Museum
Wordsworth Grasmere
Grasmere
With a National Art Pass you get
Free entry and free exhibitions
Once an inn called the Dove and Olive, the idyllic, Grade I listed Wordsworth Grasmere in the Lake District became William Wordsworth's home during his greatest years as a poet.
William Wordsworth came across Dove Cottage by chance during a walk with Samuel Taylor Coleridge and his brother John. He instantly fell in love with the little house and within a few weeks he had arranged for he and his sister Dorothy to move in. It was in Dove Cottage, at times ‘crammed edge full’ with people, that Wordsworth wrote some of his greatest poetry. Dorothy also kept her famous Grasmere Journal here.
Visitor information
Address
Wordsworth Grasmere
Wordsworth Grasmere, Dove Cottage, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SH
015394 35544
Opening times
July-August
Daily 10am-5pm
September-June
Tuesday-Saturday 10am-4pm
Closed Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day
Exclusions and safety measures
Booking in advance is recommended.
