Wordsworth Grasmere
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Once an inn called the Dove and Olive, the idyllic, Grade I listed Wordsworth Grasmere 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.
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Address
Wordsworth Grasmere, Dove Cottage, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SH
015394 35544
Opening times
16 Jan to 5 May - Tuesday to Saturday - 10am to 4pm
6 May to 30 June - Tuesday to Saturday - 10am to 5pm
1 July to 1 September - Monday to Sunday - 10am to 5pm
2 September to 22 December - Tuesday to Saturday - 10am to 4pm
23 to 29 December - Friday to Sunday - 10am to 4pm
30 December to 5 January - Tuesday to Saturday - 10am to 4pm
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Booking in advance is recommended.
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