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the walk should be round the Rothay valley, where one is 

 sure to meet all one's aquaintances. The finest view in this 

 valley, and, indeed, one of the finest in the whole district, is 

 from j^feetoitji KollJ, mentioned at page 76. 



THE ROTHAY VALLEY. 

 (3 miles.) 



There is no missing the way round the ^Biotfjag yi allege 

 The circuit, from bridge to bridge at each end, is about three 

 miles ; but there is a path through the middle which divides 

 it into two short walks, — the northern occupying about three- 

 quarters, and the southern about half-an-hour. This path 

 begins with a lane nicknamed Stony Lane, which opens just 

 opposite the foot of the old church hill, and leads to the 

 meadows, through which there is a path which ends at Millar 

 Bridge, the small high arch which spans the Rothay in the 

 midst of the valley. Here the walker can take his choice of 

 the northern or southern end of the valley. Going south- 

 wards, he comes to Rothay Bridge, described on the road to 

 Clappersgate, and can take any one of the three roads which 

 meet at the bridge, — the one to Clappersgate to the right, 

 the one to Waterhead or that which turns to Ambleside. 



If the northern half of the valley is preferred, the first 

 object of interest is Fox How, the residence of the late Dr. 

 Arnold. The road passes behind the gardens and opens 

 upon a fine view of Fairfield commanded by the house. It 

 then sweeps past Foxghyll, and other pleasant abodes, and 

 follows the windings of the little river till, at ^tlizt ^ribge, 

 it joins the main-road from Ambleside to Rydal, at a mile 

 and a quarter from Ambleside. The rest of the way is des- 

 cribed in the return from Grasmere at page 114. 



