ton, Furness Abbey, and Windermere Lake, back to Ambleside, for 10s. first class, and 7s. second class, which are available for seven days. It includes carriage to Coniston, railway thence to Furness Abbey, thence to the Lake Side Station at the foot of Windermere, and up the lake by steamer, passing Bowness and Low Wood, to Waterhead, 1 mile from Ambleside. The tourist may break the journey at Coniston for the ascent of the Old Man, at Furness Abbey, to visit the ruins of the famous abbey, and at Bowness, which latter place is much frequented for its views over the lake. The excursion to Furness Abbey, a Coniston Lake may also be made from Bowness, which is well situated for excursions in the region of Winder

mere.

The road from Ambleside to Coniston runs through an upland country, and commands fine views of Hawkeshead, Esthwaite Water, and Coniston Lake. Before reaching the town of CONISTON, where the railway is taken, we pass the Waterhead Hotel. Coniston Lake is 6 miles long and mile in breadth. A steam gondola plies for passengers during the season. FURNESS ABBEY is reached in an hour after leaving Coniston.

The ruins of Furness Abbey are among the finest in England. They are now the property of the Duke of Devonshire.

The abbey was founded in 1127, and its domains were very extensive. The abbot was a sort of potentate. The abbey was enriched by King Stephen. Its situation is exceedingly fine. It stands in a wooded glen by the side of a stream. The buildings were very extensive, nearly filling the glen, and extending over more than sixty acres. The journey from Furness Abbey to

the Lake Side Station is made by railway in one hour.. At the latter station the steamer is taken for the journey up Lake Windermere. The lake is 10 miles long and 1 mile broad. It has several islands; one of them, Belle Isle, containing thirty acres. The scenery of the lower part of the lake is tame, but at the upper end, where it widens, it is grand. The only town of importance on the lake is Bowness, of which a fine view is had from the steamer. The whole distance from the foot of the lake to Waterhead, 1 mile from AMBLESIDE, is made in about an hour and a half.

"The Knoll," the residence of the late Harriet Martineau, is close to Ambleside. The Stockgill Force, a pretty waterfall of 70 feet, is a few hundred yards from the town. The path to it leads through the stable-yard of the Salutation Hotel.

Excursion from Ambleside by Rydal and Grassmere to KESWICK, 16 miles. One and a half mile on the way is Rydal Mount, the home of Wordsworth. He died here on the 23d of April 1850, at the age of eighty years. The house stands on a slight acclivity a few yards above the church. It has recently been rebuilt, and contains no relic of the poet. Rydal Lake is the smallest of the lakes of the district, being only

mile long and mile broad.

Grassmere Lake is now seen. It is 1 mile long and about mile broad. On the margin of the lake is the Prince of Wales Hotel. In the burying-ground of Grassmere Church, visible to the left of the road, are the graves of Wordsworth and his family, and of Hartley Coleridge. The hill beneath which the village lies is Helm Crag, and on its summit are the rocks known as the Lion and the Lamb. Our road now

Dunmail

ascends the famous Raise, a pass of 700 feet above the level of the sea; on each side, rising 2000 feet above the pass, are, on the right, Seat Sandal, and, on the left, Steel Fell. On the highest part of the pass, a stone fence marks the boundary between Westmoreland and Cumberland. After passing the village of Wythburn, we see the beautiful Thirlmere with its picturesque bridge. After passing a road which branches off to the right for the Vale of St John, we see, on the right, Castle Rock, the enchanted castle of Walter Scott's Bridal of Triermain." After several miles of uninteresting scenery we reach the brow of Castlerigg, from which a view is had of Keswick, with Derwentwater, and in the distance Bassenthwaite. The view from this point is one of the finest in all the Lake district. KESWICK (Hotels: See "HOTEL APPENDIX"). This is a market town of 3000 inhabitants, on the south bank of the Greta, a little more than a mile from the foot of Skiddaw, and half a mile from Derwentwater. The town itself possesses few objects of interest, the chief one is Flintoft's model of the Lake District in the Town Hall. It is 12 feet 9 inches by 9 feet 3 inches. It gives an excellent idea of the district, and is pronounced the best piece of geographical modelling ever made in England. From the bridge across the Greta in the main street of the town, a view may be had of Greta Hall, on the right, on a slight elevation. Here, from 1803, until his death in 1843, lived the poet Southey. There are several lead pencil factories in the town.

EXCURSIONS FROM KESWICK.

DERWENTWATER (a short walk from the town) is about 3 miles long and 13 mile broad in the broadest part. It is generally considered the most beautiful of the lakes of the district, by many persons it is regarded as the most beautiful in Europe. One of the best views of the lake and surrounding mountains may be had from Friar's Crag, about 300 yards from the boat landings. The tourist is advised to make the tour of the lake by boat, which, with a boatman, costs 2s. per hour. Two miles from Keswick, on the left bank, is Barrow House, and behind it a fine cascade 124 feet_high. One mile beyond is the Lodore Hotel, close behind which is the LODORE FALL, immortalized by Southey in the lines

"How does the water

Come down at Lodore," &c.

Half a mile farther, at a place called High Lodore (to distinguish it from Low Lodore, where the fall is) is the Borrowdale Hotel. Half a mile from Grange or one from Borrowdale Hotel, is the celebrated BOWDER STONE, an immense block, computed to weigh upwards of 1900 tons, which has evidently rolled from the heights above, and now stands on a platform of ground a short distance to the left of the road. A branch road has been made to the stone, which soon rejoins the Borrowdale Road; its summit may be gained by means of a ladder. At the foot of the lake, 1 mile from Keswick, is the little village of Portinscale, where there are two good hotels, the Derwentwater and the Tower Hotel. One mile and a half from Keswick, on an eminence to the right of