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Grasmere & Rydal

One of the Lake District’s prettiest villages is Grasmere, nestled in a vale just north of Grasmere lake and crowned by magnificent fells and mountains on all sides. This is romantic England at its purest: immediately south of town is the rugged peak of Helm Crag (aka ‘the Lion and the Lamb’), while to the north is the ancient cairn known as Dunmail Raise. All around it are the scattered hamlets and farmsteads, while dense woodlands and lush meadows fringe the lakes of Grasmere and Rydal Water and Loughrigg Tarn.
 
Hardly surprising that painters, poets, writers and craftsmen were drawn to the area. Wordsworth described the vale of Grasmere and Rydal as ‘the loveliest spot that man hath ever found’, before moving here permanently. Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey and Sir Walter Scott also stayed here, whilst the writer Thomas de Quincey moved into Dove Cottage on Wordsworth’s departure.
 
From the 18th century onwards, many artists journeyed here in search of ‘the picturesque and the sublime’, including William Green, John Constable and Turner. In more recent times, the Heaton Cooper family succeeded in capturing the changing moods of the Lake District in watercolours.

Food & Drink in Grasmere and Rydal

Anyone who visits Grasmere and nearby Rydal, just has to experience a post-walk cream tea. Tearooms, some of which are hidden away in beautiful surroundings, will guarantee you a warm welcome, with a variety of teas and coffees on offer and scones and homemade cakes to die for. Well worth plotting into your walking plans!

For a small place, Grasmere does well with its fine dining experiences, whilst still maintaining an unstuffy and relaxing atmosphere. It even boasts a Michellin Star restaurant, where fine dining is taken up to another level. Fine dining is available in many restaurants here, offering exquisite explosions of flavours, where the food is absolutely faultless.

Grasmere also has some amazing quirky cafes with twinkling lights and scatter cushions creating a lovely ambiance in which to enjoy a very high standard of food. As with many of these charming little cafes-come-restaurants, they’re very popular, so it’s wise to book ahead if you’re going in the evening.

The Signature Restaurant at The Wordsworth Hotel, Grasmere

After a long day on the Grasmere fells, stepping into a welcoming pub is like a little piece of heaven. They’re all dog-friendly with reliable WiFi and offer a superb choice of local ales and award-winning food. There’s everything from a 16C coaching inn, full of old world charm and roaring log fires and panoramic views - to characterful walkers’ bars, offering tasty classic pub food. For the beer buffs among you, there’s a wide selection of ales approved by CAMRA. But before you leave Grasmere there’s one more must-try foods – the delicious sweet treat, Grasmere Gingerbread.


Culture & Heritage

Grasmere’s early history was all about farming, the manufacture of wool as well as some mineral and rock extraction. In the middle of the 16th century, Grasmere was home to 15 ‘fulling’ mills, where newly woven fabrics were pounded in soapy water with heavy hammers (or ‘stocks;’ hence Stock Lane in town) to shrink the fibres and therefore create denser, fuller fabric.
 
Local woods were coppiced to supply charcoal for iron ore smelting and bark for tanneries, and with greater prosperity in the 18th century came a building spurt, with the stone drawn from local quarries – White Stone quarry on the A591 was one of these (it’s now a car park).
 
Several packhorse trails once radiated out from the village; the ponies carrying cloths, fleeces, and other goods to markets in Keswick, Penrith and Kendal (via Ambleside). The old packhorse trail between Ambleside and Grasmere used to be the main route between the two towns before the new turnpike road (now the A591) was opened in 1770.

For most contemporary visitors, though, it’s the arrival of the Romantics from the middle of the 18th century that really put Grasmere and the surrounding area on the map. Painters, writers and poets in search of the picturesque and romantic notions of beauty came to explore the Lake District. William Wordsworth (1770–1850) came to live here in 1799 and spent much time walking in the area, composing lines of poetry based on what he experienced. His most inspirational years were spent at Dove Cottage (1799–1808). He and his family then moved to the more spacious Allan Bank (1808–1811), followed by a short stint at the Rectory (1811–1814) and lastly to Rydal Mount (1814–1850). Fellow poets and writers, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey and Sir Walter Scott, were frequent guests of the Wordsworths.

Once the new turnpike roads were completed in the late 18th century and the railway had arrived in Windermere in 1847, Victorian tourists came in their droves to experience the landscapes that had inspired the Lake Poets.


Surrounding Areas

Rydal - The hamlet of Rydal is associated with two influential families: the Le Flemings and the Wordsworths. Rydal Hall was the home of the Le Fleming family who moved here from Coniston Hall and Rydal Mount was Wordsworth’s home for the last 37 years of his life.

Thirlmere - Thirlmere is a pretty, clear lake with a wooded shoreline and is best enjoyed from the west shore which winds its way through the trees.Thirlmere was once two smaller lakes called Leatheswater and Brackmere. The two lakes were joined by a footbridge until damning in 1879 created a rise in the water levels and Thirlmere was formed as the two lakes overflowed. It now serves as a water supply for Manchester.


