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Grasmere Riverside Walk

River Rothay Grasmere This is a nice little circular walk round the village and takes you away from the traffic heading through the village. Suitable for wheelchairs and prams too, although it can get… more →

GRASMERE VILLAGE, ENGLISH LAKE DISTRICT

England's National Trust: A Historical Thumbnail Sketch

Stepheny Houghtlin wrote 9 months ago: Three names are forever linked with the creation of The National Trust, founded in 1895. Octavia Hil … more →

Tags: English Gardens & Gardeners, The National Trust of England, Octavia Hill, Council for the Preservation of Rural England, Harold Nicolson, sissinghurst

Coincidences — 4 comments

Cambridge Library Collection wrote 2 years ago: The theory is that if you are a pregnant woman, there seem to be nothing but other pregnant women in … more →

Tags: History, Literary Studies, women's writing, John Ruskin, Cambridge, Octavia Hill, F D Maurice, Robert Hunter, Octavia Hill Birthplace Trust

Grasmere Riverside Walk — 1 comment

cragchris wrote 2 years ago: River Rothay Grasmere This is a nice little circular walk round the village and takes you away from … more →

Tags: english lake district, Gingerbread Shop Grasmere, Grasmere Walk, St.Oswald's Church, Taffy Thomas Grasmere, Broadgate grasmere, Broadgate meadow, Church stile Grasmere, Dockwray

Grasmere Rushbearing Ceremony — 1 comment

cragchris wrote 2 years ago: I had never heard of Rushbearing until I moved to the Ambleside area many years ago.  My first intro … more →

Tags: Grasmere, english lake district, Summer in Grasmere, Rushbearing, St. Oswald's Church, Rushbearing maidens, floral bearings, Frank Bramley R.A., tradition


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