The Ambleside Tour
Introduction to the Tour
Major changes took place in Ambleside between 1750 and 1850. The population had increased, with the 1851 census noting the population as 1,592. Not only were jobs related to tourism more readily available, but the whole look of the place was changing. Earlier the landscape artist William Green complained that instead of the ancient town he had seen upon his arrival in Ambleside in 1800 the town now resembled that of a modern village. No doubt many saw this as an improvement.