Allan Bank, Grasmere

Name: Allan Bank
Address: Grasmere, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 15394 35143

#16 among attractions in Grasmere

William Wordsworth

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Allan Bank is a grade II listed two-storey villa standing on high ground slightly to the west of Grasmere village in the heart of the Lake District. It is best known for being from 1808 to 1811 the home of William Wordsworth, but it was also occupied at various times by Dorothy Wordsworth, Dora Wordsworth, Thomas De Quincey, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Thomas Arnold, Matthew Arnold and Canon Hardwicke Rawnsley. It is now owned by the National Trust and is open to the public. ()

Coordinates: 54°27'37"N, 3°1'47"W

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Grasmere United Kingdom

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Allan Bank – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Grasmere Lake, Dove Cottage, St Oswald's Church, Alcock Tarn.

0.8 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Grasmere Lake, Grasmere
21 min walk • Grasmere is one of the smaller lakes of the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria. It gives its name to the village of Grasmere, famously associated with the poet William Wordsworth, which lies immediately to the north of the lake.
0.7 miSE
Historic Wordsworth house and museum
Dove Cottage, Grasmere
18 min walk • Dove Cottage is a house on the edge of Grasmere in the Lake District of England. It is best known as the home of the poet William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy Wordsworth from December 1799 to May 1808, where they spent over eight years of "plain living, but high thinking".
~1630 ftSE
William Wordsworth, Sacred and religious sites, Cemetery
St Oswald's Church, Grasmere
8 min walk • St Oswald's Church is in the village of Grasmere, in the Lake District, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
1 miE
Natural attraction, Lake, Mountain
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere
25 min walk • Alcock Tarn is a lake in Cumbria, England. It is located high in the fells on Heron Pike, roughly a mile and a half east of Grasmere.
1.1 miNW
Natural attraction, Hill, Geologic formation
Helm Crag, Grasmere
29 min walk • Helm Crag is a fell in the English Lake District situated in the Central Fells to the north of Grasmere. Despite its low height it sits prominently at the end of a ridge, easily seen from the village.
0.8 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Silver How, Elterwater
22 min walk • Silver How is a fell in the English Lake District, standing over the village of Grasmere. How, derived from the Old Norse word haugr, is a common local term for a hill or mound.
1.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Stone Arthur, Grasmere
34 min walk • Stone Arthur is a fell in the English Lake District, an outlier of the Fairfield group in the Eastern Fells. It stands above Grasmere village.

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Which popular attractions are close to Allan Bank?

Nearby attractions include St Oswald's Church, Grasmere (8 min walk), Dove Cottage, Grasmere (18 min walk), Grasmere Lake, Grasmere (21 min walk), Silver How, Elterwater (22 min walk).

How to get to Allan Bank by public transport?

The nearest stations to Allan Bank:

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Heaton Cooper Studio • Lines: 555, 599 (6 min walk)
Heaton Copper Studio • Lines: 555 (6 min walk)

Allan Bank, Grasmere

Facts and practical information

Grasmere plan & book

Allan Bank – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Grasmere Lake, Grasmere

Dove Cottage, Grasmere

St Oswald's Church, Grasmere

Alcock Tarn, Grasmere

Helm Crag, Grasmere

Silver How, Elterwater

Stone Arthur, Grasmere

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Allan Bank?

How to get to Allan Bank by public transport?