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Grasmere
One of the smaller lakes in the Lake District, great for swimming and paddling.
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Grasmere Details
One of the smaller lakes in the Lake District at about a mile long and 1/2-mile wide, Grasmere is south of the village to which it gives its name and is most famously associated with the poet William Wordsworth, who lived in and loved the area. You can swim in the lake, as well as rent canoes and rowboats between March and early November from the refreshment kiosk on the southwest shore.
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Nearby Points of Interest Around Grasmere
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0.7 mi away
Wordsworth Museum
The Wordsworth Museum is where you will discover the greatest collection of the Wordsworths' letters, journals and poems in the world.
0.7 mi away
Dove Cottage
William Wordsworth's home is the only place in the world to see his personal belongings.
0.7 mi away
Jerwood Centre, Grasmere
The Jerwood Centre, adjacent to the Wordsworth Museum, is an award-winning building holding the manuscripts, books and paintings not on show in the museum. It was opened in 2005 by the poet and Nobel Laureate, Seamus Heaney.
0.8 mi away
Rydal Water
Small Rydal Water is just east of more popular Grasmere Lake and offers a serene spot for hiking and swimming.
0.9 mi away
Grasmere Sports
The Annual Grasmere Lakeland Sports, now celebrating more than 165 years of existence, has been a regular annual event since 1868, unbroken except for the two periods of the First and Second World Wars.
