A man was attested following reports he was in possession of a knife in an Ambleside hotel.

Police were called to the incident at a hotel on Lake Road, Ambleside at around 5:51pm yesterday, Sunday November 5, as a man was reported to have left the area following the incident and was seen heading to Windermere.

Officers arrested the 31-year-old man at a pub on Lake Road, Windermere on suspicion of affray and possession of a bladed article.

He remained in police custody today, November 6.

During enquiries to locate the man armed officers carried out a search of a train at Windermere station.

Armed officers were deployed as a precaution. No one was injured during the incident.