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Grasmere Attractions
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The Wordsworth Trust was founded in 1891, to secure Dove Cottage ’for eternal possessions of all those who loved English poetry all over the world’. Today, visitors experience the tranquillity...
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Forever immortalised by its association with Wordsworth, Grasmere is a treat in its own right. Small but perfectly formed, the lake can be strolled around in a morning, leaving time...
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The gallery at The Heaton Cooper Studio has a changing exhibition of paintings, prints and sculpture from four generations of the Heaton Cooper family, from Alfred Heaton Cooper (1863-1929) and...
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Rydal Mount was the home of Wordsworth for 37 years where he wrote and revised many of his poems including the world famous Daffodils and became Poet Laureate to Queen...
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Skelwith Force is a less-often visited waterfall on the River Brathay near to Ambleside. Though the waterfall is only about 15 feet high, it is an impressive cascade, especially after...
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Although the church of St. Oswald is most commonly visited to see the Wordsworth family tomb in the churchyard, it is a beautiful building on its own merit. Each year...
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Tom Ghyll is a stream a couple of miles north of the town of Coniston that features two waterfalls. A trail runs from the car park on the A591 along...
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See over 2000 years of local Lake District history at Ambleside’s Armitt Museum and Library. From the Romans to Beatrix Potter along with Ruskin, Wordsworth and Kurt Schwitters. The museum...
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Bridge House was built in the 16th Century in what was then an apple orchard, and constructed originally as a summer house and apple store for the now demolished Ambleside...
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Claife Heights is an area of woodland owned by the National Trust, on the western shores of Windermere. It is a great spot for walking, cycling and wildlife. Wildlife...
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Colwith Force is, quite simply, a stunning waterfall, and forms part of the Colwith Circle walk. This is a very nice gentle walk and not too strenuous, with good views...
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Set in the magnificent Vale of Esthwaite in the heart of the English Lake District, Hawkshead is a truly historic and wonderfully picturesque village characterised by its cluster of whitewashed...
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Moss Eccles Tarn is just a short walk from Near Sawrey. It was here that Beatrix Potter spent many an hour fishing - from a rowing boat that can...
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Wise Een Tarn is situated approximately midway between Near Sawrey and High Wray, in the National Trust’s Claife Heights region. This tranquil spot is easily accessible either on foot or...
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