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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...