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Top-Rated Nearby Hotels
Hotel GBP* Distance Rating
Glen Rothay Hotel £84 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Queen's Hotel £38 0.4 mi 0.7 km 3.5 of 5 stars
White Lion Hotel N/A 0.4 mi 0.7 km 4 of 5 stars
The Waterhead Hotel £159 0.8 mi 1.3 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Skelwith Bridge Hotel N/A 2.1 mi 3.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Glass House 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Sara's Bistro 2.7 mi 4.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Lamplighter Bar 4.7 mi 7.5 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Brockhole Visitor Centre 2.6 mi 4.2 km 4 of 5 stars
The Grasmere Gingerbread Shop (Sarah Nelson's) 2.7 mi 4.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Dove Cottage 2.9 mi 4.6 km 4 of 5 stars
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“One Steppe at a time” guardianunlimited.co.uk / The Guardian
“Great escapes: Lake District 7 - Literary Lakes” Practical Caravan
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 1 attractions in Rydal
Traveller Description: The former home of one of England's best-loved poets, William Wordsworth, who lived here from 1813 until his death in 1850.
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Attraction type: Historic home, Garden
Activities: Camping
Address: A591 Rydal LA22 9LU
England
Tel: 015394 33002
Fax: 015394 31738

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“A bit bizarre”
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2 of 5 stars
oldrollingstone
England
1 Sep 2008

It's a lovely house with beautiful views across the valley and they have made a real effort with the garden, but the "stuff" in the house didn't seem very genuine and my Mother thought that some glasses on display were free with petrol in the seventies. There was no feeling of it being a poet's house - just a victorian... more

“Outstanding”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Stockholm, Sweden
14 Jul 2003
1/2 found this review helpful

Rydal Mount and Dove Cottage are two excellent places for tourists - both interesting, beautiful and - which is of great importance - full of life. Homes of dead great men and women can be stone dead like mausoleums - no voices in the parlour, no smell from terpentine in the studio or from steaks in the kitchen, no quarrels... more

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A591, Rydal LA22 9LU, England
Tel: 015394 33002 Fax: 015394 31738