Ambleside Online Shopping in Ambleside
Specialist shopping in Ambleside and Grasmere
Style, quality and individuality
from independent shops in
Ambleside and Grasmere

Car parking in Ambleside
Because Ambleside is a small town, we have not been colonised by High Street chain stores. But because we cater for millions of tourists, independent retailers here have been able to develop successful shops selling a wide range of goods not easy to find elsewhere.

Also, because our visitors generally appreciate high standards, both in our Lakeland landscape and in our catering and hospitality, the range of goods on offer in our shops is remarkable in its quality and value.

Not only that - many goods are unique to this area, being craftsman-made in Ambleside and nearby towns and villages.
So if you appreciate style, quality and individuality, make sure you visit the shops below. Many sell online and most are also real shops you can visit when next in the Lakes.

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HOME & GARDEN,
ARTWORKS
BOOKS
Shinglers, Compston Road
SHINGLERS
art, gifts, toys, games
Hannah Robinson China, Lake Road
HANNAH ROBINSON
glass and china
ONLINE SALES
Old Courthouse Gallery, Market Place
OLD COURT HOUSE
contemporary art
Heaton Cooper Studio, Grasmere
HEATON COOPER STUDIO
art and art supplies
ONLINE SALES
Plum Piano Music
PLUM PIANO MUSIC
Vinyls and CDs
ONLINE SALES

AMBLESIDE PHOTOS
Lake District landscapes
Ambleside Sheepskins, Bridge Street
AMBLESIDE SHEEPSKINS
ONLINE SALES
Fred Holdsworth Books
FRED HOLDSWORTH BOOKS
ONLINE SALES
GIFTS & GAMES Grasmere Post Office, Red Lion Square
GRASMERE POST OFFICE
Money & gifts
Jesters Juggling
JESTERS
Church Street
Juggling, magic
ONLINE SALES
FOOD & DRINK Apple Pie Bakery and Eating House, Rydal Road
APPLE PIE
café & bakery
Claytons, Compston Road
CLAYTONS BUTCHERS
The Sweet Jar
THE SWEET JAR
ONLINE SALES
Your shop can be here, ask us
OUTDOOR PURSUITS F W Tyson, Market Place
F W TYSON
mountain boots
ONLINE SALES
Ghyllside Cycles, The Slack
GHYLLSIDE CYCLES
mountain bikes
Climbers Shop, Compston Road
CLIMBERS SHOP
outdoor gear
ONLINE SALES
Stewart Cunningham, Rydal Road
STEWART CUNNINGHAM
outdoor gear
ONLINE SALES
Jack Wolfskin Store, Grasmere
JACK WOLFSKIN STORE
outdoor gear
ONLINE SALES
The Outdoor Family, Ambleside
THE OUTDOOR FAMILY
children's outdoor gear
ONLINE SALES
Head to the Hills
2 Compston Road
ONLINE SALES
Your shop can be here, ask us

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