Lakes Literature

Thomas Gray, 1769
- Gray's text

Gray's Tour

Gray: Day 1
Brough to Penrith

Gray: Day 2
Penrith

Gray: Day 3
Penrith to Keswick

Keswick

Keswick to Kendal

Kendal

Kendal to Lancaster

Lancaster

Gray's Start Places

Brough
Standardised: Brough
Author: Gray
Visited: Yes
Photos (External link)

Penrith
Standardised: Penrith
Author: Gray
Visited: Yes
Photos (External link)

Queen's Head, Keswick
Standardised: Keswick
Author: Gray
Visited: Yes
Photos (External link)

White Lion Hotel, Kendal
Standardised: Kendal

White Lion, Kendal
Standardised: Kendal

Lancaster
Standardised: Lancaster

Gray day by day

Gray Day1
Wind at N:W. clouds & sunshine...

Brough
Standardised: Brough
Author: Gray, Seq. no: 1

Brough Hill
Standardised: Brough Hill
Author: Gray, Seq. no: 2
Visited: Unclear

Appleby
Standardised: Appelby-in-Westmoorland
Author: Gray, Seq. no: 3

Brackenber Moor
Standardised: Brackenber Moor

Appleby
Standardised: Appelby-in-Westmoorland

Appleby Castle
Standardised: Appelby-in-Westmoorland
Visited: No

Appleby
Visited: No

Kirby-thore
Standardised: Kirkby Thore

Acorn-bank
Standardised: Acorn Bank

Whinfield-park
Standardised: Whinfell Park

Countess-pillar
Standardised: Countess' Pillar

Brougham-Castle
Standardised: Brougham Castle

Penrith
Standardised: Penrith

Beacon-hill
Standardised: Beacon Hill

Whinfield
Standardised: Whinfell Park
Visited: No

Lowther-parks
Standardised: Lowther Park

Ulz-water
Standardised: Ullswater

Cross-fell
Standardised: Cross Fell

Gray Day2
Oct: I. Wind at S:W: a grey autumnal day...

Ullswater
Standardised: Ullswater

Dalemain
Standardised: Dalemain
Visited: Unclear

Dacre Beck
Standardised: Dacre Beck
Visited: Unclear

Hatton St John
Standardised: Hutton John

Dunmallert
Standardised: Dunmallard Hill

Place-Fell
Standardised: Place Fell

Ullswater

Thames
Standardised: River Thames

London
Standardised: London

Helvellyn
Standardised: Helvellyn

Water-malloch
Standardised: Watermillock

Standardised: Penrith

Gray Day3
Oct: 2. Wind at S: E:, sky clearing...

Standardised: Keswick

Greystock
Standardised: Greystoke

Greystoke Castle
Standardised: Greystoke

Ulz-water

Penradock
Standardised: Penruddock

Threlcot
Standardised: Threlkeld

Saddleback
Standardised: Saddleback or Blencathra

Gardies
Standardised: Guardhouse

Low-side
Standardised: Lowside

River Glenderamackin
Standardised: River Glenderamackin

St John's
Standardised: St John's in the Vale

Hill-top
Standardised: Hill Top Fm

Wallthwaite Crag
Standardised: Wanthwaite Crags

Skiddaw
Standardised: Skiddaw

Latter-rig
Standardised: Latrigg

Derwent Water
Standardised: Derwent Water

Crosthwaite Grange
Standardised: Great Crosthwaite

Vicarage Lane
Standardised: Great Crosthwaite

Oct: 3. Wind at S: E:, a heavenly day...

Borrodale
Standardised: Borrowdale

Cockshut
Standardised: Cockshot Wood

Walla Crag
Standardised: Walla Crag

Walla
Standardised: Walla Crag

Newland
Standardised: Newlands

Borodale
Standardised: Borrowdale

Crosthwait
Standardised: Great Crosthwaite

Carf-close-reeds
Standardised: Calfclose Bay

Barrow-beck
Standardised: Barrow Beck

Borrowdale

Screes Coppice
Standardised: Screes Coppice

Lodoor
Standardised: Lodore Falls

Watendlath Beck
Standardised: Watendlath Beck

Gowder-crag
Standardised: Gowder Crag

Alps
Standardised: The Alps

Grange
Standardised: Grange

Darwent
Standardised: River Derwent

Holmcrag Wood
Standardised: Holmcrag Wood

Castle-crag
Standardised: Castle Crag

Castle Crag
Standardised: Castle Crag

River Derwent
Standardised: River Derwent

Eagle's-cliff
Standardised: Eagle Crag

Dove's-nest
Standardised: Dovenest Crag

Sea-Whaite
Standardised: Seathwaite

Sty Head Pass
Standardised: Sty Head

Ravenglas
Standardised: Ravenglass

Hawkshead
Standardised: Hawkshead

Crow-Park
Standardised: Crow Park

Oct: 4. Wind E:, clouds & sunshine...

