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Rydal Cumbria

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Park and Gardens 10 Holiday Parks 9 Art Galleries 8 Lakes 7 Museums 7 Theatres 5 Theme Parks 1 Nature Reserves 1 Exhibition and Trade Centres 1 Zoos 1 Aquariums 1 Golf Driving Ranges 1

Local servicesHospitalMary Hewetson Cottage Hospital (Keswick)13 miGP surgeryAmbleside Health Centre1.0 miPharmacyBoots3 pharmacies within 2 miles1.2 miDentistMint Dental1.2 miSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 primaryPrimaryAmbleside CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 52 pupils1.2 miPrimaryGrasmere CofE Primary Schoolages 3-11, 89 pupils1.8 miSecondaryThe Lakes Schoolages 11-18, 445 pupils4.5 miCollegeKendal College13.0 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME62 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL66 miRailway stationWindermere5.6 miBus stationBus Rail InterchangeWindermere5.6 miFerryAmbleside Waterhead Ferry Landing2.0 miBus stops5 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA22 postcode district.

Local Information

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the LA22 postcode district.

County or areaCumbria
Postcode districtLA22
Telephone code01983
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 15 min4:36 am – 9:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 17 min8:31 am – 3:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People6,127 residentsin the Windermere North, Ambleside & Langdales census areaMedian age 51.82,744 households53% of homes owner-occupied41% owned outright22% social rented, 25% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,993 in work, 31% retiredMain industries: hospitality 34%, retail and wholesale 16%, construction 7%Getting to work: 33% work from home, 39% go by car, 2% take public transport, 24% walk or cycle67% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages40% of adults hold a degree or higher13% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 93%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 17°C, lows 10°CColdest month February: highs 5°C, lows 0°C2,740 mm of rain a year, 83 days with 10 mm or morewettest month December50 days of air frost, 4 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 0 to 5°CJFebruary: 0 to 5°CFMarch: 1 to 7°CMApril: 3 to 10°CAMay: 5 to 13°CMJune: 8 to 16°CJJuly: 10 to 17°CJAugust: 10 to 17°CASeptember: 8 to 14°CSOctober: 5 to 11°CONovember: 3 to 7°CNDecember: 0 to 5°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLow Fallwaterfall · under a mileHigh Fallwaterfall · under a mileLow Pikemountain · 1.2 miRydal Waterlake · under a mileHeron Pikemountain · 1.4 miGreen Holmeisland · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesRothay Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 6 haStock Ghyll Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 5 haAmbleside Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mileBorrans Parkpark · 1.8 miGrasmere Lakeland Sports and Show Groundsports ground · 1.6 mi · 5 haAmbleside Kelsick Allotmentsallotments · 1.6 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes75 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 197013 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+, 3 induced by mining or drillingLargest: magnitude 4.0 on 26 Dec 197940 mi away, Longtown, CumbriaMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 21 Sep 202620 mi away, Silverdale, LancashireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 1.8 · PM2.5 4.1 · PM10 5.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within the WHO guidelines for all threeSource: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband53% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband94% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)1.2% cannot get a decent connection (below the 10 Mbit/s universal service obligation)3,541 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation61 m200 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 46 to 442 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50





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Lakes

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