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    Famous Artists, Poets & Writers

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Famous Artists, Poets & Writers

Cumbria’s beautiful landscapes have long since animated literary imaginations, from Romantic poets to radical thinkers and beyond to some of the 20th century’s most celebrated authors. See the authentic settings where these international names put pen to paper...

  1. Tennyson remains one of the most popular poets in Britain. The lake at Bassenthwaite is thought to be the inspiration for where the sword was thrown in his famous poem Morte d’Arthur.
    Alfred, Lord Tennyson
    The lake at Bassenthwaite is thought to be the inspiration for where the sword was thrown in Tennyson's famous poem Morte d’Arthur. Find out more...
  2. Arthur Ransome was born in Leeds and used to spend his idyllic childhood holidays in the Lake District, Cumbria. And like so many before and since he completely fell in love with the place.
    Arthur Ransome
    Arthur Ransome used to spend his idyllic childhood holidays in the Lake District. Like many before and since he completely fell in love with the place. Find out more...
  3. Beatrix Potter
    Beatrix Potter
    Beatrix Potter - a talented writer and illustrator but also an influential thinker and conservationist whose work is partly responsible for preserving the Lake District.
  4. Edward Fitzgerald was not local to the Lake District but was part of the poetry scene that was blossoming in the area during Victorian times.
    Edward Fitzgerald
    Edward Fitzgerald was not local to the Lake District but was part of the poetry scene that was blossoming in the area during Victorian times. Read more...
  5. Hunter Davies OBE is an author, broadcaster and journalist. He was born in Scotland and spent his childhood in Carlisle. Despite moving to London for work Hunter is regularly associated with the Lake District.
    Hunter Davies OBE
    Hunter Davies OBE is an author, broadcaster and journalist. He was born in Scotland and spent his childhood in Carlisle. He is regularly associated with the Lake District.
  6. Jancis Robinson, Cumbrian born writer, broadcaster and wine expert.
    Jancis Robinson OBE
    Jancis Robinson OBE is an esteemed wine critic. She writes a weekly column for the Financial Times and several other publications alongside a daily column on her website.
  7. The Ruskin Gallery courtesy of Anthony Stutchbury
    John Ruskin
    John Ruskin was a Victorian writer, philosopher and art critic during a time when the Lake District was a hotspot for the country’s finest creative brains. Read more about him here.
  8. Josefina de Vasconcellos
    Josefina de Vasconcellos
    Discover the work of the famous sculptor Josefina de Vasconcellos and her connection with the Lake District, Cumbria.
  9. Born in 1939, Melvin Bragg, Baron Bragg, hails from Wigton near Carlisle. He is a broadcaster, interviewer, producer, commentator and academic.
    Melvyn Bragg
    Born in 1939, Melvin Bragg, Baron Bragg, hails from Wigton near Carlisle. He is a broadcaster, writer, interviewer, producer, commentator and academic.
  10. Norman Nicholson, the twentieth century poet was born and brought up in the idyllic Cumbrian town of Millom, on the Cumbrian Coast.
    Norman Nicholson
    Norman Nicholson, the twentieth century poet was born and brought up in the idyllic Cumbrian town of Millom, on the Cumbrian Coast. Find out more...
  11. Thomas Hayton Mawson designed some of the most celebrated gardens in the Lake District and Cumbria. Read more about the man and his work here.
    Thomas Mawson
    Thomas Hayton Mawson designed some of the most celebrated gardens in the Lake District and Cumbria. Read more about the man and his work here.
  12. William Gershom Collingwood was born in 1854 and has a long association with Cumbria. He was an author, artist, antiquary and professor of Fine Arts.
    W. G. Collingwood
    William Gershom Collingwood was born in 1854 and has a long association with Cumbria. He was an author, artist, antiquary and professor of Fine Arts.
  13. William Wordsworth
    William Wordsworth
    2020 marked 250 years since Romantic poet William Wordsworth was born. Discover the landscape that inspired him in the Lake District, Cumbria.
  14. An inclusive large-scale music, poetry and multi-media project celebrating William Wordsworth's 250th birthday.
    Encountering Wordsworth
    An inclusive large-scale music, poetry and multi-media project celebrating William Wordsworth's 250th birthday.

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