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Grasmere - Photo:
Michael Parry
CCL |
The poet William Wordsworth
and his wife Mary thought Grasmere was paradise.
Today this small village lying on the shore of
Grasmere lake is just as picturesque but far less
peaceful thanks to the myriad visitors who wish to
see it. The romantic wordsmith first inhabited
Dove Cottage (1799 to 1808), then moved to nearby
Allan Bank before finally settling for The
Parsonage. Comparatively humble Dove Cottage
remains the pivot of the modern Wordsworth
pilgrimage because it is still in its original
state. Next door, a blacksmith’s shop has been
transformed into a local museum to tell the poet’s
life story. Wordsworth, Mary, their children and
his beloved sister, Dorothy, are buried at 13th
century St. Oswald's Church. |
