26 ■^M'allts at ^otoess. 



(p. 2i). It is quite a short walk, with a scramble near the 

 top, and may be done in half an hour ; but, on a calm, sunny- 

 day, the visitor will linger on these rocks and enjoy the grand 

 panorama spread out before him. In the foreground is the 

 richly-wooded village, sloping towards the shore : next comes 

 the lake with all its charming islands, and the dark Furness 

 Fells beyond, while to the north-west we have the highest 

 peaks of the district. 



THE RAYRIGG ROAD. 

 (Round by Cook's House and Windermere, three miles and a-half.) 



This is not only a pleasant short walk, but one that should 

 be particularly noticed, as an important connecting link in 

 the following Excursions. The first remarkable object is 

 the entrance to the new residence at Fallbarrow, the house 

 itself being better seen from the lake ; then we have shady 

 trees, with frequent peeps of the lake and hills; next we 

 come to ^Biagttgg, — a low, rambling, grey house, standing on 

 the grass near a little bay of the lake. It is a charming, old- 

 fashioned place ; and its position has every advantage, ex- 

 cept that it stands too low. The high wall by the road side, 

 immediately before reaching the gate of Rayrigg, is an ex- 

 cellent introduction to the stone fences of the region, richly 

 adorned as many of them are with mosses and ferns. The 

 flagstaff, on an eminence overlooking the lake just before 

 reaching Millerground farm, was erected to commemorate 

 the visit of Queen Adelaide to the spot. Beyond this we 

 come to the path to Millerground Bay (p. 14), and the op- 

 posite one through the wood to Windermere Village. The 

 stranger will choose his route, and will, probably, go up 

 Miller Brow and by Cook's House, round by Windermere 

 Village. 



