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Coleridge Cottage
SomersetHome of Romantic poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge
35 Lime Street, Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1NQ
Important notice
Coleridge Cottage is now closed and will not be opening for Christmas. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. We look forward to welcoming you back in Spring 2026.
Opening times for 6 November 2025
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Ticket type With Gift Aid Without Gift Aid Adult (18+) £9.90 £9.00 Child (5-17) under 5s free £5.00 £4.50 Family (2 Adults and up to 3 children) £24.80 £22.50 1 adult, 2 children £14.90 £13.50 Group (Adult 18+) £8.55 Group (Child 5-17) £4.28 Become a member and discover more than 500 places
- Assistance dogs only
Dogs - only registered guide dogs may come into Coleridge Cottage, tearoom and garden.
- Car park
Parking - Available at the Ancient Mariner Pub (opposite Coleridge Cottage). This car park is not operated by the National Trust, so parking charges will apply to all visitors, including members. Please contact property for coach parking enquiries.
- Guided tour
Guided Tours are available by prior request, please contact property
- Pub
Ancient Mariner pub opposite cottage (not National Trust).
- Shop
Shop our range of property souvenirs and gifts. Our shop is open Wednesday to Sunday, 11am to 5pm.
- Tea-room
Our tearoom is open 11am to 4.30pm Wednesday to Sunday, serving drinks, cakes, bakes and our internationally-famous Poet's Lunch!
- Toilet
Three steps to entrance. Unsuitable for wheelchairs. Uneven floors. No accessible parking. Cobbled areas outside. Short, steep slopes in garden.
- Large print (guide or menu)
- Narrow corridors
Unsuitable for wheelchairs due to small rooms and doorways
- Seating available
- Steps/uneven terrain
- By train
- Bridgwater Station, 8 miles away.
- By road
- From east and south: Leave the M5 at exit 23 and follow signs for Minehead (A39). Follow A39 to Nether Stowey, turn into village at road works opposite church. Follow road through village, the cottage is opposite the Ancient Mariner. From west: Follow signs to Bridgwater (A39). Turn right into Nether Stowey at road works. The cottage is 100 yards on the right, opposite the Ancient Mariner.Parking: Available at the Ancient Mariner Pub (opposite Coleridge Cottage). This car park is not operated by the National Trust, so parking charges will apply to all visitors, including members. Please contact property for coach parking enquiries.Sat Nav: Sat nav postcode: TA5 1NQ
- Cycling
- View local cycle routes on the National Cycle Network
35 Lime Street, Nether Stowey, Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1NQ
Highlights
Cottage
Home of the poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, between 1797-1799. Find out how family life, friendship and the Somerset countryside inspired his famous poetry.
Garden
Split between a traditional cottage garden, a wildflower meadow and orchard, this small garden is alive with colour and wildlife all year round.
Tearoom
Sit, relax and enjoy a poet's lunch or a little something from our selection of cakes, bakes and drinks. Don't forget to ask what Coleridge's favourite meal was.
Shopping
To make your visit a memorable one, the little shop offers a range of gifts, books and property souvenirs. Also browse a selection of second-hand titles from our book nook in the tearoom.
Things to see and do
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Things to do in Coleridge Cottage
Step inside and explore the Georgian cottage where Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote some of his finest works and where the literary movement of Romanticism was born.
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Visiting the garden at Coleridge Cottage
Wander through the tranquil cottage garden used as a retreat and muse by celebrated poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge in the 18th century.
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Group and school visits to Coleridge Cottage
Discover everything you need to know about a group visit to Coleridge Cottage in Somerset.
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Upcoming events
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About Coleridge Cottage
This atmospheric cottage was home to Coleridge and his family from 1797. It was during his time here in Somerset that Coleridge wrote his finest works, including 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner', 'Kubla Khan', 'Frost at Midnight', 'Christabel' and 'This Lime Tree Bower my Prison'. Working with William Wordsworth on their collection of poetry Lyrical Ballads, it was here in the wild west Somerset landscape that the literary movement of Romanticism was born.
Coleridge Cottage has a rich and fascinating history, from a humble Georgian home, to its transformation into ‘Moore’s Coleridge Cottage Inn’ during the Victorian era. Following a major redevelopment project in 2011, you can now explore the wildflower garden, and rooms of the cottage never previously open to the public, which have been recreated as though Coleridge and his young family had just stepped out of the door...
History
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History of Coleridge Cottage
Once home to famous poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge and his family, discover how three years in this humble cottage were the most productive and destructive of their lives.
Art and collections
Coleridge Cottage’s objects and collections
Explore the objects and works of art we care for at Coleridge Cottage on the National Trust Collections website.
Support us
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Volunteering at Coleridge Cottage
Find out more about volunteering at Coleridge Cottage. Help bring this special place to life for visitors by joining our friendly team.
