FAMILY DAYS OUT • ALL WEATHER ATTRACTIONS • WHAT’S ON LAKE DISTRICT & CUMBRIA GREAT HERITAGE 2020 CASTLES, HISTORIC HOUSES, GARDENS & CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS
www.cumbriaslivingheritage.co.uk Welcome to Cumbria’s Living Heritage Cumbria’s Living Heritage brings you an exclusive collection of over 30 unique attractions and cultural destinations in and around the Lake District. This year we are celebrating three significant anniversaries - William Wordsworth’s 250th anniversary, the 125th anniversary of the National Trust and the centenary of the death of its founder, Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley. Join us to celebrate their lives and achievements and enjoy the landscapes they loved and protected. We have a full programme of events throughout the year, here is just a selection.
FEBRUARY /MARCH DECEMBER 28 Feb - 1 Mar Askham Hall: Classical Music Festival 26 Lakeland Motor Museum: Classic Drive & Ride 14 & 15 Dalemain: Marmalade Awards & Festival REGULAR GARDEN TOURS 27 Birdoswald Roman Fort, Walking the Roman Mile Brantwood 2.15pm Wed, Fri & Sun Apr-Oct APRIL / EASTER Holehird Gardens 11am Wednesday May-Sept 4 Lakeland Motor Museum: Drive It Day Levens Hall Gardens 2pm Tuesday Apr-Oct 10-13 Steam Yacht Gondola: Evening Cruises SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS 18 Celebrate World Heritage Day at Allan Bank Until - 19 Apr Blackwell: The Arts & Crafts of Politics with Wordsworth Grasmere and Keswick Museum 1 Feb - Dec Keswick Museum: The Stories of Keswick MAY 15 Feb - 1 Nov Beatrix Potter Gallery: ‘Friendship 2 & 3 Holker Hall: Spring Fair by Post’ 2 & 3 Swarthmoor Hall: Printfest Collection Exhibit 17 Feb - Nov Swarthmoor Hall: The Quaker Story 8 - 10 Muncaster: Victorious Food Fest 14 Mar - 8 Nov Wordsworth House and Garden: 10 Hutton-in-the-Forest: Plant and Food Fair The Child is Father of the Man 17 Holehird Gardens: Open Day/Meet the Gardeners 21 Mar – 1 Nov Sizergh Castle: One Place, One Family, 800 Years 24 Hutton-in-the-Forest: Classic Cars in the Park 20 Mar - Dec Brantwood: The Treasury. The John JUNE Summer Fairs Ruskin Mineral Collection Dalemain: Plant Fair / Askham Hall: Fete 14 21 Mar - Dec Windermere Jetty: Swallows and Amazons SEPTEMBER Mar - Nov Townend: William Longmire Holker Hall: Chilli Fest 5 & 6 Mar - Nov The Armitt Museum: Canon Hardwicke OCTOBER Rawnsley; Beatrix Potter & Kurt Schwitters. 1 Wordsworth Grasmere: Poetry Day Party Apr - May Brockhole: The art of Holehird Gardens 27 - 1 Nov Muncaster: Halloween Festival SPECIAL EVENTS Dates throughout 2020 NOVEMBER Winlatter: Wild Women. Traditional living skills. 7 & 8 Holker Hall: Winter Market Grizedale: Fell Pony Treks amongst the sculptures 14 & 15 Brantwood: Winter Craft Market Keswick Museum: ‘What’s in Store’ Tours, & 12 & 14 Rydal Mount: Inward Eye Film Festival and First Thursday Free lunchtime talks Writers Workshop Grizedale and Whinlatter: Gruffalo Spotters trail
Free Parking Assistance dogs only Facilities for wheelchair users and those with limited Tea room Dogs on leads welcome mobility Gift shop Children’s playground Facilities for those with visual impairments Plant sales Family events Facilities for those with Group visits auditory impairments 2 Armitt Museum and Library
Rydal Road, Ambleside, LA22 9BL Tel: 015394 31212 www.armitt.com
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Today the Armitt presents a permanent exhibition devoted to OPENING TIMES its greatest benefactor, Beatrix 1 Apr – 31 Oct, Tues – Sat Potter. ‘Image and Reality’ reaches 10am – 5pm beyond the popular image to her 1 Nov – 31 Mar, Tues – Sat extraordinary life and achievements. 10.30am – 4.30pm Kurt Schwitters, the German modernist, lived and worked in DIRECTIONS Ambleside. One of the most influential Situated at the northern end artists of the twentieth-century, of Ambleside, just our collection of his work is of past the mini roundabout at international importance. the bottom of the Kirkstone Pass Road. At the heart of the Armitt is its antiquarian and local history library, There are pay and display which also hosts other important car parks opposite and Founded by poets, artists and writers, the collections including that of the Fell adjacent on the University Armitt is a unique combination of museum, and Rock Climbing Club and the of Cumbria Ambleside library and gallery devoted to preserving Cumberland and Westmorland Dialect Campus. and sharing the cultural heritage of the Society. The Armitt is truly one of the Reg. Charity 526975 Lake District. rarest treasures of the Lakes.
