CALL FOR PAPERS
Grasmere
5-8 March 2025
The Wordsworth Winter Conference will take place at the Jerwood Centre at Dove Cottage, Grasmere, UK, 5- 8 March 2025.
The 2025 Programme
This year, there will be a special focus on the works of the master engraver and printmaker, Thomas Bewick.
Registration
IS NOW CLOSED
If you hav any questions, please contact: wordsworthsummerconference@gmail.com
Accommodation
Participants should make their own lodging arrangements.
We recommend the following hotels in Grasmere:
The Daffodil: https://www.daffodilhotel.co.uk/
The Swan: https://www.inncollectiongroup.com/the-swan-grasmere/
Tweedies: https://www.tweediesgrasmere.com/
For those on a budget, we recommend the nearby youth hostel, YHA Grasmere:
https://www.yha.org.uk/hostel/yha-grasmere-butharlyp-howe
Or the youth hostel in
Ambleside:
https://www.yha.org.uk/hostel/yha-ambleside
You can book a shared dorm or a private room here.
Travel
Train
If you are coming from the South, you can get a train to Windermere. From here it is a simple bus ride to Grasmere.
To research rail connections we suggest using:
https://www.thetrainline.com/
Bus
Once you are in Windermere, you can get the 555 or 559 bus
from directly outside the station. These are regular and will take you directly to Grasmere:
https://www.stagecoachbus.com/timetables
Travelling from Outside the UK
We recommend flying into Manchester airport. From here
there is a direct train to Windermere. There are also frequent trains to Oxenholme - you can easily change at this station for Windermere (one stop).