The gardens were laid out by John Knott who owned Rydal Mount in the 18th century. The gardens were substantially modified by William Wordsworth who lived at Rydal Mount from 1813 until his death in 1850. Wordsworth planed the new gardens with the idea that nature should lead the way, to "defend us from the tyranny of trimness and neatness".[1] The gardens "demonstrates both [Wordsworth's] adaptation of Picturesque ideals and his interest in historical continuity and vernacularism. This, along with his wider aesthetic theory, can be seen as a link between Picturesque theory and the historical revivalism which dominated mid and later C19 artistic taste."[2] The gardens of Rydal Mount are Grade II listed.
Rydal Mount - Gardens | Co-Curate
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