Rydal, Cumbria

Rydal is a village in Cumbria, England. It is a small cluster of houses, a hotel, and St Mary's Church, on the A591 road midway between Ambleside and Grasmere.

Rydal
Village
Rydal, Cumbria
Rydal is located in the former South Lakeland district
Rydal
Rydal
Location in the former South Lakeland district
Rydal is located in Cumbria
Rydal
Rydal
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY362046
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townAMBLESIDE
Postcode districtLA22
Dialling code015394
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament

Historically part of Westmorland, Rydal is significant in the history of English Romantic literature. William Wordsworth lived at Rydal Mount from 1813 to 1850. Dr Thomas Arnold, notable headmaster of Rugby School, had a summer home at Fox How in nearby Under Loughrigg. Arnold's son, the poet Matthew Arnold, was a frequent visitor and a close friend of Wordsworth. At the northern end of Rydal Water is White Moss House, believed to be the only house owned by Wordsworth, which he bought for his son, Willie and which remained in the Wordsworth family until the 1930s.[1]

Rydal is often a starting point for the Fairfield horseshoe, a hillwalking ridge hike.

Transport

Stagecoach Cumbria operate service 555 which goes to Keswick, Grasmere, Ambleside, Windermere, Kendal and Lancaster along with Stagecoach Cumbria open top service 599 - branded as "Lakesider" by Stagecoach - which is branded as "Lakesider" by Stagecoach[2] - which goes to Grasmere, Ambleside, Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere and occasionally Kendal in the evenings.[3][4]

The closest railway station to Rydal is Windermere. All buses from here go to Windermere railway station.

See also

References
  1. White Moss House
  2. "Lakesider" 599 bus runs every 20 minutes from Bowness to Grasmere, connecting with mainline station, Windermere." https://www.stagecoachbus.com/promos-and-offers/cumbria-and-north-lancashire/open-top-buses
  3. The Lakes by Bus - including 555 & 599 timetables: https://tiscon-maps-stagecoachbus.s3.amazonaws.com/Timetables/Cumbria/Lakes%20Connection/Summer%202023/CNL%20Summer%2023%20Lakes%20Guide%20WEB%20V2.pdf
  4. Bus list: https://bustimes.org/localities/rydal

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