Rydal Mount was the family home of William Wordsworth. Wordsworth considered himself as good a landscape gardener as a poet, and the Rydal Mount garden is the largest example of his design. The garden stretches over 5 acres and inc the terraces that Wordsworth built, informal herbaceous borders, trees planted by the poet and a wonderful range of traditional lakeland plants.
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Rydal Mount was the family home of William Wordsworth. Wordsworth considered himself as good a landscape gardener as a poet, and the Rydal Mount garden is the largest example of his design. The garden stretches over 5 acres and inc the terraces that Wordsworth built, informal herbaceous borders, trees planted by the poet and a wonderful range of traditional lakeland plants.
Website:
https://www.rydalmount.co.ukRydal Mount and Gardens,
Ambleside,
Cumbria,
LA22 9LU
Directions to Rydal Mount and Gardens
Rydal Mount is located between Ambleside & Grasmere. Visitors will turn L up Rydal Hill to arrive at the Rydal Mount car park where there is limited parking.
You can just turn up and pay on the day.
You can just turn up and pay on the day.
You can just turn up and pay on the day.
You can just turn up and pay on the day.
You can just turn up and pay on the day.
You can just turn up and pay on the day.
You can just turn up and pay on the day.
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Payment is by cash only. Please get in touch with the owners for more details.
Sorry, there is no available parking for coaches at Rydal Mount and Gardens at this time.
Sorry, no dogs are allowed in the garden at this time.
There are no plants for sale for the time being.
Sorry, Rydal Mount and Gardens does not yet accommodate wheelchair users.
Rydal Mount and Gardens is not explicitly a wildlife garden, but you may still find various indigenous flora and fauna.
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