Wordsworth Grasmere

Kendal & Windermere

After a £6.5 million reimagining, Wordsworth Grasmere is now open. Visit Cumbria’s newest ‘must-see’ attraction and be inspired by Wordsworth’s words in the very place they were written.

In 1799 William Wordsworth arrived in Grasmere aged 29, largely unknown and writing innovative poetry in a new style. Whilst living at Dove Cottage with his family, Wordsworth wrote many of his greatest poems and his sister Dorothy kept her Grasmere journal. Visit Wordsworth Grasmere and discover the story of this remarkable time in his life.