Heritage Open Day
Visit the house and garden free of charge and listen to a special talk to celebrate Heritage Open Day.
- Booking not needed
- Free event
Visit the house and garden free of charge and listen to a special talk to celebrate Heritage Open Day.
The basics
- Suitability
- Children of all ages welcome!
- Accessibility
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet in rear courtyard. Lift for access to ground floor of house. First floor of house accessible only by stairs. Free audio tour available from reception for visitors unable to access first floor.
Contact Info
- Name
- Wordsworth House
- Telephone
- Call 01900 824805
Upcoming events
Scree
Wed 25 May 2022
10:00-16:00
Scree is an exhibition that challenges us to rethink the basis of our relationship with the fells, co-created with poet Lucy Burnett.
Meet the maid
Sat 28 May 2022
10:00-16:00
Join the servant by the kitchen fire and see what's cooking!
Get crafty in the kitchen
Sat 28 May 2022
11:00-15:00
Get creative with the maid and learn about the ways the Georgians would make do and mend.
He gave us eyes
Thu 23 Jun 2022
19:00-20:00
Jeff Cowton and Michael McGregor, from the Wordsworth Trust, explore the relevance of Wordsworth today and how this has shaped their new museum and the Reimagining Wordsworth project.
‘One with Cumberland forever’ Nowell Oxland, Cumbria’s Great War poet
Wed 29 Jun 2022
19:00-20:00
Join author Stephen Cooper for a talk on Cumbrian poet and soldier Nowell Oxland
Poetry workshop with Lucy Burnett
Fri 01 Jul 2022
10:00-16:00
Join Cockermouth writer and photographer Lucy Burnett for a playful writing workshop, exploring how language and words can help us renegotiate our relationship with the Lake District landscape that we know and love so well.