Ullswater Steamers
Four vessels sail between Glenridding at the S of the
lake, Howtown in the middle and Pooley Bridge at the N with opportunities
to hop on and off and take one of many recommended walks. Mid-size
attraction. Example fare Glenridding to Howtown single £5.50, children
£2.75; return £8.80/£4.40. The Pier House, Glenridding, Cumbria CA11 0US
017684 82229
Rydal Hall
Diocese of Carlisle's conference, retreat and holiday centre.
Restored Thomas Mawson gardens open daily 10am-4pm. Free, voluntary
donations can be made in collection boxes at main entrances. More than 30
acres woodland, beck, waterfalls, footpath to Ambleside and Grasmere on
the Coffin Trail. Garden tours led by head gardener, leisurely stroll
round main features of formal and informal gardens. Teashop open 10am-5pm.
Small attraction. Off A591 road between Ambleside and Grasmere LA22 9LX.
01539 432050.
Dove Cottage
the the Wordsworth Museum and Art Gallery home of William
Wordsworth, his sister Dorothy, and later his wife Mary and the first
three of their children, between 1799 and 1808. Where much of Wordsworth's
best poetry and Dorothy's journals and many letters were written. Also
many illustrious guests including Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Thomas de
Quincy and Sir Walter Scott. Much of the house as the Wordsworths left it
with many of their household items and portraits, plus the garden restored
to the Wordsworth's design. Also Museum and art gallery dedicated to the
Romantic movement in British poetry and art with collection and
exhibitions of international importance. Family activities and special
events in holidays. Ticket covers guided tour of Dove Cottage, admission
to Wordsworth Museum and Art Gallery, exhibitions, parking. Small to
mid-size attraction. Open daily 9.30-5.30pm last admission 5pm. £7.50,
children £4.50, under 6s free, families (1-2 adults, 1-3 children) £17.20
Town End, Grasmere LA22 9SQ on A591 Kendal to Keswick Road, just E of
village of Grasmere. 015394 35544
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Heaton Cooper Studio Gallery
and art shop with changing exhibitions of paintings, sculptures and prints from four generations of the famous
Heaton Cooper family of artists. Small attraction. Broadgate, Grasmere
LA22 9SX. Open Monday to Saturday 9am-5.30pm, Sunday 11am-5.30pm 015394
35280 free admission.
Rydal Mount
Family home to William Wordsworth for the last 37 years of his
life. Furniture, personal effects and portraits of Wordsworth and his
extended family. Gardens much as Wordsworth designed them. Small
attraction. Open daily from March - October 9.30am - 5.00pm. House and
garden £6, pensioners and students £5. Garden only £4, children 5-15 £2.50
family (2 adults, children 5-15) £15
Rydal, Near Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9LU. 015394 33002
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