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Cockermouth live

Come join us for some live performances!

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event

Wordsworth House and Garden is a venue for this year's Cockermouth Live Festival, an external, completely not-for-profit festival, and will have free performances throughout the two days in the dining room and garden.

Celebrate great live entertainment for all ages across locations within Cockermouth, and enjoy free entry to Wordsworth House and Garden with music and poetry from varied local performers.

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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.

Upcoming events

Event

'Green and Overflowing with Life': The Wordsworths and a love of gardens 

Be inspired at our new exhibition for 2025 all about the Wordsworth love of gardening.

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on
2 Jul to 5 Nov 2025
at
10:00 to 16:00
+ 90 other dates or times
Event

Rucksack of Rhymes: Tiny Trekkers (0-5 years) 

Come along to Wordsworth House for a fun-filled session with the kids, brought to you by Wordsworth Grasmere and the National Trust.

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on
6 Jul 2025
at
10:30 to 11:30
Event

Rucksack of Rhymes: A Wordsworthian Summer (5 years +) 

Come along to Wordsworth House for a fun-filled session with the kids, brought to you by Wordsworth Grasmere and the National Trust.

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on
6 Jul 2025
at
11:30 to 12:30
Event

Garden arts and crafts 

Get crafty and creative in the Discovery Room with inspiration from our exhibition on the nature in our gardens.

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on
26 Jul to 31 Aug 2025
at
10:30 to 15:30
+ 26 other dates or times