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About the venue

Dove Cottage was the home of William and Dorothy Wordsworth between 1799 and 1808. Their manuscripts, books and portraits, along with those of other key figures of Romanticism, are displayed in the adjacent museum. The Jerwood Centre, opened 2005, holds the main collection of 65,000 items, which also includes paintings and drawings of the Lake District.

Address and contact

Town End, Grasmere, Cumbria LA22 9SH England

enquiries@wordsworth.org.uk

015394 35544

Before making a visit, check opening hours with the venue

http://www.wordsworth.org.uk

Thomas Stothard (1755–1834)
John Thomson (1778–1840)
David Wilkie (1785–1841)
Samuel Laurence (1812–1884)
Henry Wallis (1830–1916)
John Steell (1804–1891)
Mary Dixon
Francis Leggatt Chantrey (1781–1841)
Joshua Reynolds (1723–1792)
Angus Fletcher (1799–1862)

The Romantic poets in art
Lydia Figes

10 June 2023
Suji Kwock Kim and Dove Cottage Poets: Poetry in the Garden-Orchard
Dove Cottage and The Wordsworth Museum
16 June 2023
Suji Kwock Kim: Residency Reading
Dove Cottage and The Wordsworth Museum
12 July 2023
The Lakers
Dove Cottage and The Wordsworth Museum
15 July 2023
‘Oh! that we had a book of botany’: Wildflowers with Dorothy Wordsworth
Dove Cottage and The Wordsworth Museum
21 July 2023
Running Your Own Lines: A Writing and Running Day with Julie Carter
Dove Cottage and The Wordsworth Museum
22 August 2023
An Evening with Simon Armitage
Dove Cottage and The Wordsworth Museum