What's on at Wordsworth House and Garden
The Word-Hoard: Love Letters to Our Land
An exhibition curated by best-selling author Robert Macfarlane
Sun 28 May 2017
+ 85 other dates
11:00-16:00
Dumbledore and Horniegoggle
Go wild like William and Dorothy on our trail
Sun 28 May 2017
+ 22 other dates
11:00-16:00
Walk on the wild side
Have fun in the garden
Thu 01 Jun 2017
+ 7 other dates
11:30-12:00
+ other times
Dumbledore and Horniegoggle
Go wild like William and Dorothy on our trail
Sat 03 Jun 2017
+ 9 other dates
11:00-16:00
Matters of life and death
Take a guided tour and learn how the house was saved
Mon 05 Jun 2017
+ 27 other dates
11:30-12:00
+ other times
Conserving William's garden
Join our head gardener for a guided tour
Tue 06 Jun 2017
+ 7 other dates
11:30-12:00
Sounds of the 18th century
Hear our harpsichord being played
Tue 06 Jun 2017
+ 13 other dates
13:30-15:30
Hard at work for the Wordsworths
Step back in time with the servants
Wed 07 Jun 2017
+ 25 other dates
14:30-14:45
Painted ladies and lazy housewives
An evening talk followed by coffee, cake and conversation
Tue 27 Jun 2017
19:30-21:00
The Professor of Adventure
Peter McQueen's magical one-man show about real-life caveman Millican Dalton comes to Cockermouth for two very special performances
Fri 30 Jun 2017
14:00-16:30
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Playthings and pastimes
Explore the weird world of Georgian leisure
Wed 26 Jul 2017
+ 5 other dates
11:30-11:45
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King Pocky and the Georgian thrill-seekers
An evening talk followed by coffee, cake and conversation
Tue 26 Sep 2017
19:30-21:00
National Poetry Day
Celebrate National Poetry Day at Wordsworth's childhood home
Thu 28 Sep 2017
11:00-17:00
A life in the landscape
An evening talk followed by coffee, cake and conversation
Tue 24 Oct 2017
19:30-21:00
Spooky fireside tales
Listen to the costumed servants' ghost stories
Thu 26 Oct 2017
+ 1 other date
11:30-11:45
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