Roses at the dining room windowRydal Mount & Gardens
Wordsworth and gardens
The gardens at Rydal Mount are a testament to Wordsworth's passion for gardening. The gardens remain close to his vision and are a wonderful way to experience the embodiment of his Romantic ideals.
Bluebells at Rydal MountRydal Mount & Gardens
Wordsworth 250
7th April 2020 marke the 250th anniversary of the birth of the poet William Wordsworth.
Wordsworth was one of the greatest and most representative poets of the age of Romanticism, the revolutionary period whose ideas and values – democracy, democracy, the rights of the individual, our relationship with nature, the power of the human mind – define the modern world
A vast garden (2021)Rydal Mount & Gardens
Wordsworth 250
To mark the anniversary we created a year long celebration featuring readings of Wordsworth's poetry and writings so often inspired by his love of gardens and the natural world.
To the CuckooRydal Mount & Gardens
Kate Humble reads 'To the Cuckoo'
Intimations of ImmortalityRydal Mount & Gardens
'Intimations of Immortality' read by Nature Man
The DaffodilsRydal Mount & Gardens
Head Gardener Helen Green reads 'Daffodils'
The Massy WaysRydal Mount & Gardens
Christopher Wordsworth Andrews read 'The Massy Ways'