Armitt Museum

The Armitt is a unique place combining Gallery, Museum and Library. It is a treasure‐house for scholarship and fun, art and entertainment. It encapsulates all that is best about Lakeland and its people and preserves that essence for future generations to enjoy. The Armitt is…
Distance: 11.6 miles away

Dove Cottage and The

Dove Cottage was home to the Romantic poet William Wordsworth 1770‐1850 and his family for 8 years 1799‐1808. Here Wordsworth wrote many of his most famous poems. There are many ideas associated with 'Romantic' poetry, but one of the most important for Wordsworth was to show…
Distance: 12.4 miles away

Rheged Discovery Centre

The Dark Ages. At its peak around 590AD, the Kingdom of Rheged stretched from Southern Scotland to the Midlands and from coast to coast. Rheged's most famous King was Urien meaning 'city born'. Urien was known as the 'Raven King' because of the talisman or…
Distance: 6.5 miles away

Acorn Bank Garden and

Ancient oaks and high enclosing walls keep the extremes of the Cumbrian climate out of the garden, resulting in a spectacular display of shrubs, roses and herbaceous borders. Orchards contain a variety of traditional fruit trees and the famous herb garden is the largest collection of medicinal…
Distance: 9.1 miles away

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