Crow-park
Standardised: Crow Park

Borodale

Cockshut-hill
Standardised: Cockshot Wood

Crosthwaite Grange

Oct: 5. Wind N:E: Clouds & sunshine...

How-hill
Standardised: How

Bassinthwaite-water
Standardised: Bassenthwaite Lake

River Derwent

Portingskall
Standardised: Portinscale

Park
Standardised: The Park

Otterbield Bay
Standardised: Otterbield Bay

Walla-crag
Standardised: Walla Crag

Castle-Rigg
Standardised: Castlerigg

St John
Standardised: St John's in the Vale

Catchidecam
Standardised: Catstye Cam

Oct: 6. Wind E: Clouds & sun...

Bassingth
Standardised: Bassenthwaite Lake

Ouse-Bridge
Standardised: Ouse Br

Widhope-Brows
Standardised: Wythop Woods

Bassenthwaite Lake
Standardised: Bassenthwaite Lake

Bassenthwaite Lake

Armathwate
Standardised: Armathwaite Hall

Messengermire Wood
Standardised: Messengermire Wood

Derwent-water

Skiddaw-fell

Armathwate-House
Standardised: Armathwaite Hall

Ouse Bridge
Standardised: Ouse Br

Bassenthwaite

Cockermouth
Standardised: Cockermouth

Oct:7. Market-day here. Wind N:E: Clouds & Sunshine...

Seathwaite
Standardised: Seathwaite

Borrodale

Buttermere
Standardised: Buttermere

Kendal
Standardised: Kendal

Oct: 8. Left Keswick & took the Ambleside-road...

Ambleside
Standardised: Ambleside

Castle-rigg
Standardised: Castlerigg

Causeway-foot
Standardised: Causeway Foot

Naddle-Fells
Standardised: High Rigg

Lanewaite
Standardised: Legburthwaite

Naddle Valley
Standardised: Naddle

Lees-water
Standardised: Thirlmere

Thirl-meer
Standardised: Thirlmere

Wiborn-water
Standardised: Thirlmere

Thirlmere

Wythburn Chapel
Standardised: Wyth Burn

Raise Beck
Standardised: Raise Beck

Dunmail-raise
Standardised: Dunmail Raise

Helm-Crag
Standardised: Helm Crag

Grasmere-water
Standardised: Grasmere

vale of Grasmere
Standardised: Grasmere

Grasmere [lake]
Standardised: Grasmere

Grasmere [village]

St Oswald's Church, Grasmere

Grasmere [lake]

Grasmere-hill
Standardised: White Moss Common

River Rothay
Standardised: River Rothay

Ridale-water
Standardised: Rydal Water

Rydal
Standardised: Rydal

Rydale-hall
Standardised: Rydal

Rydale-head
Standardised: Rydal Head

Wynander-mere [lake]
Standardised: Windermere

Windermere [lake]
Standardised: Windermere

Winandermere
Standardised: Windermere

Winder-mere[eastern shore]

Windermere

Langsledale
Standardised: Longsleddale

Wreenose
Standardised: Wrynose Fell

Hard-Knot
Standardised: Hard Knott

Orrest-head
Standardised: Orrest Head

Ings-Chappel
Standardised: Ings

Staveley
Standardised: Staveley

Kendal Castle
Standardised: Kendal Castle

Oct: 9. Wind N:W: clouds & sun. air mild as summer...

River Kent
Standardised: River Kent

Abbot Hall
Standardised: Abbot Hall

Kendal Parish Church

Warwick
Standardised: Warwick

Milthrop
Standardised: Milnthorpe

river Kent
Standardised: River Kent

Siserge
Standardised: Sizergh Castle

Siser
Standardised: Sizergh Castle

River Kent

Levens
Standardised: Levens

Oct: 10. went by Burton to Lancaster...

Burton
Standardised: Burton-in-Kendal

Farlton-Knot
Standardised: Farleton Fell

Standardised: Lancaster

Cartmell-sands
Standardised: Cartmel Sands

Lancaster Castle
Standardised: Lancaster Castle

Lancaster Priory
Standardised: Lancaster Priory

Lancaster Sands
Standardised: Lancaster Sand

Peel-Castle
Standardised: Piel Castle

isle of Fowdrey
Standardised: Foulney Island

Aukland
Standardised: Bishop Auckland

River Thames
Standardised: River Thames

Irish Sea
Standardised: Irish Sea

Oct: 11. Wind S:W: clouds & sun. warm & a fine dappled sky...

