top floor café. The spire is St Mary’s Parish Church and it’s unusual amongst the grey slate roofs – it’s sandstone. Not sure I approve!
A few more Ambleside roofs – this house has very unusual chimneys.
The old Market Hall has a distinctive pointy roof and is now a popular Thai restaurant (very good, we tried it).
Coming back down into Ambleside one afternoon, I couldn’t work out what the round structure below us was, then as we got nearer I realised it was the roof of the local garden centre.
Finally, walking out of Ambleside on the other side of town you come to Rydal Park and Rydal Hall. I like this shot of the Hall’s roof peeking out behind the garden wall (which has another little roof on the summer-house built into the staircase).
I’ll have more lovely Cumbrian roofs for you next week. In the meantime, pop over to Becky’s Roof Squares challenge for all the fun of the fair and to see what everyone else has found.
The Glasgow Gallivanter 
One good thing about climbing 30+ stairs is that you had magnificent views from your windows.
Jude
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I kept reminding myself of that!
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I’m surprised to see the Lake District so sunny. I was only there once, but I feel like it just rained the whole time, so that’s how I think of it! I love the big window at the front of the Market Hall.
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It’s fair to say we’ve experienced very mixed weather in the past! This was the best ever.
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I love The Market Hall.
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I love the food inside it too!
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Love the way that Market Hall is contoured to account for the slope! I guess it’s level on the inside. 🙂
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Yes it is! I presume at one time there was an entrance at the other side where the little steps are.
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I rather like the square windows as well!
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Yes, those are good too!
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Hi, Anabel – The Universe must be sending me a message! I just finished adding “Hiking from B&B to B&B in the Lake District, England” to my top travel wish list. Great post!
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Oh good, I hope it whets your appetite!
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Love your roof collection! Many have done doors and windows, but roofs deserve their fifteen minutes of fame. Our favorite are the gray slate ones, they are so painterly they remind us of the Van Gogh type era paintings.
Peta
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Yes, I’m very fond of that grey slate. Thanks Peta.
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