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PEACE OAK

The Peace Oak in Broadgate Meadow (next to the river), was planted by Canon Rawnsley (co-founder of the National Trust) on 19 July 1919 to mark a day of peace on the anniversary of the start of World War One.

RYDAL COFFIN ROUTE

The Rydal Coffin route was originally the main route between Ambleside and Grasmere (the modern road only dates from 1770). It was also used to carry the deceased from Rydal and Ambleside for burial in Grasmere Church until St Mary’s church in Ambleside was consecrated in 1854.

SWEET CHESTNUT

An ancient sweet chestnut in the grounds of Rydal Hall is estimated to be over 500 years old, and probably planted before the current hall was built in 1600. Its massive girth measures around 11 m (36 ft), although huge burrs make precise measurement difficult.

THE BATTLE OF DUNMAIL RAISE

According to legend, a battle took place here in AD 945 between King Dunmail of Cumberland and a combined force of Anglo-Saxons and Scots. After Dunmail was killed in battle, a large pile of stones was placed over his body as a memorial to the dead king. The heap of stones can still be seen near the summit of Dunmail Raise between the two carriageways.

DORA’S FIELD

Dora’s Field was bought by William Wordsworth as a plot of land to build a house on when he was threatened with eviction from Rydal Mount. In the event, he continued living at Rydal Mount and gave the land to his daughter instead, thereafter calling it Dora’s field. When Dora died in 1847 aged 40, William and Mary Wordsworth planted hundreds of daffodils on the bank as a memorial to their daughter.

RYDAL CAVE

The cave, situated above Rydal Water, is a man made cavern that served as a slate quarry supplying excellent quality slate to the local villages, more than two hundred years ago. These days visitors can walk into the gaping mouth of the cave and explore the awesome mini ampitheatre complete with jagged rocks and a flooded pool inhabited by small fish and insects.

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    Bedroom at the Britannia Inn in Elterwater, Lake District
    Double Bedroom at the Britannia Inn in Elterwater, Lake District
    Double Bedroom at the Britannia Inn in Elterwater, Lake District
    Britannia Inn

    Address

    The Britannia Inn, Main Street, Elterwater, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9HP

    Telephone

    015394 37210

    info@britinn.co.uk

    Elterwater, Ambleside

    The Britannia is a traditional 500-year-old Lakeland Inn nestling in the village of Elterwater and the fells of the Langdale Valley. Real ales, traditional food and real log fires.

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    A Buffalo's Journey" Past - Present - Future

    Address

    Rydal Hall, Ambleside, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9LX

    Telephone

    015394 32050

    marketing@rydalhall.org

    Ambleside

    Join us for an unforgettable weekend of connection, healing and transformation.

    The Buffalo is the only animal that charges headfirst into a storm rather than run from it. While other animals turn and flee-prolonging their struggle – the buffalo…

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    Walking through the fells close to Easedale Tarn
    Muddy Boots Guided Walk - Easedale Tarn from Grasmere

    Address

    Main Square, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SX

    Telephone

    +441524271580

    info@muddybootswalkingholdays.com

    Grasmere

    A stunning circular walk from Grasmere. An undoubted highlight is Easedale Tarn at the highpoint of our walk; a beautiful mountain lake surrounded by an imposing backdrop of peaks (and the perfect place for a snack break). The way up to the tarn…

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    Indoor / Outdoor Pool at Brimstone Spa at Langdale Hotel and Spa in Great Langdale, Lake District
    Spa Treatments at Brimstone Spa at Langdale Hotel and Spa in Great Langdale, Lake District
    Indoor / Outdoor Pool at Brimstone Spa at Langdale Hotel and Spa in Great Langdale, Lake District
    Spa Treatments at Brimstone Spa at Langdale Hotel and Spa in Great Langdale, Lake District
    Brimstone Spa at Langdale Hotel and Spa

    Address

    Brimstone Hotel & Spa, Great Langdale, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9JD

    Telephone

    015394 38080

    reservations@langdale.co.uk

    Ambleside

    Brimstone Spa, is exclusively for residents of the Langdale Hotel, Langdale Lodges and Brimstone Hotel and is reserved for adults only, and considered is one of the best spa’s in The Lake District.  It is a place to relax and revive with seven…

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    Bathtub at Victorian House Hotel in Ambleside, Lake District
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    Bedroom at Victorian House Hotel in Ambleside, Lake District
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    Bedroom at Victorian House Hotel in Ambleside, Lake District
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    Bedroom at Victorian House Hotel in Ambleside, Lake District
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    Bedroom at Victorian House Hotel in Ambleside, Lake District
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    Victorian House Hotel

    Address

    Broadgate, Grasmere, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA229TA

    Telephone

    015394 35217

    reception@victorianhousehotel.com

    Ambleside

    Nestled in the heart of the English Lake District Victorian House provides the perfect antidote to chain hotel fatigue! Think cosy nights in the snug with a glass of red, kicking your boots off after a day of exploring and sinking into the sofa with…

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    St. Oswald's Church, Grasmere
    St. Oswald's Church, Grasmere

    Address

    St Oswald’s church, Church Stile, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SW

    Grasmere

    This church is well known because of its associations with the great Romantic poet William Wordsworth, who lived in nearby Dove Cottage and is buried in the churchyard.

