Open to discover ‘an educational experience like no other’ We invite you to a life-changing experience like no other in ‘the loveliest spot that man hath ever found’.

Nestled in the heart of the beautiful English work directly with our original manuscripts, sits , the former enjoy guided walks in the beautiful landscape home of poet . It was that inspired Wordsworth’s greatest poetry, and whilst living here from 1799 to 1808 that spend the evening in Dove Cottage, reading Wordsworth composed the most important poetry by candlelight and conversing around and best-loved of his poems, and his sister the fire. They will even have the chance to Dorothy wrote her now famous make their own notebooks from start to finish Journal. Today, the Wordsworth Trust cares for and write in them with a quill and oak gall ink, Dove Cottage and the historic hamlet of Town just as the Wordsworths did. Our courses are End, as well as an internationally important designed specifically for university students, collection of over 68,000 manuscripts, books, and are carefully tailored and personalised to personal belongings and artworks relating to each group. Above all, they are stimulating and the Romantic era, with the Wordsworth family great fun! manuscripts at its heart. Working with our collection will be at the “I’ve gained a new invigorated heart of their experience. Students will have passion for my studies – a privileged access to our pre-eminent collection of manuscripts, rare books and fine art. With new appreciation for archives, the guidance of our specialist curators, they preservation, creation and will learn to handle these objects, gaining a curation.” new appreciation for the value of manuscripts and what can be learnt from them. Combining In April 2020 we will be celebrating academic study with the experience of working Wordsworth’s 250th birthday and the with original historic items will provide students culmination of Reimagining Wordsworth, a £6.2 with the enquiring approach they need to find million project which hopes to inspire an even meanings beyond the words on the page. This wider range of people to enjoy and find value experience will help them to discover what they in the Wordsworths’ writing and lives. This will can learn about the processes, people and be a very exciting year to visit Grasmere: we lives behind the printed works. will be unveiling our expanded and modernised Design & Interpretation: Nissen Richards Studio museum, new café, Learning Space, woodland If you would like to find out more about the Images © Nissen Richards Studio spaces, a new sensory garden, and an incredible tailor-made courses we have to offer, authentically restored Dove Cottage. visit our website at www.wordsworth.org.uk, or contact us directly at enquiries@wordsworth. Our immersive courses, now in their eighth org.uk or 015394 35544. We can help you plan year, are a once in a lifetime opportunity every part of your visit from start to finish, and for students to experience the Reimagining promise both you and your students a life- Wordsworth project first hand. Students will changing experience like no other!

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