Dove Cottage, Grasmere

Name: Dove Cottage
Address: Dove Cottage A591, Grasmere, LA22 9SH, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 15394 35544

#2 among attractions in Grasmere

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Facts and practical information

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". During this period, William wrote much of the poetry for which he is remembered today, including his "Ode: Intimations of Immortality", "Ode to Duty", "My Heart Leaps Up" and "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud", together with parts of his autobiographical epic, The Prelude. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°27'16"N, 3°0'59"W

Address

Dove Cottage A591Grasmere LA22 9SH United Kingdom

Contact

+44 15394 35544

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Day trips

Dove Cottage – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rydal Water, Grasmere Lake, St Oswald's Church, Alcock Tarn.

1 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Rydal Water, Windermere
26 min walk • Rydal Water is a small body of water in the central part of the English Lake District, in the county of Cumbria. It is located near the hamlet of Rydal, between Grasmere and Ambleside in the Rothay Valley.
0.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Grasmere Lake, Grasmere
11 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.
~1920 ftNW
William Wordsworth, Sacred and religious sites, Cemetery
St Oswald's Church, Grasmere
10 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.
0.7 miNE
Natural attraction, Lake, Mountain
Alcock Tarn, Grasmere
18 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.
1.2 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Loughrigg Fell, Ambleside
31 min walk • Loughrigg Fell is a hill in the central part of the English Lake District. It stands on the end of the long ridge coming down from High Raise over Silver How towards Ambleside, and is separated from its neighbours by the depression of Red Bank.
0.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Nab Scar, Grasmere
23 min walk • Nab Scar is a fell in the English Lake District, an outlier of the Fairfield group in the Eastern Fells. It stands above Rydal Water.
1.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Silver How, Elterwater
28 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.
0.7 miNW
William Wordsworth
Allan Bank, Grasmere
18 min walk • 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.
1.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Heron Pike, Grasmere
28 min walk • Heron Pike is a fell in the English Lake District, two kilometres east of Grasmere. It is part of the Fairfield group in the Eastern Fells.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Dove Cottage open?

Dove Cottage is open:

Monday 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Tuesday 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Wednesday 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Thursday 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Friday 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Saturday 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Sunday 9:30 am - 5:30 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Dove Cottage?

Nearby attractions include St Oswald's Church, Grasmere (10 min walk), Grasmere Lake, Grasmere (11 min walk), Allan Bank, Grasmere (18 min walk), Alcock Tarn, Grasmere (18 min walk).

How to get to Dove Cottage by public transport?

The nearest stations to Dove Cottage:

Bus

Daffodil House for Dove Cottage • Lines: 555, 599 (1 min walk)
Daffodil Hotel for Dove Cottage • Lines: 555 (3 min walk)