Ambleside Household Waste Recycling Centre

Ambleside tip, Rothay Road, Ambleside, LA22 0EA. Run by Westmorland and Furness Council.

Opening times

Monday to Sunday 8am to 6pm

Closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day.

What Ambleside takes

cardboard · clothes and textiles · fluorescent tubes · fridges and freezers · garden waste · gas bottles · general household waste · hardcore and rubble · large appliances · emulsion paint · scrap metal · TV's and monitors · used engine oil · wood and timber · batteries (car) · batteries (household) · mattresses · carpets and rugs · paper

Before you visit

  • No tyres, asbestos, glass or upholstered seating (glass can go to Rothay Holme Car Park).

Westmorland and Furness tip rules: 19 materials, vans

Pin: centre of LA22 0EA. © OpenStreetMap · Larger map

Nearest other tips

Bin day near Ambleside

Westmorland and Furness Council collects the bins here.

Source: westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk, checked 2 October 2026. All Westmorland and Furness tips