Lake District Hotel in Grasmere - Bridge House Hotel - GrasmereGrasmere in the English Lake District is surrounded by mountains. Grasmere Lake lies just to the south of Grasmere village which is a Lake District haven for walkers and all who love and enjoy being amongst breathtaking mountain scenery.
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Photographed above you can see Loughrigg, Wetherlam, Swirl How, Silver Howe, Loft Crag, Harrison Stickle, Pavey Ark, Crinkle Crags, Bowfell, Thorn Crag and High Raise. Also in view but not in the photograph are Sour Milk Ghyll, Ullscarf, Helm Crag, Steel Fell, Skiddaw, Low Man, & Seat Sandal. Further up this path is Alcock Tarn and the Fairfield Horseshoe with views of Windermere, Rydal Water and much much more, and this is from just one of the numerous walks in the Grasmere area.
Grasmere is world famous for being the home and burial place of William Wordsworth, and there is a museum dedicated to the poet at Dove Cottage, which is owned and run by the Wordsworth Trust. If you would like to know more about the history of Grasmere and the Lake District click here.
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| On the opposite bank of the River Rothay from
the Bridge House Hotel in Grasmere is the Village Rectory which was the
location of
Wordsworth's
last home within Grasmere village, before the poet moved to a grander house at Rydal
Mount.
Wordsworth's family grave is in St Oswald's Churchyard just over the bridge beside Bridge House Hotel. The Church is 13th Century, but there has been a place of worship there since the early 7th Century. |
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| Most of the buildings in Grasmere are built in traditional Lake District stone and slate. The red coloured stone of Grasmere is unique to the village and was taken from the mountain Helm Crag in years gone by. Helm Crag is known by the local people as "the Lion & the Lamb" because of the unusual shape of the rock formations on its summit. | |
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| Within 30 miles of the Bridge House Hotel in Grasmere there are over 40 museums and art galleries, 4 visitor centres, 20 indoor attractions, 5 zoos, 5 castles/stately homes, 2 steam railways, a wide range of superb ornamental gardens ... |
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...and right on our own doorstep there is some of the finest scenery in the world. |
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