Advantages: Beautiful , unspoilt, picturesque village, heart of the Lakes Disadvantages: Not much chance of 'wandering lonely as a cloud' in peak season
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The village of Grasmere situated in the heart of the English Lake District will of course be forever associated with the great poet William Wordsworth 1770-1850 who lived here at Dove Cottage for a period of 8 years at the peak of his writing powers, during which time he penned his most famous piece, the beautiful and evocative "I wandered lonely as a cloud". All quite familiar I hear you cry, but I'm pretty sure you didn't know that ... ...Daffodil Garden. The Friends of Grasmere society who have designed and are maintaining the garden ask visitors to have a daffodil planted in their name, or a name carved on one of the paving stones which make up a winding path around the garden in return for relatively sizeable donations (hence the path isn't finished yet!). Look closely at the names at the very end of the path overlooking the attractive bridge and you may spot such notable celebrity ...
paulwilsontastic 15.01.2009
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Advantages: pretty place, lots of interesting places about Wordsworth Disadvantages: touristy
...may not have been to Grasmere recently but in my lifetime I have visited many times both for day visits and for holidays in the area. Grasmere is a tiny village in the Lake District, Cumbria.
Grasmere is well known as the place where William Wordsworth, the poet lived from 1799 to 1808 in a house called Dove cottage on the edge of the village. He also lived in other properties in the village, Dove cottage is open to the public and next to it is ... ...and places to stay. However Grasmere with its pretty stone cottages is a pleasant village for a stop over and visits.
We visited because we were in the area on a walking and exploring holiday. The Lake Grasmere is to the south of the village. You can hire boats on the lake. There is a small island in the lake, not sure if you can visit it now, I think you can. . There are some easy low flattish walks around the lake, if you want a more challenging ...
mumsymary 20.03.2007
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