Wordsworth Grasmere

In 1799 William Wordsworth arrived in Grasmere aged 29, largely unknown and writing innovative poetry in a new style. Whilst living at Dove Cottage with his family, Wordsworth wrote many of his greatest poems and his sister Dorothy kept her insightful Grasmere journal. Visit Wordsworth Grasmere and discover the story of this remarkable time in his life. As well as Dove Cottage and the other historic buildings at Wordsworth Grasmere, we look after a unique collection of works by Wordsworth and the other writers and artists of the Romantic period. At the heart of this collection are the manuscripts that Wordsworth’s descendants gave to the Wordsworth Trust in 1935 so that they could remain here, where they were largely written and inspired. This is one of the things that make Wordsworth Grasmere so special. It is very unusual to find the original works of such a major writer at the very place with which he or she is most associated.