If weather permits, you may look at the garden. A leaflet is available which describes the features of the garden. The Wordsworth Trust was founded in 1891 to secure Dove Cottage. The Trustees have built an award-winning museum, opened in 1981, which together with the Wordsworth Library houses what is one of the greatest collections of manuscripts, books and paintings relating to British Romanticism. Dove Cottage tea rooms provide vegetarian meals and snacks throughout the day made from high-quality local produce.
Evening meals are available during high season.
There is an excellent shop selling books, gifts and crafts relating to English literature and the Lake District.