Dove Cottage & Wordsworth Museum
The origin of many of Wordsworth’s greatest poems
Welcome to the home of William Wordsworth and his sister, Dorothy Wordsworth. Continue your ramble of the Lake District by walking in the Wordsworths’ footsteps at Dove Cottage, where the family took up residence from 1799 to 1808. Discover Wordsworth Museum, brimming with collections of handwritten manuscripts, journals, letters, poetry and personal items.
"The loveliest spot that man hath ever found."
Literary greatness can still be felt at Dove Cottage and Wordsworth Museum. Uncover the sights, sounds and smells from over 200 years ago, through the poems and journals of William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy.
This is where William and Dorothy called home from 1799 to 1808 and where many of William Wordsworth’s greatest poems came to light. Among collections of handwritten manuscripts, journals, letters, published poetry and personal items, take in the beauty of Grasmere Vale from the Viewing Station and come to understand exactly why Wordsworth described it as ‘paradise’.
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