About Wordsworth Grasmere

In 1799 William Wordsworth arrived in Grasmere aged 29, largely unknown and writing innovative poetry that came as a shocking contrast to the fashionable verses of the time. Whilst living at Dove Cottage with his family, Wordsworth wrote many of his greatest poems and his sister Dorothy kept her famous Grasmere journal. Wordsworth Grasmere tells the story of this remarkable time.

Step into another century as you experience the sights, sounds and smells of Dove Cottage. Stroll through the Garden-Orchard, which has been restored to resemble the ‘domestic slip of mountain’ that the Wordsworths lovingly created. Discover Wordsworth’s radical and creative life in the Museum. Get up-close with the past in the Jerwood Centre, the state-of-the-art library and archive where we care for a collection of over 68,000 items relating to the Romantic era.