Wordsworth House
Birthplace of Wordsworth, now owned by the National Trust and open to visitors.
Dove Cottage home to Wordsworth his wife and sister, Dove Cottage is open to visitors all year round, and a new exhibition centre has been built on the site of the Wordsworth museum just across the road

Rydal Mount
The final home of William Wordsworth, Rydal Mount stands in 2 acres of gardens close to Rydal Church

Brantwood
Home of John Ruskin. Once described as the “Father of Modern Britain” Ruskin was the most influential social commentator of the Victorian age. An art critic, teacher, poet, writer and educational philanthropist, his ideas inspired the Arts and Crafts Movement and the founding of the National Trust. His radical views on the worst aspects of the industrial revolution were the basis for the rise of the Labour Movement. He openly encouraged and promoted art education and museums for the working classes. He personally taught many people how to draw, publishing two books on the subject, and was himself a superb draughtsman. When he died in 1900 at the age of 81 he left behind him collected writings that stretch to nearly 40 volumes, thousands of drawings and water-colours and a legacy of influence that is felt to this day.

Hill Top
Hill top was the farm bought by Beatrix Potter when she moved the the Lake District.
She deaden’t live there long, but retained ownership and bequeathed it to the National Trust, who now maintain the house. Open to visitors in the summer months