AMBLESIDE BACKPACKERS IS: 5 minutes walk from Ambleside's bus terminal AMBLESIDE IS: in the county of Cumbria, in the centre of the Lake District National Park, served by National Express Coach from London and major towns/cities 4 hours by train to Windermere from London Euston (change at Oxenholme for Windermere, then bus 555 to Ambleside) 2½ hours by road from Glasgow/Edinburgh 2 hours by road from Manchester, also train connection to Windermere from Manchester Airport 20 miles by road from M6 Motorway (junction 36)