, Windermere , Ambleside and Bowness-on-Windermere being the largest four. Significant towns immediately outwith the boundary of the national park include Kendal , Cockermouth , Penrith and Grange-over-Sands ; each of these have important economic links with the area. Villages such as Coniston , Threlkeld , Pooley Bridge , Broughton-in-Furness ,