Askham Hall
Askham, Penrith, CA10 2PF Tel: 01931 712350 www.askhamhall.co.uk
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Askham Hall is a rare Grade I listed Pele Tower and a multi award- OPENING TIMES winning Lake District hideaway. Gardens and Café: every day (except Sat) 10am – 5pm from 14 Feb - 8 Nov; then We can offer an intimate, luxurious closed until March 2021. place to relax and stay with 19 During the winter you can individually designed bedrooms, a visit our nearby sister pub restaurant, party spaces, beautiful the Queen’s Head Askham for gardens and a nearby Health Barn. all day food, cake and coffee. Restaurant and accommodation available We grow and rear much of our own Tue – Sat for dinner and produce in our gardens and fields at overnight stays. Askham Hall and on our family estate Groups can stay any day. – the Lowther Estate in Cumbria. Enjoy the stunning views of the River DIRECTIONS Lowther and surrounding area. Situated in a quiet and picturesque village within easy access (about ten The grade II listed gardens are minutes drive) from Penrith open to the public and full of and junction 40 of the M6. stunning features; visitors can also Sister establishment of the Queen’s Head enjoy something delicious in the Askham and the George and Dragon Clifton atmospheric Kitchen Garden Café. 3 Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House
Bowness-on-Windermere, LA23 3JT Tel: 015394 46139 www.blackwell.org.uk
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Fall in love with the most beautiful house in the Lake District. OPENING TIMES Designed by architect Mackay Hugh Open daily. Mar – Oct: House Baillie Scott, this Grade I listed and Shop 10:30am – 5pm, historic house is a masterpiece of Tea Room 10am – 5pm. twentieth century craftsmanship. Nov – Feb: House and Shop Discover original decorative features, 10:30am – 4pm, Tea Room furniture and objects by leading Arts 10am-4pm. & Crafts designers. Blackwell invites Closed 25 and 26 Dec. you to enjoy the tranquillity of the See website for Jan closed beautiful house with its impressive dates. views over the lake, learn about its history as a family home and school, DIRECTIONS and enjoy special talks and events Just off the A5074 (Lyth throughout the year. Valley Road) on the B5360. Leave time to treat yourself to homemade lunch or cake in the Tea Room and to browse the contemporary craft shop, which showcases the very best of British Culture & Heritage craftsmanship. Parking is free – so Experience Award there’s no need to rush.
Brantwood: John Ruskin’s home
East of Lake, Coniston, LA21 8AD Tel: 015394 41396 www.brantwood.org.uk
Map Ref 8 KidsKids gogofreefree One of the most beautifully situated houses in the country, Brantwood OPENING TIMES is both a vibrant centre for the arts Open all year. and a historic house. Mid Mar – end Nov, The house overlooks Coniston Water Daily 10.30am – 5pm. End Nov – mid Mar, amid 250 acres of gardens designed Wed – Sun 10.30am – 4pm. and built by Ruskin himself. You can take in the mountain views from the DIRECTIONS house and The Terrace Coffee House and Restaurant. On east shore of Coniston Water. Off B5285. Filled with many fine paintings and Follow brown tourist signs beautiful furniture, the house retains from Hawkshead and the character of its famous resident. Coniston. From mid-March, marvel at some of Also via bus, connecting the finest crystalline treasures in the with Coniston Launch and all new geology display. The Gondola at Coniston jetty to Brantwood jetty. Children’s house and garden trails are available during the holidays.
Small Visitor Attraction Always a friendly welcome to dogs of the Year in the gardens and at The Terrace. 4 Heritage gardens
Set amongst 10 acres of beautiful historic listed gardens, with exclusive lake shore access, Brockhole on Windermere provides an unrivalled Lake District experience.