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    Family making Christmas decorations
    Regency Christmas and Dorothy's Birthday Celebration

    Address

    Lake District, Grasmere, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SH

    Telephone

    01539435544

    education@wordsworth.org.uk

    Grasmere

    On Christmas Day it was Dorothy's Wordsworth's birthday! Find out how Dorothy and her brother William celebrated when she lived in Dove Cottage over 200 years ago. We'll read some of her birthday journal entries and then try some Regency era…

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    Friendly Service at Tweedies Bar & Lodge in Grasmere, Lake District
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    Food at Tweedies Bar & Lodge in Grasmere, Lake District
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    Bathroom at Tweedies Bar & Lodge in Grasmere, Lake District
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    Food at Tweedies Bar & Lodge in Grasmere, Lake District
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    Bathroom at Tweedies Bar & Lodge in Grasmere, Lake District
    Tweedies Bar & Lodge - Food & Drink

    Address

    Tweedies Bar & Lodge, Red Bank Rd, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SW

    Telephone

    015394 35300

    hello@tweediesgrasmere.com

    Grasmere

    Tweedies Bar & Lodge with 2 restaurants and public bar serving guest ales, world beers, excellent selection of wines. Set in 3 acres of mature grounds. Newly refurbished throughout.

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    Afternoon Tea Spread at Daffodil Hotel & Spa in the Lake District, Cumbria
    Afternoon Tea being served at Daffodil Hotel & Spa in the Lake District, Cumbria
    Afternoon Tea at Daffodil Hotel & Spa in the Lake District, Cumbria
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    Double bedroom at Daffodil Hotel & Spa in the Lake District, Cumbria
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    Afternoon Tea Spread at Daffodil Hotel & Spa in the Lake District, Cumbria
    Afternoon Tea being served at Daffodil Hotel & Spa in the Lake District, Cumbria
    Afternoon Tea at Daffodil Hotel & Spa in the Lake District, Cumbria
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    Double bedroom at Daffodil Hotel & Spa in the Lake District, Cumbria
    Gardens and Grounds at Daffodil Hotel & Spa in the Lake District, Cumbria
    Daffodil Hotel & Spa Afternoon Tea

    Address

    Daffodil Hotel & Spa, By The Lake, Keswick Road, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9PR

    Telephone

    015394 63550

    stay@daffodilhotel.com

    Keswick Road, Grasmere

    Enjoy an Afternoon Tea at The Daffodil in the heart of the Lake District and prepare to indulge, not only in the delectable treats we have waiting for you, but also in the stunning views of Lake Grasmere.

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    Young woman in historical clothing reading stories by candlelight
    Christmas Spirits!

    Address

    Lake District, Grasmere, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SH

    Telephone

    01539435544

    education@wordsworth.org.uk

    Grasmere

    Join us at Dove Cottage and help us get into the Christmas spirit – and be introduced to some Christmas 'spirits'. We will begin in the Learning Space with hot chocolate, gingerbread, dressing up and a spooky Gothic craft to get us into the mood.…

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    swimmers stood on shoreline with Swim the Lakes
    Introduction to Open Water Swimming

    Address

    Rydal Water, -, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9LW

    Telephone

    015394 33826

    swim@swimthelakes.co.uk

    Ambleside

    Our popular Introduction to outdoor swimming course takes place at either Rydal Water or Waterhead, Ambleside. The morning session is ideal for those who are new to outdoor swimming. It aims to enhance your knowledge and boost your confidence while…

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    A white woman with red hair stands by a canal, smiling at the camera and holds a litter picker.
    Trail Clean with Stacey Dooley and Trash Free Trails!

    Address

    Pelter Bridge Car Park, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9LW

    Telephone

    07769346256

    hello@trashfreetrails.org

    Ambleside

    Join Trash Free Trails and friends for a summertime trail clean of Rydal Caves and Loughrigg Fell with BBC presenter Stacey Dooley!


    Gain firsthand experience of how you can remove, record and report vital data on single-use pollution, all while…

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  20. Pizza from The Swan at Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria
    Pizza from The Swan at Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria
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    Cocktail from The Swan at Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria
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    Dining room seating at The Swan at Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria
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    Dining room seating at The Swan at Grasmere in the Lake District, Cumbria
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    The Swan at Grasmere - Food & Drink

    Address

    The Swan, Grasmere, Keswick Road, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9RF

    Telephone

    01539 435742

    info@theswangrasmere.com

    Grasmere

    Whatever the reason for your visit and whatever the weather outside, you can expect to sleep soundly within the walls of this 17thC coaching inn. Many of our bedrooms have views across the garden towards Helm Crag.

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