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2b. Grasmere - Church, Dove Cottage, Hotels, Cafes, Pubs and Art Galleries English Lake District, Cumbria, England
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See also Allan Bank and Grasmere to Easedale Tarn Walk and Walk around Grasmere lake and Rydal Water and Circular walk high up on hills above around Easedale Tarn including Helm Crag and Sergeant Man Grasmere is very popular tourist centre and a starting point for many walks There are lots of places to eat and drink in Grasmere Village
Lake Grasmere near Grasmere Village.
Grasmere village in mid-winter
The hills to the north-east of Grasmere.
Grasmere Lake
Some of the cafes look out over the River Rothay
The 'Grasmere Tea Gardens' licensed cafe by the river with heated riverside patio and free Wi-Fi
The 'Potted Out' Cafe in Grasmere
The Dale Lodge Hotel, Grasmere
The National Trust gift shop in Grasmere, across from St Oswald's Parish Church graveyard.
Grasmere's Garden Village - garden centre, gift shop, plus cafe
Grasmere, St Oswald Church
The ancient Parish Church at Grasmere is dedicated to St Oswald.
St Oswald's Church is dedicated to Oswald, Christian king of Northumbria, who is believed to have preached on the site of the church before AD 642. The register of parish priests for St Oswald Church begins in 1254 and parts of the church date from around 1300.
The churchyard of Grasmere Parish Church. Eight of the yew trees in the graveyard were planted by the Wordsworths. This entrance is near the famous original Sarah Nelson's Grasmere Gingerbread shop.
The entrance to the Wordsworth Daffodil Garden is next to the famous Gingerbread shop.
The graveyard of St Oswald's Church, Grasmere
The Grasmere Gingerbread bakery and shop in Grasmere
The River Rothay flowing past the church graveyard in Grasmere
On the right, the gravestone of William Wordsworth 1850 and Mary Wordsworth 1859 and on the right the gravestone of their daughter Dora 1847 who was the wife of Edward Quillinan.
The gravestones of William Wordsworth 1885 & Fanny Wordsworth 1888, Dorothy Wordsworth 1855 and John Wordsworth brother of William and Dorothy.
The road bridge over the River Rothay in Grasmere village by the graveyard of St Oswald's Church.
The west tower and south porch of St Oswald's Church and the high pointed archway from the nave into the base of the tower and the bell-ringing ropes.
Looking across the River Rothay to St Oswald's Church and graveyard (of the Wordsworths), Grasmere. Interesting tree bark on the right-hand tree by the river The interior of St Oswald's Church, Grasmere
The nave and chancel of St Oswald's Church, Grasmere, note the old oak beams supporting the roof.
St Oswald's Church, Grasmere, is a grand old church and well worth a visit. The large central arches allowed to north aisle to be added and support the wider roof..
Inside Grasmere Parish Church dedicated to St Oswald with the ancient ceiling beams.
The north aisle of St Oswald's Church
Details of some of the stained glass windows in St Oswald's Church, Grasmere.
Details of some of the stained glass in St Oswald's
Monument to William Wordsworth
A few fragments of medieval glass survive in St Oswald's Church, Grasmere.
The finely carved wooden pulpit, oak?
Memorial to Sir John Richardson and the ancient font and cove in St Oswald
Dove Cottage and the Wordsworth Museum
Dove Cottage, Grasmere, the home of the poet William Wordsworth
Goodbye Grasmere and thanks kids for the primary school art display by the 'car-park' aka school playground. The art is clearly influenced by the surroundings, and, is this painting to the point of abstraction? as is the work of the northern artist Peter Hicks?
Lancrigg Hotel and Poets Cafe Bar with great views up Easedale.
The open-top bus for tourists that connects Windermere, Ambleside and Grasmere. See also Allan Bank and Grasmere to Easedale Tarn Walk and Walk around Grasmere lake and Rydal Water A Lake District National Park Index 2a. Grasmere to Easedale Tarn Walk 2b. Grasmere Village, St Oswald's Church and Dove Cottage 2c. Circular walk high up on hills above around Easedale Tarn including Helm Crag and Sergeant Man 3. Walking around Kentmere and refreshment in Staveley 4a. Ambleside - Wansfell Pike - Troutbeck Circular Walk (Part 1, see below) 4b. Troutbeck Village, Jesus Church, Town End, and walk back to Ambleside (Part 2) 6. Borrowdale - Walla Crag - Derwent Water - Keswick Walk, Lake District 7a. Walking around Buttermere, Lake District * 7b. Autumn Scenes around Buttermere 11. Borrowdale Circular Walk: Seatoller - Rosthwaite - Castle Crag, Lake District 12. A late Autumn walk up Cat Bells, Lake District 14. Windermere, Bowness-on-Windermere & Blackwell House, Lake District 15. Walking around Rydal Water and Grasmere Lake and the Coffin Walk, Lake District 16. Walking in Great Langdale Valley and climbing all the Langdale Pikes, Lake District National Park 17. Climbing Coniston Old Man, Lake District 19. A Circular Walk Around Loughrigg Fell, Loughrigg Tarn and Rydal Hall 20. Skelwith Bridge, Colwith and Elterwater Circular Walks, Lake District 21. Views from Orrest Head, Windermere, Lake District and walking to Troutbeck from Windermere 23. Walking by Windermere and a circular walk from Far Sawrey via Moss Eccles Tarn 31. Brathay Church, Holy Trinity Church 32. Walking around Tarn Hows, Lake District 33. Brantwood House, John Ruskin's House, Coniston, Cumbria 34. The Village of Hawkshead, Parish Church, Cumbria 38. Climbing Scafell Pike from Seathwaite in the Lake District 40. Circular walk from Keswick via the Latrigg viewpoint (includes part of Keswick Railway walk) 41. Circular Walking over Loughrigg Fell from Clappergate and Brathay 42. A 'Railway' walk from Keswick to Threlkeld and the Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum (got the bus back!) 44. Walking from Genridding, Patterdale and Ullswater 46. A climb up Helvellyn from Thirlmere reservoir 50a Wasdale (a) Views of Wasdale, Cumbria, Wast Water, Wasdale Head and other features 50b. Wasdale (b) A Wasdale walk from Greendale over Seatallan and Buckbarrow 50c. Wasdale (c) The Wasdale Headbangers 50th reunion 50d. Walking in Miterdale and the Bower House Inn, Eskdale 51. St Mary's Church and Gosforth Cross in the Cumbrian Village of Gosforth 53. 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Grasmere to Easedale Tarn Walk 2b. Grasmere Village, St Oswald's Church and Dove Cottage 2c. Circular walk high up on hills above around Easedale Tarn including Helm Crag and Sergeant Man |
Grasmere bust stop!