The Gaddum Explore Thomas Mawson’s gardens at your leisure or on a guided tour and visit the Gaddum Gallery with its exhibitions by selected Cumbrian artists. Make time for “The best Afternoon Tea in The Lake District” in the beautifully styled Arts & Crafts
Gaddum Restaurant. AFTERNOON TEAS AS STUNNING AS THE WINDERMERE VIEWS TASTE MAGAZINE There are always plenty of activities for all the family, inside and out, Gaddum gallery all year round.
Visit our website to find out more and plan your visit brockhole.co.uk 015394 46601 LA23 1LJ Map Ref 9 Brockhole is on the A591 between Windermere and Ambleside 5 Dalemain Mansion and Historic Gardens
Dalemain, Penrith, CA11 0HB Tel: 017684 86450 www.dalemain.com
Map Ref 12 KidsKids gogofreefree Situated in the UNESCO World Heritage Lake District site, Dalemain OPENING TIMES offers a wonderful combination 29 Mar – 1 Nov, Sun – Thurs. of history, culture & landscape. Gardens, Tearoom & Gift Shop: Home to the Hasells for eleven 10am – 4.30pm generations, the Mansion boasts a (4pm in Oct/Nov). fine mixture of Mediaeval, Tudor & House: 10.30am – 3.30pm Georgian architecture and holds the (3pm in Oct/Nov). internationally renowned World’s Original Marmalade Festival. The See website for Friday garden openings, winter openings and Plantsman’s Gardens encompass 5 specialist tours. acres of richly planted borders with intriguing and unusual combinations DIRECTIONS of flowers and shrubs. Highlights include the Blue Himalayan Poppies, On the A592 Penrith to Rose Walk, Tudor Knot Garden, Ullswater, 3 Miles from J40/ M6, at Penrith or 2 Miles Earth Sculpture and Topiary Dragon. from Ullswater at Pooley Enjoy homemade food served in the Bridge. Mediaeval Hall Tearoom and walk the Dalemain loop through the beautiful historic Parkland. Museum, Gift and Antiques Shop and Special Events.
Holehird Gardens
Patterdale Road, Windermere, LA23 1NP Tel: 015394 46008 www.holehirdgardens.org.uk
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On a hillside overlooking Windermere, with stunning views to OPENING TIMES the Lakeland fells, Holehird Gardens Open every day from dawn delights visitors in all seasons. The to dusk. Gardens are managed entirely by Visitor Reception is open from the volunteers of the Lakeland Apr to Oct, for information Horticultural Society. Founded and advice and the sale in 1969 to explore all aspects of of Holehird-grown plants, gardening in the Lake District, the publications and hot drinks. LHS was proud to be awarded the Queen’s Award for Voluntary DIRECTIONS Service in 2019. The 12 acre garden On A592, approximately one includes a walled garden, naturally mile from junction with A591, occurring water features, specimen in direction of Ullswater. trees and shrubs, extensive rock Coaches by prior and heather gardens, glasshouses arrangement only. and much more. The LHS is home Contact groups@ to 4 national collections - astilbe, holehirdgardens.org.uk daboecia (heathers), meconopsis and polystichum (ferns) - as well as an extensive collection of hydrangea. Entry by donation: £5 per adult requested. 6 EXPERIENCE HISTORIC CUMBRIA FURNESS ABBEY
STOTT PARK BOBBIN MILL
BIRDOSWALD ROMAN FORT
BROUGHAM CASTLE
LANERCOST PRIORY
CARLISLE CASTLE
Experience unique days out exploring two thousand years of history at Birdoswald Roman Fort, Stott Park Bobbin Mill, Carlisle Castle, Brougham Castle, Lanercost Priory and Furness Abbey, To fi nd out more visit www.english-heritage.org.uk
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8 Holker Hall & Gardens
Cark-in-Cartmel, Nr Grange-over-Sands, LA11 7PL Tel: 015395 58328 www.holker.co.uk
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Holker Hall, near Grange-over-Sands, is the much loved home of the OPENING TIMES Cavendish family. The Hall is nestled 20 Mar – 8 Nov, amongst 25 acres of beautiful Hall & Gardens: Wed-Sun & gardens, meadows, woodlands and Bank Holiday Mons. deer park. The Courtyard Café offers fresh local Hall: 11am – 4pm. Gardens, Café, Gift Shop: food, using produce from the estate 10.30am – 5pm. as well as homemade cakes. The Gift Shop has a vast range of lovely DIRECTIONS and unusual pick me ups as well as plants from local nurseries.’ Special 30 minutes from J36/M6, events are programmed throughout follow brown tourist signs on A590. the year so please do check our website for more details. Close to Morecambe Bay. Do you have a party or conference coming up? Why not look at our Ilex Brasserie as the perfect venue for your function. Get in touch to discuss your requirements.
