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Blackwell, The Arts & Craft House
Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3JT
Tel: 015394 46139 
Blackwell is one of England's most important surviving houses from the turn of the 20thC. Designed by MH Baille Scott between 1898 and 1900, it is a superb example of arts and crafts movement.

Brantwood, Home of John Ruskin
Coniston, Cumbria, LA21 8AD
Tel: 015394 41396 
Brantwood house is a registered museum. The 9 rooms that Ruskin used are open to the public. The Severn Studio presents a programme of quality art and craft exhibitions throughout the year.

Dalemain Historic House & Gardens
Dalemain, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0HB
Tel: 017684 86450 
Dalemain is a fine mixture of medieval, Tudor and early Georgian architecture. The imposing Georgian façade strikes the visitor immediately but in the cobbled courtyard the atmosphere of the north country Tudor manor is secure.

Dove Cottage and The Wordsworth Museum
Town End, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SH
Tel: 015394 35544 
Discover William Wordsworth’s inspirational home.Take a guided tour of the cottage and explore the Wordsworth Museum & Art Gallery to find out more about the poet and his contemporaries. Special events run throughout the year.

Hutton-in-the-Forest Historic House
Hutton in the Forest, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9TH
Tel: 017684 84449 
Historic house and gardens based on medieval pele towers with substantial 17th, 18th and 19thC additions. Extensive gardens in woodland setting walled garden, topiary, woodland walk and lake with cascade.

Holker Hall and Gardens
Cark in Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 7PL
Tel: 015395 58328 
Victorian stately home, set in 25 acres of stunning gadrens and ancient deer park. Holker has its own cafe, gift shop and food hall, and hosts an annual programme of special events.

Hutton-in-the-Forest Historic House
Hutton in the Forest, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9TH
Tel: 017684 84449 
Historic house based on medieval pele tower with substantial 17th, 18th and 19thC additions. The house contains fine collections of furniture, ceramics, tapestry and portraits and is still a private residence.

Levens Hall & Gardens
Levens, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 0PD
Tel: 015395 60321 
Levens Hall is an Elizabethan mansion built around a 13thC Pele tower. The much loved home of the Bagot family, visitors often comment on the warm and friendly atmosphere.

Mirehouse Historic House and Gardens
Underskiddaw, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4QE
Tel: 017687 72287 
A family-run historic house with strong literacy connections in a fantastic setting. Live piano music and children's quiz in house. Four woodland playgrounds, lakeside and poetry walks in the grounds. Excellent tearoom specialising in Cumbr

Rydal Mount and Gardens
Rydal, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9LU
Tel: 015394 33002 
Wordsworth's best loved family home for 37 years. It was here that he wrote many of his poems. He became Poet Laureate to Queen Victoria at the age of 74 and was his most successful.