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Attracted by the mountain scenery and the peaceful, laid-back atmosphere of the fell country, poets and writers have been flocking to the Lake District for years. Visitors can see the locations that inspired their writing and visit the homes where they lived and worked.

• Wordsworth House. The Cockermouth birthplace of the Romantic poet William Wordsworth, here

• Rydal Mount. One of the many homes occupied by the adult Wordsworth and now owned by one of his direct descendants, here

• Hill Top. Beatrix Potter’s farm in Near Sawrey and the setting for several of her books, here

• Watendlath. The pretty, unspoilt setting for Hugh Walpole’s 1931 novel Judith Paris, here

• Museum of Lakeland Life, Kendal. Home to a collection of the original sketches and manuscripts for Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons, here