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Wordsworth House and Garden

Exterior and Front Entrance at Wordsworth House and Garden in Cockermouth, Cumbria © National Trust Images - Paul Harris
  • Exterior and Front Entrance at Wordsworth House and Garden in Cockermouth, Cumbria © National Trust Images - Paul Harris
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  • Exterior and Front Entrance at Wordsworth House and Garden in Cockermouth, Cumbria © National Trust Images - Paul Harris

Type:Historic House

Main Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9RX

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About

The boy who grew up to be one of the world’s best-loved nature poets and a pivotal figure behind the creation of the National Trust and the global conservation movement was born in this lovely Georgian townhouse 250 years ago.

House

Come and take in this year’s exciting new exhibit, Wildlife Encounters: An Exhibition of British Wildlife Photographs and the Tales behind them

Put together by local wildlife photographers Rosamund and John Macfarlane in collaboration with artist Jackie Morris and author Robert Macfarlane, take in intimate stories of interactions with animals across the UK’s varied landscape. This curation of striking photographs, paintings and poetry lays bare the complexity of contemporary human-wildlife relations.

Wordsworth House and Garden is Cumbria Tourism’s Small Visitor Attraction of the Year. With real food on the table and a real fire in the grate, it offers an unforgettable chance to experience life in the 1770s.

Take a guided or audio tour, listen to a talk or explore the working kitchen and other hands-on rooms at your own pace. Discover the weird and wonderful details of Georgian life, from what the Wordsworth family ate to how often they washed.

The children’s bedroom is full of toys and dressing-up clothes. There is a daily trail, and holiday activities range from wild art workshops to family garden adventures.

Garden

Wordsworth House’s walled riverside garden was William’s secret childhood playground. It was here that he learned the love of nature that turned him into one of the world’s favourite poets. It’s packed with 18th-century vegetables, fruit, herbs and flowers all organically grown by our gardening team. Every season, something new comes into blossom to delight the senses.

Beneath the foliage-shrouded terrace where he and his beloved sister Dorothy used to play, the Derwent, his ‘fairest of all rivers’, gurgles by.

Round off your visit with a trip to the second-hand book shop shop to browse through our wide selection of titles.

The ground floor of the house, garden and second-hand book shop are wheelchair accessible – the house via a lift. There is no wheelchair access to the upper floor of the house or the cellar.

Visit the website for more information including upcoming events and planning advice for a great family day out: Wordsworth House and Garden | National Trust

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Opening Times

Season (25 Mar 2024 - 6 Nov 2024)
DayTimes
Monday - Wednesday10:00 - 16:00
Thursday - FridayClosed
Saturday - Sunday10:00 - 16:00

* Wordsworth House and Garden is open until Wednesday 6 November 2024, 10am to 4pm (the garden closes at 4:30). Closed Thursdays and Fridays.

Guide Prices

Adult: £9, Child: £4.50, Family: £22.50. Gift Aid prices available. National Trust members free.

Facilities

Accessibility

  • Accessible Toilet
  • Disabled access
  • Disabled toilets
  • Wheelchairs available

Booking & Payment Details

  • Credit cards accepted (no fee)

Children

  • Baby changing facilities
  • Children welcome

Groups

  • Facilities for educational visits

Property Facilities

  • Dogs not accepted (except guidedogs)
  • Gift shop
  • Smoking not allowed

Site Features

  • National Trust Property
  • Regional Tourist Board Member

Target Markets

  • Accepts groups
  • Coach parties accepted

Access Information

Entrance

Automatic door at the main entrance
Entrance is well lit

Public Areas

Baby changing facilities
Good contrast between the floor and walls
Hearing loop installed in public areas
Level access (no steps/thresholds) or access by ramp or lift:
From the entrance to reception / ticket area
To the gift shop
Lift equipped with raised floor numbers or braille numbers or letters
Lift equipped with verbal floor announcements

Parking

The route from the parking area to the entrance:
Is flat (i.e. without steps)
The surface of the car park and pathway leading to entrance:
is solid

General

Audible alarm system
Clear signage
Displays at suitable height for wheelchair users / children
Effective lighting for visually impaired visitors
Hearing loop system
Routes/pathways suitable for wheelchair users or visitors with limited mobility
Seating available for visitors with limited mobility
Wheelchairs provided
Free

This information is self-assessed; therefore we accept no liability for its accuracy. Please contact the venue for further information.

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Awards

  • Other AwardsSelf-assessed Accessibility Information Self-assessed Accessibility Information
  • Visit EnglandVistEngland VAQAS Gold VistEngland VAQAS Gold 2018
  • Other AwardsNational Trust National Trust 2019
  • Cumbria AwardsMember of Cumbria Tourism Member of Cumbria Tourism 2016
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Map & Directions

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Road Directions

Take right exit at roundabout on A66 travelling west. Turn left at first set of traffic lights. Wordsworth House is at bottom of the hill across the mini roundabout. No parking on site. Use town centre car parks. Long stay car park, not National Trust, 300yds away on Wakefield Road. Walk back over bridge to house.

Public Transport Directions

Accessible by Public Transport: Maryport station is 6 miles away.

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