Tullie House Museum - An excellent Roman collection and
lots of local history presented in alarmingly lively style www.tulliehouse.co.uk
Brantwood
- John Ruskins house on a hillside. The critic & philosopher
enjoyed this house from 1872 until death in 1900 www.brantwood.org.uk
Dove Cottage
- Wordsworth wrote some of his best loved poetry whilst living
at Dove Cottage, which is kept today as it was in his time (1799
- 1808) www.wordsworth.org.uk
Beatrix Potter
- Hilltop was where she lived and gathered inspiration for her
much loved characters of Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddleduck www.hop-skip-jump
Hadrians Wall
- Even at 19 centuries the wall remains the most impressive legacy
of roman rule in Britain www.hadrians-wall.org