Magnificent house where William Wordsworth wrote some of his greatest bird poems on market for £2.5-million

 

                                 Living in a house like this, who wouldn't be inspired? 

THE house where poet William Wordsworth (born 1770) studied  and wrote about birds is up for sale at £2.5-million.

A lifelong naturalist, he included references to more than 60 different species in his prodigious output of verse.

His favourite bird was probably the Robin, but he also loved the Skylark - a species that prompted him to write he famous line: "A privacy of glorious light is thine."

Dating back to the 17th Century, Rydal Mount was home to the celebrated poet from 1813 until his death in 1850.

Apart from its literary heritage, the property is set in five acres of magnificently landscaped grounds and has superb views of Rydal Water and Lake Windermere.

April 23 will mark the 175th anniversary of Wordsworth's death, aged 80.

 

More details of the property from estate agents Ashdown Jones at  www.ashdownjones.co.uk

                                                          

Magnificent views and stunning landscaped gardens