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 Rydal Mount, Rydal, Co. Cumbria
Home to William Wordsworth, Rydal Mount is situated in a beautifully scenic Lakeland landscape, befitting the famous romantic poet.
Rydal Mount lies in the very heart of the Lake District, situated in the tiny hamlet of Rydal tucked between Ambleside and Grasmere . This historic farmhouse dates back to the 16th Century and commands fabulous views across Rydal Water and out to Lake Windermere and the surrounding fells.
 House and Gardens
The 18th Century poet laureate, William Wordsworth and his family moved to this grand house from the tiny Dove Cottage in 1815. Wordsworth remained in Rydal Mount until his death in 1850 and the house is still owned by his descendants.
The house retains a lived-in family feel and is little changed since Wordsworth lived here. Rydal Mount contains many family portraits, personal documents and possessions of Wordsworth’s, as well as the writer’s attic study laid out as he would have had it in the 18th Century.
 Garden Details
Originally a Tudor farmhouse, Rydal Mount still has some of its earlier features of flagged flooring and oak beams, which contrast attractively with the antique furnishings.
A true nature lover, Wordsworth was a keen gardener and landscaped much of the four-acre gardens, in which the Mount is set, himself. These remain true to his original design, consisting of fell-side terraces, lawns and rock pools. In the churchyard below the Mount is ‘Dora’s Field’, which brims with daffodils in the spring, planted in memory of Wordsworth’s daughter who died of tuberculosis.
This attraction is included in the Great British Heritage Pass.
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