Coleridge Cottage

Important notice -

We’re working hard to reopen many of our places where it is safe to do so, however Coleridge Cottage is closed.

Home of Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge

More about this place

A family enjoying the outdoors in autumn or winter

Visiting information for this winter 

In England and Northern Ireland, our gardens, parks and countryside remain open for local people to exercise. Shops, houses and other indoor areas are closed, and cafés are takeaway only. The safety of our staff, volunteers and visitors from the nearby community remains our priority and we urge you to book your visits in advance and stay local. All places in Wales are currently closed. Please check the property webpage before you travel.

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Coleridge Cottage

History

'Osorio', a play by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, in the Reading Room at Coleridge Cottage

Three extraordinary years 

Samuel Taylor Coleridge and his family only lived in the Cottage for three years, so what made their brief stay so special that we continue to look after their home to this day?

'Moore's Coleridge Cottage Inn' in the 1870s

The cottage after Coleridge  

From 17th-century 'hovel' to Victorian pub to being saved for the nation over 100 years ago, Coleridge Cottage has a rich history full of strange and sometimes spooky stories. These are revealed in the 'Cottage Uncovered' guided tour.

Volunteers under the Lime Tree Bower.

This lime-tree bower my prison... 

One of the poems written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge whilst living at the Cottage was 'This Lime-Tree Bower my Prison'. It may sound elegant, but its origins were far from it.

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Coleridge Cottage

Art and collections

Our collections

Explore the objects and works of art we care for at Coleridge Cottage on the National Trust Collections website

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