Hutton-in-the-Forest
Penrith, CA11 9TH Tel: 017684 84449 www.hutton-in-the-forest.co.uk
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Lord and Lady Inglewood’s ancient
house in the medieval Forest of OPENING TIMES Inglewood was originally built as House: 1 Apr – 11 Oct, a stronghold against the Scots. 11.30am – 4pm Wed, Thur, Their family has lived at Hutton Sun & Bank Holiday Mons. for over 400 years and the house Cloisters Tea Room: has evolved through centuries of 10am – 4.30pm when the change into an architectural puzzle House is open. with each generation leaving its Gardens, Grounds & mark both inside and outside. Woodland Walk: 1 Apr – 1 Nov, The extensive gardens with 10am – 5pm topiary and terraces, a wild flower daily except Sats. meadow and lake, lead round to the Walled Garden which is now DIRECTIONS the main flower garden. Tulips 2 miles north-west of and lilies, herbaceous borders, J41/M6 on B5305. roses and fruit trees are a mass of colour and interest throughout the summer.
9 Keswick Museum
Fitz Park, Station Road, Keswick CA12 4NF Tel: 017687 73263 www.keswickmuseum.org.uk
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Keswick Museum’s main galleries have been completely redesigned OPENING TIMES for 2020. Museum Open Daily New displays and thematic zones 1 Feb – 31 Dec, 10am – 4pm tell the many stories that have put Closed 24 – 27 Dec and Keswick firmly on the map and at I Jan 2021 the heart of a World Heritage Site. Café Open Daily Displays include an introduction 9:30am – 4pm to Canon Rawnsley, founder of the National Trust, examples of the DIRECTIONS beautiful work from the Keswick School of Industrial Arts, examples Situated in Fitz Park a five of the towns many literary and minute level walk from the town centre. artistic connections and our mountaineering heritage. Disc parking outside the Great for families as the ticket museum on Station Road includes trails, explorer packs and activities. The Café terrace overlooks Fitz Park and play areas. Two hour free disc parking on Station Road
Lakeland Motor Museum
Old Blue Mill, Backbarrow, Newby Bridge, LA12 8TA Tel: 015395 30400 www.lakelandmotormuseum.co.uk
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An ever-changing collection of over 30,000 exhibits tracing the OPENING TIMES development of road transport Daily (Except Christmas Day) in the 20th century – cycles, from 9:30am motorbikes, cars and automobilia. DIRECTIONS The Campbell Bluebird Exhibition By road: Conveniently located pays tribute to Sir Malcolm on the A590 at Backbarrow Campbell and son Donald. Between between Newby Bridge and them they captured 21 world Haverthwaite. From central land and water speed records. Lakes use the A592 to Newby Highlights include full size detailed Bridge then follow white on replicas of the 1935 Bluebird car, brown tourism signs. the 1939 Bluebird boat (K4), and the famous 1967 jet hydroplane By boat: Combined tickets Bluebird K7. and seasonal shuttle bus from Lakeside Pier for Windermere Other special exhibits include Lake Cruises services to the Isle of Man TT race, pedal Bowness and Ambleside. cars, caravans, local history and industries of The Lake District. See website for timetable.
10 Levens Hall, Gardens & Kitchen
Levens Hall, Kendal, LA8 0PD Tel: 015395 60321 www.levenshall.co.uk
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Levens Hall is a fascinating and beautiful Elizabethan mansion, OPENING TIMES home to the Bagot family. The Hall House & Gardens 5 Apr – 1 Oct contains fine oak panelling, ornate Kitchen 19 Jan – 17 Dec plasterwork, Cordova leather wall Sun – Thur (closed Fri & Sat) coverings, period furniture, paintings House: 12 noon – 4pm and clocks, and the earliest examples Gardens, Gift Shop & Plant of English patchwork. Centre: 10am – 5pm.
Dating from the 1690s this 10-acre Kitchen: 10am – 4pm garden includes the world’s oldest (5pm when House & topiary gardens, together with Gardens open) spectacular herbaceous borders, beech hedges and an ever-changing DIRECTIONS array of over 30,000 bedding plants. Levens Hall is situated 5 miles south of Kendal on A6. Levens Kitchen offers a delicious, Exit M6 junction 36. seasonally inspired menu with a strong focus on fresh local produce, much sourced from the Estate.
