Wordworth House
Wordworth House is a grade I listed historic house museum in Cockermouth, Cumberland, Cumbria. The site is kept up by the National Trust. Look also at Cockermouth Castle, 400 m away, first of 14 more within 15 km.
Historic house in Cockermouth
Inside Cockermouth
Wordworth House is inside Cockermouth’s built-up area, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the National Trust
One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Cockermouth has 101 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
In Cockermouth, June to August bring the warmest days: highs of 17–19°C.
Wordworth House
It is written up in 5 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Historic house
- Run by
- National Trust
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 5 languages
- Town
- in Cockermouth
- Official site
- nationaltrust.org.uk/wordsworth-house
The area around Wordworth House
The map centres on Wordworth House, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Cockermouth’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Nearby towns
The biggest base of the 8 is Cockermouth (8,859 people). They run in order of distance, starting where it stands.
- 1Cockermouth
- 2Brigham
- 3Great Broughton and Little Broughton
- 4Greysouthen
- 5Tallentire
- 6Broughton Moor
- 7Dearham
- 8Great Clifton
Cockermouth
Brigham
Great Broughton and Little Broughton
Greysouthen
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Wordworth House is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cockermouth | It’s in town | 8,859 | 6 |
| Brigham | 2.7 km west of it | 665 | 5 |
| Great Broughton and Little Broughton | 3.6 km west of it | 1,763 | 5 |
| Greysouthen | 4.4 km west of it | 333 | 5 |
| Tallentire | 4.4 km north of it | 383 | 3 |
| Broughton Moor | 7.1 km northwest of it | 820 | 4 |
| Dearham | 7.2 km northwest of it | 2,344 | 4 |
| Great Clifton | 7.9 km west of it | 608 | 1 |
Make a day of it near Wordworth House
A visit can add 3 castles, 3 museums and a historic house, from 14 places within 15 km.
CastleCockermouth Castle400 m away2
CastleHayton Castle11 km away3
CastleIsel Hall5 km away4
Historic houseMirehouse12 km away5Historic siteHistoric site · National TrustForce Crag Mine12 km away6MuseumMuseumJB Banks Ironmongers400 m away7
MuseumMaryport Maritime Museum10 km away8
MuseumSenhouse Roman Museum10 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
A visit to Wordworth House: questions
Where is Wordworth House?
Wordworth House is in Cockermouth, Cumbria, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Wordworth House?
Grade I listed historic house museum in Cockermouth, Cumberland, Cumbria , England, UK.
Who runs Wordworth House?
National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Wordworth House?
June to August are the warmest months in Cockermouth, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Wordworth House a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Wordworth House?
Within 15 km: Cockermouth Castle (400 m), Hayton Castle (11 km), Isel Hall (5 km) and Mirehouse (12 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Wordworth House: MarcusBritish at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cockermouth Castle: Richard Nevell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hayton Castle: Belinda E Wroe, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Isel Hall: David Purchase, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mirehouse: Ian Cunliffe, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maryport Maritime Museum: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Senhouse Roman Museum: Carole Raddato from Frankfurt, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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