Museums · Scottish Lowlands
Wordsworth House and Garden
Wordsworth House and Garden — a Grade I-listed museum in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom.
Darrin Antrobus — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
About
Wordsworth House and Garden is a Grade I-listed building in scotland-lowlands, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Wordsworth House is a Georgian townhouse situated in Cockermouth, Cumbria, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust. It was built in the mid-18th century. William Wordsworth was born in the house in 1770. The house is a Grade I listed building. It is open to the public as a writer's house museum from March to October each year.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.6636, -3.3680
- Official site
- www.jbbanks.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q8034490 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Wordsworth House (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wordsworth House and Garden?
- Wordsworth House and Garden is in Scottish Lowlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.6636°, -3.3680°.
- Is Wordsworth House and Garden a listed building?
- Wordsworth House and Garden carries the heritage designation "Grade I" — a protective status under UK heritage law.