Gift shop, plant centre, play area and children’s activities.
Mirehouse & Gardens
Mirehouse, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4QE Tel: 017687 72287 www.mirehouse.com
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Mirehouse is a “Manor from Heaven” according to Melvyn OPENING TIMES Bragg. Set in stunning landscape Apr – Oct, between mountainside and Wed, Thurs and Sun. Bassenthwaite Lake, the gardens House: 1.30 – 4.30pm. include a tranquil walled garden Gardens, playgrounds & planted for bees, a terraced Poetry tearoom: daily 10am – 5pm. Walk and woodland playgrounds. DIRECTIONS The house has a wealth of unique 3 miles north of Keswick on literary connections - over the years A591. Parking in Dodd Wood the Spedding family has had close pay and display car park links with Tennyson, Southey and opposite main entrance. Thomas Carlyle. As visitors wander through this living family home, they enjoy a relaxed welcome, live piano music flowing from room to room and a chance for younger visitors to play in the Victorian nursery or follow the history trail.
11 Muncaster Castle, Gardens, Hawk & Owl Centre
Ravenglass, Cumbria, CA18 1RQ Tel: 01229 717614 www.muncaster.co.uk
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Dominating the Lake District coast where the mountains tumble into OPENING TIMES the sea and bursting with treasures Sun 29 Mar – Sun 1 Nov and tales, haunted Muncaster oozes Gardens, Hawk & Owl Centre history from every rough stone & Café daily 10.30am - 5pm. which fashion the castle walls. John Castle Sun – Fri Ruskin described the stunning views (closed most Saturdays) of England’s highest mountain as 12noon – 4pm. “Heaven’s Gate”. Still nurtured by the family who have inhabited Muncaster See website for full details of events & activities plus winter for over 800 years, the surrounding weekend opening times. gardens are wild and breathtaking, teeming with wildlife and exotic DIRECTIONS plants from around the world. The fabulous Hawk & Owl Centre flies On the A595 one mile falcons, owls, hawks, eagles, herons south of the coastal village of Ravenglass in the & vultures daily to enchant visitors Western Lake District. with the majesty of these fascinating NB: SAT NAV CA18 1RD. birds of prey. Gift shop, café, church, playgrounds, special events and onsite B&B. A romantic venue for weddings and celebrations.
Rydal Mount
Ambleside, Lake District, LA22 9LU Tel: 015394 33002 www.rydalmount.co.uk
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Rydal Mount was home to the poet William Wordsworth from 1813 until OPENING TIMES his death in 1850 aged 80. The house 1 Feb - 31 Mar & is now owned by Wordsworth’s direct 1 Nov - 20 Dec descendants and contains many of Wed - Sun 11am - 4pm Wordsworth’s personal belongings Open daily 9.30am - 5pm original to the house. 17 - 23 Feb The gardens, with their stunning 1 Apr 31 Oct views, were landscaped by We recommend checking Wordsworth and embody his in advance to avoid Romantic ideals. Slightly wild, they disappointment. give an insight into Wordsworth the passionate gardener. DIRECTIONS Dorothy Wordsworth, William’s sister, North of Ambleside: and author of the Grasmere Journals, 1.5 miles on A591 on also lived her until her death in 1855. Grasmere Road. Follow Rydal Mount offers a unique brown signs. perspective on Wordsworth as a South of Grasmere. family man, and offers a sense of who Accessible by public he was in the latter part of his life. transport. 7 miles from Guided Tours are available on request Windermere Station. 12 © National Trust 2019. Registered Charity no. 205846. Photography © National Trust Images /James Dobson
Relaxing days out
made with the National Trust
Take some time for yourself at National Trust places in the Lakes and discover the stories of Sizergh, Townend, Acorn Bank, Hill Top, Wordsworth House and Garden, Allan Bank, the Beatrix Potter Gallery and the Steam Yacht Gondola.
