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Dove Cottage / The Wordsworth Museum, Grasmere, Cumbria. LA22
9SH. Tel: 015394 35544 - Dove Cottage was the home of the Romantic
poet William Wordsworth. Some seventy thousand visitors now come
to see the cottage and its gardens every year. Attached to Dove
Cottage, the award winning museum contains much of Wordsworth's
work, as well as a collection of early watercolour paintings
of the Lake District. In the centre of Grasmere.
Lake Windermere is the
largest natural lake in England, according to Wordsworth "None
of the other Lakes unfold so many fresh beauties". Rowboats
are available for hire, with stylish steamers and vintage cruisers
to Lakeside in the south and Waterhead at the northern end. There
is a ferry service across the lake to Sawrey giving access to
the western side of the lake and Beatrix Potter's former home
at Hill Top. About 5 miles south of Grasmere.
Hill Top, Near Sawrey, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 0LF.
Tel: 015394 36269 Delightful small 17th-century house where Beatrix
Potter wrote many of her famous children's stories. Hill Top
is managed by the National Trust. About 8 miles south of Grasmere.
ARMITT LIBRARY & MUSEUM,
AMBLESIDE Tel: 015394 31212 - a unique place combining Library
and Museum, scholarship and fun, art and entertainment. A superb
collection of books and manuscripts, drawings and paintings,
memorabilia and archaeological objects relating to an extraordinary
gallery of famous Lake District characters. About 3 miles east
of Grasmere.
Townend, Troutbeck, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 1LB. Tel: 015394
32628 - A well-preserved 17th century yeoman farmer's house,
complete with original furniture and decorative woodwork., a
National Trust property. About a mile and a half southeast of
Grasmere.
Rydal Mount and Gardens,
Rydal, Near Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9LU. Tel: 015394 33002 -
The Wordsworth Family moved into Rydal Mount in 1813 and rented
the house continually for 46 years until the death of Mary Wordsworth
in 1859. Rydal Mount was the largest house the Wordsworths lived
in and became a much-loved family home. About 3 miles east of
Grasmere.
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