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Medieval monks’ night staircase rebuilt at Furness Abbey

Project gives new views of atmospheric monastic ruins in Cumbria visited by likes of JMW Turner and Wordsworth

The Guardian - UK

25 of the best poetry books to read in 2025

Delve into the hypnotic world of lyrical literature

Evening Standard

All Before Me by Esther Rutter review – the healing power of place and poetry

Filled with fascinating potted histories, this memoir of a year spent at Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage following a breakdown is wonderfully revivifying

The Guardian - UK

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Spring flowers: 10 of the best places in the UK to see them bloom

Witch hazel and snowdrops, hellebores and daffodils – with the country set to burst into bloom, we find the best of the season’s first offerings

The Guardian - UK

Why do we celebrate Burns Night? Plus, 5 fun facts for kids

It's that time of year again when the neeps and tatties are served, but do you know what the celebration is all about?

GoodToKnow

Taylor Swift course to be offered by Harvard University

English professor Stephanie L. Burt — a self-confessed Swiftie — will teach the course named 'Taylor Swift and Her World' next semester

Evening Standard

Letters reveal the dispute that pushed poet Thomas Chatterton to the brink

The romantic writer took his own life aged just 17 after a row with Horace Walpole

The Guardian - UK

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Poem of the week: To Toussaint Louverture by William Wordsworth

Published months before Louverture’s death in a French prison, Wordworth’s homage to the leader of the 1791 Haiti revolution is full of Romantic signifiers

The Guardian - UK

Welsh mansion that inspired Wordsworth and Coleridge on the verge of collapse

Piercefield House, a Grade II-listed mansion that may have been the prototype for Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, is now ‘seriously distressed’

The Guardian - UK

The heartbreaking reason for The Hunger Games prequel protagonist’s name

Rachel Zegler stars as Lucy Gray Baird in forthcoming prequel, ‘The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’

The Independent UK

Grieving Wordsworth found solace in poignant shipwreck treasure after brother’s death

When the Romantic poet’s younger brother John died at sea, marine artefacts helped him bear the loss, research reveals

The Guardian - UK

A car-free jaunt to the Lake District to hike a stretch of the coast-to-coast trail

Great public transport in the Lakes means easy access to the famous trail – and handy alternatives to walking when the rain comes down

The Guardian - UK

Lake District guide: Where to eat, drink, walk and stay on the ultimate trip

Everything you need to know to plan and book the perfect holiday to this idyllic national park, according to destination expert Helen Pickles

The Independent UK

‘Darling of my heart’: the irresistible love story of the Ladies of Llangollen

For 50 years, Sarah Ponsonby and Eleanor Butler shared a home – and a bed – in Wales. It was a fantastically brave choice in the 18th century, offering a roadmap for the women who followed them

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William Wordsworth and the Romantics anticipated today's idea of a nature-positive life

Musical performances usually happen in concert halls or clubs, but famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma is exploring a new venue: U.S. national parks. In a project called Our Common Nature, Ma is performing in settings such as the Great Smoky Mountains and the Grand Canyon. By making music and bringing people…

Manchester Evening News

Incredible places you need to visit near Greater Manchester in 2023

Be inspired and plan a trip to one of these amazing locations

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh property: Mansion for sale on city outskirts where Sir Walter Scott penned first poems

Located in Lasswade, 'Barony House' was occupied by Scott and his wife Charlotte following their honeymoon in 1798, with the couple living there until 1805.

Daily Record

Stunning thatched mansion where Sir Walter Scott wrote first poetry goes on market

The Scottish poet and playwright lived at Barony House in Lasswade, Midlothian, from 1798 to 1805.

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Birmingham Post

North East deals of the week: key acquisitions, contracts and investments

Companies featuring in this week's round-up include NCFE, Inn Collection Group, My Property Box and Reading Solutions UK

Birmingham Post

Inn Collection Group acquires Grasmere's The Wordsworth Hotel

It is the leisure operator's seventh acquisition this year

The Guardian - UK

‘Balm for the soul’: my beloved, blissful walk in the Forest of Bowland

This magical place is a history-imbued, gives-you-goosebumps expanse of fells, moors and farmland – with a fabulous pub at the end

The Guardian - UK

‘Remixed’ version of Wordsworth and Coleridge’s Lyrical Ballads highlights 21st-century poverty

The Refuge from the Ravens project places new works alongside the original ‘redefining it to help people grasp the concept’ of homelessness

Daily Mirror

The 54 villages named poshest in Britain - see full list of most desirable places to live

The UK's most desirable places for countryside living have been revealed in new research by Savills featuring the craggy Cornish coast and the flower meadows of Wiltshire

Wales Online

Top 35 must-see locations for book lovers - with Brontë sisters' home topping list

The literary list features sites made famous by both authors and by their works - from Shakespeare's birthplace, to Sherwood Forest from Robin Hood

Manchester Evening News

The gorgeous Lake District village with an iconic gingerbread shop

This village is where you'll find one the region's prettiest and overlooked lakes

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