Wordsworth House and Garden, in the Cumbrian town of Cockermouth, is the birthplace and childhood home of romantic poet William and his sister Dorothy.

Off A66, on Cockermouth Main Street. Parking: town centre car parks. Long-stay car park signposted as coach park (not National Trust), 300 yards, Wakefield Road. Walk back over footbridge to house.

What else is nearby?

Mirehouse & Gardens, Bassenthwaite