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The Jerwood Centre at The Wordsworth Trust

The Jerwood Centre, The Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere

The Jerwood Centre @ The Wordsworth Trust, Grasmere, Cumbria: Home to 90% of the manuscripts of the poet William Wordsworth

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The Wordsworth Trust, Dove Cottage, Grasmere, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9SH
Description:
The Jerwood Centre is a storage and research building next to Dove Cottage, home of the poet William Wordsworth. It houses more than 70,000 books, manuscripts, paintings and objects. Not normally open to the public, the curatorial team are offering guided tours of the building and collection.
Directions:
Dove Cottage and the Jerwood Centre are just S of Grasmere village on the main A591, 4 miles N of Ambleside. The car park is just off the main A591 in front of the 'Villa Columbina' restaurant and tea-room
Map of LA22 9SH
Opening times:
Thur 6th Sept, Tours 1000 & 1100 & 1400 & 1500 & 1600
Sat 8th Sept, Tours 1000 & 1100 & 1400 & 1500 & 1600
NNO, FDA, DT, P, T, Go to the key to event codes
Organised by:
The Wordsworth Trust