Name: Battle of Ambleside: Timewaif & The Roman Road: Adventures at Galava, Ambleside’s Ancient Fort
Start: 2025-09-13T15:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-09-13T16:30:00+01:00
Location: Rydal Road, LA22 9BL Ambleside, United Kingdom

$Battle of Ambleside: Timewaif & The Roman Road: Adventures at Galava, Ambleside\u2019s Ancient Fort$

Local author Deborah Lyon talks about her children’s book set in second century Ambleside. Join her for an action-packed reading travelling back in time, followed by a Q&A looking at what it was like to be a Roman soldier in ancient Britannia during the reign of Emperor Hadrian.
About the author
Deborah Lyon lives on the shores of Windermere with her large, blended family, several naughty dogs, two squeaky guinea pig brothers and a host of tropical fish. She was born in Manchester, worked in London for many years and moved to the Lake District when her children were little. She now spends her time studying local history and weaving magical stories around Cumbria’s heritage and folklore.
Timewaif & The Roman Road is her first children’s novel and opens The Timewaif Chronicles, a series of time-travelling adventures set across different periods of Lake District history.
Deborah has a degree in French & English Literature from the University of Oxford and a Master’s in Creative Writing from Lancaster University.