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@Manc_Ronnie
As *M.F. says, Ambleside is a tourist magnet, therefore busy roads, old codgers in Rovers and tossers in 4x4s are everywhere. A nice route would be to head South and get the Windermere ferry and head North up the minor road up the other side of Windermere. Or also take the B road from the Ferry to Sawrey and on to Hawkshead. The B road is nearly empty as the only cars on it are going to or coming off the ferry, so you get a btach of 6 to 8 cars pass you every 30 mins and that's it.
Hawkshead is nice in a twee gift shop kind of way, and head on to Tarn Hows, which has a perfectly rideable (on a road bike) track around it. Loads of pubs for a spot of lunch. Passes like Hardknott and Wrynose are brutal, and check weather forecasts if you attempt either, as they are bleak and remote.
Worth spending a few quid in here too.
http://www.hawksheadrelish.com/