nationaltrust.org.uk/the-lakes Map Ref 1 / 2 / 5 / 15 / 26 / 27 / 30 / 33 13 Swarthmoor Hall
Swarthmoor Hall Lane, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 0JQ Tel: 01229 583204 www.swarthmoorhall.co.uk
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Swarthmoor Hall is a 16th century country house set in beautiful OPENING TIMES gardens. Visitors speak about its Hall: 17 Feb – 1 Nov tranquillity. Open daily 10.30am – 4.30pm (except last Thursday of each A writer commented: “The fictional month 1.30pm – 4.30pm) dramas of Downton Abbey seem Café: open daily 10.30 – relatively tame to the actual events 4.30pm in Swarthmoor Hall’s history. The birthplace of the Quaker DIRECTIONS movement has all the elements of Swarthmoor Hall is on the a great screenplay: love, conflict, outskirts of Ulverston. conviction and passion.” M6 – J36. Follow A590 to Ulverston. Turn left off the There are six historic rooms to A590 in the centre of the view with a fine selection of 17th town following brown tourist century furniture. The barn café road signs. continues the Hall’s centuries old reputation for hospitality, serving delicious sweet and savoury dishes sourced from talented local artisans and food producers such as the Fat Flour Bakery.
Windermere Jetty Museum of Boats, Steam and Stories
Rayrigg Road, Windermere, LA23 1BN Tel: 01539 637940 www.windermerejetty.org
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Discover 200 years of Windermere’s boating history and the stories of OPENING TIMES the people involved - from wealthy Open daily. owners to boat builders, inspired Mar – Oct 10am–5pm. writers to ordinary Lakeland folk Nov – Feb 10am-4pm. - at the Lake District’s new all- Closed 25 and 26 Dec. See weather museum on the shores of website for Jan closed dates. Windermere. Elegant boats and artefacts, sailing DIRECTIONS yachts and record-breaking speed On the Rayrigg road/A592 just boats are displayed in bright a few minutes from Bowness. galleries and on the water in the Use postcode for Sat Nav. stunning boathouse where the lake becomes part of the museum. See boat conservation in action and take an unforgettable heritage boat trip onboard Osprey, a fully-restored Edwardian steam launch. The café offers a delicious homemade menu using local produce, including Sunday lunches, with enviable views over the lake. 14 Wordsworth Grasmere – Opening Spring 2020
Grasmere, LA22 9SH Tel: 015394 35544 www.wordsworth.org.uk
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In 1799, William Wordsworth fell in love with Dove Cottage and Grasmere OPENING TIMES whilst on a walking tour of the Open daily Lake District. Within a few months, 1 Apr - 31 Oct 10am - 17.30pm he had set up home here in the Open Wed - Sun hamlet of Town End with his sister 1 Nov - 31 Mar 11am - 16.30pm Dorothy. It was whilst living here that Wordsworth produced the most famous and best-loved of his poems DIRECTIONS and Dorothy wrote her fascinating On the A591, just south of the Grasmere journal. Grasmere mini roundabout. Look out for the Wordsworth Visit Wordsworth Grasmere and Grasmere sign. immerse yourself in the unique atmosphere of Dove Cottage, a place Accessible by public of ‘plain living and high thinking’. transport. Wander through the Garden-Orchard Wordsworth called ‘the loveliest spot that man hath ever found’. Uncover Wordsworth’s radical and creative life story in the Museum and enjoy breathtaking views of Grasmere Vale from the new Viewing Station.
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15 Great Castles, Historic Houses, Gardens & Cultural Attractions In & Around The Lake District
1 Acorn Bank 21 6 2 Allan Bank 3 Armitt Museum and Library 4 Askham Hall 5 Beatrix Potter Gallery 11 6 Birdoswald Roman Fort 7 Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House 8 Brantwood 9 Brockhole on Windermere 10 Brougham Castle 11 Carlisle Castle 12 Dalemain Mansion & Historic Gardens 18 13 Furness Abbey 14 Grizedale Forest 33 15 Hill Top 1 10 16 Holehird Gardens 23 12 19 17 Holker Hall & Gardens 31 . 4 18 Hutton-in-the-Forest 19 Keswick Museum 20 Lakeland Motor Museum 21 Lanercost Priory 22 Levens Hall, Gardens & Kitchen 2 34 23 Mirehouse & Gardens 25 24 Muncaster Castle, Gardens & Hawk & Owl Centre 3 25 Rydal Mount 30 16 9 26 Sizergh 5 27 Steam Yacht Gondola 15 32 28 Stott Park Bobbin Mill 24 14 27 8 7 29 Swarthmoor Hall 28 30 Townend, Troutbeck 31 Whinlatter 26 22 32 Windermere Jetty 20 33 Wordsworth House & Garden 34 Wordsworth Grasmere 17 29 Mountain Goat and Windermere Tourist Information Centre 13
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