The Wordsworth Winter School
Director: Stephen Gill
Administrator: Irmgard Hollenbach
wordsworthwinterschool[at]gmail.com
The Wordsworth Winter School devotes four full days of lectures, discussions and readings to immersion in the poetry of Wordsworth and his contemporaries. There are normally two lectures, a seminar and a poetry reading on each of the main days. Afternoons are devoted to a special event, a walk or an excursion. We do not accept residential bookings for less than the full period.
For an account of the 2017 event see Stephen Gill's blog at
The 2020 Winter School: 17-22 February 2020
Heather Glen: Variety in Wordsworth's early poetic vocation.
David Chandler: Hart-Leap Well Revisited.
Jessica Fay: Wordsworth's elegiac poetry.
Elizabeth Scheer: The questioning Wordsworth.
Christopher Simons: Peter Bell and narrative art in Wordsworth.
Helen Boyles: How many Wordsworths? Variety in his contemporary reputation.
Oliver Clarkson: Variety in the Great Ode.
Peter Dale: The Variety of Wordsworth's Forms.
As an extra treat, on the Wednesday afternoon, Cecilia Powell will give a talk in the Jerwood on Wordsworth as Lake District guide, with particular reference to the 1820 guide. A display of printings of what eventually became the Guide to the Lakes and allied archive material will accompany the talk.
Elizabeth Scheer and Elsa Hammond will be our seminar tutors.
Registration will open by 31 October
For an impression of the event please browse recent programmes in the Archive.
Residential Rates 2020 (accommodation and meals)
To this should be added the registration fee of £180 (or 162 for Members and Friends of the Conference Foundation.
There is a Paypal payment button on the Registration Page.
| ROOM STYLE | Price |
| Single (or sole use of a double/twin) | £tbc |
| Single (or sole use of a double/twin) with Front View | £tbc |
| Shared Double/Twin (per person) | £tbc |
| Shared Double/Twin (per person) with Front View | £tbc |
| The Stable Cottage (sleeps 4, with sitting room and garden) | p.o.a. |
Non-Resident Attendance:
All non-residential attendance must be pre-booked.
£360 with four lunches, five dinners & refreshments (£260 without dinners).
Daily Attendance: £65 with lunch & refreshments, or £85 with lunch, dinner & refreshments.
Student Attendance
Some residential places are reserved for bona fide unwaged students for £380 inclusive of the fee
(see also our Bursaries page).
Times for our transfer buses from and to Oxenholme railway station will be confirmed in December
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