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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 Location in the former South Lakeland district  Rydal Location within Cumbria | |
| OS grid reference | NY362046 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | AMBLESIDE |
| Postcode district | LA22 |
| Dialling code | 015394 |
| Police | Cumbria |
| Fire | Cumbria |
| Ambulance | North 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
editStagecoach Cumbria operates two key bus services. The primary service, numbered 555, operates a route passing Keswick, Grasmere, Ambleside, Windermere, Kendal and Lancaster. Additionally, Stagecoach Cumbria offers an open-top service, known as the "Lakesider" (service 599), providing a scenic journey connecting Grasmere, Ambleside, Windermere and Bowness-on-Windermere.[a][2][3]
The nearest railway station is Windermere; both bus routes provide direct access to and from the station.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ White Moss House
- ^ "Rydal – Bus Times". bustimes.org. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
- ^ "CNL Winter 23 Lakes by Bus" (PDF). stagecoachbus.com.
Notes
edit- ^ In the evening, Kendal is served.
External links
edit- Cumbria County History Trust: Rydal and Loughrigg (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
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