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Wordsworth House located on the Main Street of Cockermouth with the river Derwent flowing past at the rear was built in 1745 for the Sheriff of Cumberland.

John Wordsworth a trained lawyer moved into the property owned by his employer in 1766 whom he represented on political and business matters, making him an important if not wealthy member of the local community.

William the second of the five children Ann gave birth to was born in 1770 followed by Dorothy the only girl in 1771, who were all cared for by a modest number of household staff.

The home rescued from demolition by a local community group, was past to the National Trust in 1938 who maintain it and the grounds to an eighteenth century standard. The attending staff dressed in period costume also offer a fine assortment of home baked treats in the kitchen.

Dove Cottage in Grasmere and Rydal Mount are two other National Trust maintained sites linked to William Wordsworth.

Dove Cottage near Grasmere the home of William Wordsworth and his sister Dorothy is open and has a Museum with Tea Room and Gift Shop along with Accommodation at How Foot Lodge, all within walking distance of the town centre. 

enquiries@Wordsworth.org.uk   Tel: 015394-355-44

The National Trust is an Independent Non-Political body founded in 1895 to protect our environment and Historic Past to be enjoyed for Generations to come.

The Trust protects over 200 Historic Houses & Gardens plus 49 Industrial Monuments, owns over half a million acres of Countryside with 600 miles of of Coast, enjoy a visit to any of the sites listed and support the National Trust.

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Cross Border Reciprocal Rights exist to Members of either Trust 

Overseas Visitors  can recoup  Membership Fee's in a Summer Vacation 

Trust in the Lake District

Acorn Bank Watermill  -  Penrith  -  017683 618 93

Beastie Potter Gallery  -  Hawkshead   -  015394 363 55

Cartmel Priory Gatehouse  -  Grange-over-Sands   -  015394 479 97

Fell Foot Park  -  South Windermere   -  015395 312 73

Gondola  Steam Yacht  -  Coniston   -  015395 638 56

Hill Top  -  Ambleside   -  015394 362 69

Sizergh Castle & Garden  -  Kendal   -  015395 600 70

Stagshaw Garden  -  Ambleside   -  015394 460 27

Townend  -  Troutbeck, Windermere   -  015394 326 28

Aira Force Waterfall  -  Ullswater   -  017684 820 67

Wordsworth House  -  Cockermouth   -  01900 824 805

Derbyshire Peaks

 The Old Manor - Ripon  -  01909486-411

High Peak Estate -  Hope Valley - 01433-670-368

Longshaw Estate - Sheffield - 01433-631-708

Winster Market House - Matlock - 01335-350-245

These are only a few of the Sites Maintained by the National Trust, Join Now to Receive your Handbook with a  full List of all National Trust protected properties. Members may also enter sites maintained by the National Trust for Scotland

Yorkshire Dales & Pennines

Fountains Abbey  -  Ripon  -  Abbey Web Site 

Hardcastle Crags  -  Hebden Bridge  -  01422 844 518

Malham Tarn Estate  -  Waterhouses, Settle   -  01729 830 416

Marsden Moor Estate  -  Huddersfield   -  01484 847 016

Moulton Hall  -  Richmond   -  01325 377 227

Mount Grace Priory  -  Northallerton   -  01609 883 494

Nostell Priory  -  Wakefield   -  01924 863 892

Ormesby Hall  -  Middlesbrough   -  01642 324 188

Northumberland & Border Country

Cragside House & Gardens  -  Rothbury  -  01669 620 333

Wallington Hall  -  Cambo, Morpeth   -  01670 774 283

Priorwood Garden  -  Melrose  -  01896-822-493

Robert Smail's Printing Works  -  Innerleithen  -  01896-830-206

Harmony Gardens  -  Melrose  -  -1721-722-502

Castle & Coast Country

Dunstanbrugh Castle  -  Craster, Alnwick  -  01665 576 231

Farne Islands  -  Nr Seahouses   -  01665 721 099

Lindisfarne Castle  -  Holy Island   -  01289 389 244

Tyne Valley Country along the Wall

Allen Banks  -  Bardon Mill, Hexham  -  01434 344 218

Cherryburn  -  Mickley, Stocksfield  -  01661 843 276

George Stephenson's Birthplace  -  Wylam  -  01661 853 457

Gibside  -  Rowlands Gill  -  01207 542 255

Hadrian's Wall & Housesteads Fort  -  Bardon Mill  -  01434 344 363

South of the Tyne

Souter Lighthouse  -  Whitburn, Sunderland  -  0191 529 3161

Washington Old Hall  -  Washington Village   -  0191 416 6879

North York Moors

Beningbrough Hall & Gardens  -  York  -  01904-470-666

Moulton Hall  -  Richmond   -  01325 377 227

Nostell Priory  -  Wakefield   -  01924 863 892

Nunnington Hall  -  York   -  01439 748 283

Ormesby Hall  -  Middlesbrough   -  01642 324 188

Rievaulx Terrace & Temples  -  Helmsley   -  01439 793 340

Roseberry Topping  -  Dalby, Pickering   -  01751 460 396

Treasurer's House  -  City of York   -  01904 624 247