W.W. Memorial/Mire House - The Wordsworth Way Mystery Cache
W.W. Memorial/Mire House - The Wordsworth Way
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The final cache is a decent drive away - a short steepish climb.
A drinking fountain with a bronze figure was erected in 1896 in Harris Park by Canon Rawnsley in memory of Dorothy and William Wordsworth. The Fountain was the focus of a daffodil ceremony held on the poet's bicentenery in 1970 when 27,000 daffodils were planted on open spaces and approaches to the town. It was later stolen and when recovered it was placed near a bronze bust of the poet opposite Wordsworth House, unveiled by his great-great-grandson on 7th April 1970, the bicentenery of William’s birth. In Wordsworth House The National Trust has recreated the environment of the 1770s, when the young William lived there, so that visitors can get a sense of what the poet’s early years were really like. The house and garden have been taken back to the 1770s and now, stepping in through the front door, visitors become enclosed in the fascinating world of this 18th-century family home. You may encounter some of the Wordsworth’s servants going about their daily chores – washing, cooking, cleaning. There is even a chance to join in, if you don’t mind hard work!
Mirehouse overlooks Bassenthwaite Lake with Skiddaw at the rear and is surrounded by the most stunning scenery. The house contains a wide range of interesting portraits, furniture and manuscripts, including letters from Wordsworth, who in his day, along with other poets would give recitals on the shores of the Lake. In 1999 Mire House won the award of 'Best Heritage Property for Families in the UK'. The grounds stretch to Bassenthwaite Lake and are the largest woodland adventure playgrounds in the area. There is a walled garden, bee garden, ancient wildflower meadow with no less than 43 species, heather maze, lakeside walks with free nature notes for children and a poetry walk. The estate covers a wide area and includes a few fells (hard to think of anyone owning the fells!) such as Ullock Pike, Dodd, Latrigg and Lonscale Fell. On the southern edge of Bassenthwaite Lake you'll discover many birds, including Ospreys which have returned to breeding in larger numbers in this area.
The co-ordinates on this listing will take you to the Memorial Garden:
From the road sign at Sullart Street the 2nd place listed is XY miles away.
The cache is hidden at - N54 38.Y22 - W003 11.X2Y
This series charts some of the milestones in the life of the poet William Wordsworth, the main Biography appearing on ‘The Daffodils’ cache listing only.
Caches in this series:
The Daffodils - The Wordsworth Way
W.W. Memorial/Mire House - The Wordsworth Way
The Old School/Blelham Tarn - The Wordsworth Way
Dove Cottage/Rock of Names - The Wordsworth Way
The Old Rectory/Allan Bank - The Wordsworth Way
The Coffin Trail/Rydal Mount - The Wordsworth Way
Dora’s Field - The Wordsworth Way
Grisedale Tarn - The Wordsworth Way
Diana's Looking Glass - The Wordsworth Way
Additional Hints
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