Located in the centre of the village across from JR's Tea House, burials were conducted there as…read moreearly as 1705 but many of the old stones no longer exist. There are upwards of 459 monuments that have been located in the old yard. The burial ground is adjacent and north of the current church building which replaced the original church in 1876. There is also a "New" graveyard just to the east of the old one. The old church was adjacent and to the north of the burial ground. Final resting place of British Comedian Norman Wisdom. Died 2010 at a ripe old 95 years of age.

This is a cafe in a church in the middle of the town. It is run by volunteers with the profits…read moregoing back to the church. It sells the most delicious home made soup, a selection of fresh homemade sandwiches that are really nicely presented, and the volunteers that run it are really friendly and warm. Prices are incredible, a lunch for less than £5, that puts all the other cafes in the town to shame - they should market it more, it is absolutely fantastic.

What a wonderful group of individuals - the team seem so genuine and caring. My experience of the…read moregroup was very positive. I can recommend this group for community get-togethers and meeting new people.

We stopped here to visit William Wordsworth's burial site, but decided to go inside the church…read morebecause from the outside, I could see there are stained glass windows, and I always have to go inside a church, because I'm a Catholic, and would like to go inside & say a little prayer. You just have to stop here, trust me, it is beautiful! So much love, from the people who take care of the church, a church this old, you find no neglect anywhere! Just a perfect size church for this little England village! I took plenty of photos inside, but sadly, I did not take a photo of the church from the outside. (Why? There was a person in front of me and he was just standing there, so I said, I'll take it later, instead I took a photo of the sign, and left without taking the church!) The church bell tower at exactly 2:30pm, made one big CLANG! That bells reminds me of our church, in my province. It would be nice to experience what it was like to attend a small village church, the church that William Wordsworth worshiped when he was alive. The bridge, & the water under the bridge flowed exactly like the bridge, even the trees above the hill, everything there are SO MUCH like my memories of the ones by my house!

This beautiful church hosts one of Grasmere's premier attractions: the gravesite of William and…read moreMary Wordsworth. It has a lovely walking path, benches to rest your feet for a moment and beautiful scenery. This location is a must-see for all visitors to Grasmere. The church itself is beautiful, and definitely worth a visit. I didn't have the opportunity to attend a service, though I wish I could have.

Worth visiting chiefly for the east window the artist Henry Holiday was commissioned to design a…read morememorial for Sir John Marshall, by Reginald Dykes Marshall. It was completed in 1879 and shows figures from the Old Testament Ruth, Isaac, Isaiah and Jonah among them below representations of well-know stories from the New Testament; Christ and Nicodemus, Christ and the Woman from Samaria, the Crucifixion and Resurrection. Get there early on a sunny morning to see it in its best light. The church building itself is a not very remarkable example of Old English style designed by Anthony Salvin (1779-1881). The exterior is of soft sandstone from Eden valley, the rest of the church is from local stone. It features one of the finest small organs in the north (stop sniggering you at the back).

The Parish Center consists of 3 meeting/lecture rooms and a lecture theater with tiered seating…read more The basement has a pool table, a table tennis table and television/film facilities. There is a kitchen on each floor. The center is available for hire for private events such as family or children's parties, and community activities. A photographic society, the Wildlife trust lectures, Guides, Mothers and Toddlers, and Weight Watchers are held here. Services are held in the Parish Centre on a Thursday at 10.00am. For further information contact the Parish Office (Tel: 588081), or the centre manager who is Martin Cooper (Tel: 583524).

Mickledore Travel recently handled my arrangements for a 6 day, 44-mile self-guided walking tour…read morealong the Thames River Path. They're in the business of arranging walking/hiking tours and their web site is fun to use in helping you whittle down your options. Once you decide on the number of days you wish to hike and the type of terrain you wish to hike in, Mickledore's web site will show you your options. When you have questions, their staff will quickly respond via email or phone. When you've settled on a hike and made a down payment to Mickledore they'll make your arrangements which include lodging and luggage transport along your hiking route. As your travel date approaches and you make your final payment, Mickledore will send you the details of your trip: dates, lodging, maps, luggage tags, and meals when applicable. Depending on where you've chosen to hike you could possibly handle all of this on your own but Mickledore takes you out of the planning business and sometimes that's worth paying for. To say that this hiking tour was one of my best travel experiences ever isn't an understatement. This rubs off on my feelings about Mickledore in a positive way. The services they provided on this particular trip weren't perfect but I so enjoyed my trip that I'd consider using them again in the future. Here's the details: * Mickledore booked 6 nights of lodging in 5 different locations. Of those, 3 were great or good, 1 was just okay, and 1 was bad. I provided post-trip feedback to Mickledore, as they requested. The route I chose is not as traveled as some of the more popular trails; for this reason I think Mickledore may not have had great data on some of the places they booked me into. * Each morning, your luggage must be downstairs and ready for transport by 8:30 a.m. Each afternoon, when checking in at a new place of lodging, my luggage was waiting. This part went off without a hitch. * In the UK, each place of lodging included a full English breakfast. In 2 places Mickledore had arranged for bag lunches to be included as well. I would not want the bag lunches again. I was hiking through areas that were easy to find food and drink and it is that I prefer. * Mickledore provided a book (outlining the details of the trail), a water-safe map of the trail, printed pages of places to eat/public restrooms/emergency service info and the like. They also have an app on which you can see much of your trip info. The trail I hiked was easy to follow and I'm good at searching out my preferred dining options. The only part of this that I found useful (and mostly just because it was interesting) was the map. * Although they don't verify it, Mickledore requires that travelers get trip insurance. I did and thankfully had no need to use it. Not including trip insurance, the services Mickledore provided for this trip (including the 6 nights of lodging and the luggage transport plus everything else mentioned) ran $967 per person which wasn't cheap but also wasn't at all unreasonable. Mickeldore Travel isn't the only company specializing in organizing self-guided walking tours but in this space, the offerings are similar. If I were planning another trip like this I'd again consider using them.

These guys helped me plan and complete my coast to Coast walk last year! Amazing thank you Rick for…read moreall your information and booking all the stops. How did you know already how long some of the legs would take genius! Again if you are planing UK walking holidays use Mickledore travel!