The Old Stamp House Restaurant

Where to Eat, Stay, and Visit in England's Lake District

"We hotfooted it to lunch at the Old Stamp House in Ambleside (tasting menu $105), a small, dark space that was once William Wordsworth's workplace and retains original flagstone flooring and white stone walls hung with sketches of stags and native Herdwick sheep; the cooking was a wonder — rounds of crisp black pudding, Cumbrian crab with avocado ice cream and a cracker made with crab stock, miniature woodland presentations with upturned parsnips or locally foraged morels, and warm bread and butter that we were told was made by Jeremy." - Monisha Rajesh Monisha Rajesh Monisha Rajesh is a London-based travel journalist and author whose work has appeared in publications like Time and Vanity Fair. She’s written three books, "Around India in 80 Trains," "Around the World in 80 Trains," and "Epic Train Journeys." Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines