The "Rushbearing" at Ambleside and also Grasmere, Warcop and other villages dates back to the days when church floors were covered each year with freshly-cut rushes. Now bands leas the way to church, heading a procession of children decked with flowers. For further information please contact the Cumbria Tourist Board on Tel: 015394 44444. "Photograph and information courtesy of the Cumbria Tourist Board"