Thief Fold Wood

Thief Fold Wood is a forest in Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, England. Thief Fold Wood is situated nearby to the suburb Waterhead, as well as near the locality Gale Naze Crag.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ambleside Roman Fort and Armitt Library.

Ambleside Roman Fort

Archaeological site

Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ambleside Roman Fort is the modern name given to the remains of a fort of the Roman province of Britannia. The ruins have been tentatively identified as those of either Galava or Clanoventa, mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary.

Armitt Library

Museum

The Armitt Museum, also known as the Armitt Museum and Library, is an independent museum and library, founded in Ambleside in Cumbria by Mary Louisa Armitt in 1909. It is a registered charity under English law.

Wray Castle

Castle

Photo: CellsDeDells, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wray Castle is a Victorian neo-gothic building at Claife in Cumbria within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire. The house and grounds have belonged to the National Trust since 1929.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ambleside and Windermere.

Ambleside

Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ambleside is a town in Cumbria. It is located at the head of Windermere, England’s largest lake, within the Lake District National Park.

Windermere

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Windermere is a town of 4,800 people in Cumbria. Tourism is popular in the town, owing to its proximity to the lake and local scenery. Boats from the piers in Bowness sail around the lake, many calling at Ambleside or at Lakeside where there is a restored railway.