Grasmere village
Guest Houses & B&Bs in Grasmere
Five village independents — and, more usefully, the hours in which to see Grasmere before the coaches arrive.
Read the guideQuick Facts
A quick orientation before you dive in.
Schematic — not to scale. Everything shown is within an easy walk of the village; Ambleside library is the nearest tour pickup, about 10 minutes down the valley.
Grasmere is small enough that every guest house in it is minutes from Dove Cottage and the churchyard.
Grasmere village
Five village independents — and, more usefully, the hours in which to see Grasmere before the coaches arrive.
Read the guideBoth of Grasmere's hotels put Dove Cottage and the village on your doorstep.
Easedale Road, edge of the village
Thirty acres at the foot of Helm Crag, with the paths to Easedale Tarn starting effectively in the grounds.
Edge of the village, below Helm Crag
The inn Wordsworth named in The Waggoner — and which Walter Scott is said to have slipped out to from Dove Cottage.
Middle of Grasmere
Own grounds in the centre of the village, immediately beside the churchyard where the poet is buried.
Keswick road, above the village
A Victorian Gothic mansion in 43 acres, with a walled kitchen garden that genuinely supplies the kitchen.
Grasmere, Wordsworth country
Riverside gardens at the edge of the most literary village in England — Dove Cottage an easy stroll away.
Grasmere lakeshore
A spa stay directly on Grasmere's shore, named for the poem, with the village and Dove Cottage a short walk away.
In and around the village
Grasmere has no holiday park — its self-catering is stone cottages and converted barns, nearly all within a walk of Dove Cottage and the village.
These are the days our guests plan their whole stay around. Seven seats, expert local guides, departing Windermere railway station, Bowness Pier 1 and Ambleside library — minutes from wherever you're staying above. Book online now and your Lake District is sorted before you've packed a bag.
Morning · small group
Hill Top, Near Sawrey and the illustration-matching walk through the village that inspired the tales — a morning of pure story.
See dates & bookAfternoon · small group · by boat
The same Hill Top and illustration-matching walk, reached by crossing the lake by boat instead of by road — a lovely alternative approach.
See dates & bookAfternoon · small group
Eight lakes, high passes and spectacular viewpoints in a single unhurried afternoon — the Lakes distilled.
See dates & bookMorning · small group
The same eight lakes as the afternoon tour, run in the opposite direction — an early start in soft morning light.
See dates & bookFull day · small group
Our signature full day — ten lakes and an Ullswater Steamers cruise you'll find on no other tour. Oxenholme pickup available.
See dates & bookFull day · small group · Yorkshire
Across the Pennines to Haworth and the wild moors that made Wuthering Heights — a full literary day out from the Lakes. Oxenholme pickup available.
See dates & bookFull day · small group · Yorkshire Dales
Grassington's "Darrowby", the Wensleydale Creamery, Kilnsey Crag and Bolton Abbey — the filming locations brought to life with live scene technology.
See dates & bookLiterary day · small group
Dove Cottage entry included as standard, Grasmere, and the valleys that shaped the poems — with Dora's Field golden in daffodil season.
See dates & bookYour party only
Collected from your accommodation, shaped to your interests — and well-behaved dogs are welcome aboard.
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