Pooton
Standardised: Morecambe

Lancaster Quay
Standardised: Lancaster Quay

ST Coleridge, 1802
- STC's Text

STC's Tour

STC: Day 1
Keswick to Ennerdale

STC: Day 2
Ennerdale to St. Bees

STC: Day 3
St. Bees to Egremont

Egremont to Wasdale

Wasdale to Eskdale

Eskdale to Ulpha

Ulpha to Coniston

Coniston to Clappersgate

Clappersgate to Keswick

STC's Start Places

Greta Hall, Keswick
Author: Coleridge

Long Moor, Ennerdale
Standardised: Longmoor
Author: Coleridge

St. Bees
Standardised: St Bees
Author: Coleridge

Egremont
Standardised: Egremont

Burnthwaite, Wasdale
Standardised: Burnthwaite

Taw House Farm, Eskdale
Standardised: Taw Ho

Ulpha
Standardised: Ulpha

Black Bull Hotel, Coniston
Standardised: Coniston

Brathay Hall, Clappersgate
Standardised: Brathay Hall

STC day by day

STC Day1
On Sunday Augt. 1st - half after 12 I had a Shirt...

Greta Bridge, Keswick
Author: Coleridge, Seq. no: 1

Prospect Bridge
Standardised: Portinscale
Author: Coleridge, Seq. no: 2

Portinscale
Standardised: Portinscale
Author: Coleridge, Seq. no: 3

Newlands
Standardised: Newlands

Newlands Valley

Moss Force
Standardised: Moss Force

Newlands

Kescadale
Standardised: Keskadale Beck

Scale Force
Standardised: Scale Force

Red Pike
Standardised: Red Pike

Dodd
Standardised: Dodd

Melbreak
Standardised: Mellbreak

Crummock
Standardised: Crummock Water

Crummock Water
Standardised: Crummock Water

Mosedale
Standardised: Mosedale

Mosedale Beck
Standardised: Mosedale Beck

Loweswater
Standardised: Loweswater

Heck Comb
Standardised: Hen Comb

Loweswater Fells
Standardised: Loweswater Fell

Floutern Pass
Standardised: Floutern Tarn

Grasmire
Standardised: Grasmoor

Newland

Little Dodd
Standardised: Little Dodd

Starling Dodd
Standardised: Starling Dodd

Ennerdale-Dodd
Standardised: Starling Dodd

Ennerdale
Standardised: Ennerdale Water

Crummock

Flattern Tarn

Herd House
Standardised: Herdus

Great Borne
Standardised: Great Borne

Isle of Mann
Standardised: Isle of Man

Lake of Ennerdale
Standardised: Ennerdale Water

Crag Fell
Standardised: Crag Fell

Ennerdale Water

angling Stone
Standardised: Angler's Crag

Anglers Crag
Standardised: Angler's Crag

Long Moor
Standardised: Longmoor

STC Day2
The old man went to the head of the Lake...

Wast-dale
Standardised: Wasdale

Bowness
Standardised: Bowness Knott

Wha Head
Standardised: Whoap

Great Gavel
Standardised: Great Gable

the Steeple
Standardised: Steeple

the Pillar
Standardised: Pillar

Seat Allian
Standardised: Seatallan

River Enna
Standardised: River Ehen

Workington
Standardised: Workington

St. Bees
Standardised: St Bees

STC Day3
Breakfasted there-and went to the School & Church...

St. Bees School
Standardised: St Bees

St. Bees Priory

St. Bees Head
Standardised: St Bees Head

Egremont Castle

After Breakfast, had a pleasant walk to Calder Abbey...

Calder Abbey
Standardised: Calder Abbey

Abbey House
Standardised: Calder Abbey

Ponsonby Hill
Standardised: Ponsonby Fell

Calder Bridge
Standardised: Calder Bridge

Ponsonby Hall
Standardised: Ponsonby Old Hall

Gosforth
Standardised: Gosforth

St. Bees

Isle of Man
Standardised: Isle of Man

Ennerdale

Wastdale
Standardised: Wasdale

Sca' Fell
Standardised: Sca Fell

Irt
Standardised: River Irt

Nether Wasdale
Standardised: Nether Wasdale

Wastdale

Wast Water
Standardised: Wast Water

Seatallan
Standardised: Seatallan

Yewbarrow
Standardised: Yewbarrow

Wast Water [north-western shore]

River Irt
Standardised: River Irt

Irton Fell
Standardised: Irton Fell

Ireton Fells
Standardised: Irton Fell

Screes
Standardised: Screes, The

Yew-barrow
Standardised: Yewbarrow

great Gavel
Standardised: Great Gable

Sca'Fell
Standardised: Sca Fell

Sca' Fell

Yewbarrow

Wasdale

Melfell
Standardised: Middle Fell

Keppel Crag
Standardised: Kepple Crag

Green Crag
Standardised: Green Crag

Kirk Fell
Standardised: Kirk Fell

Burnthwaite, Wasdale Head
Standardised: Burnthwaite

Wasdale Head
Standardised: Wasdale Head

Middle Fell
Standardised: Middle Fell

Thursday Morning, Augt. 5th-went down the Vale almost to the water head...

Burnmoor Water
Standardised: Burnmoor Tarn

Black Coomb
Standardised: Black Combe

Mite
Standardised: River Mite

Miterdale
Standardised: Miterdale

Irish Channel

Ravenglass
Standardised: Ravenglass

Great Gavel

Pillar
Standardised: Pillar

Steeple
Standardised: Steeple

Hay Cock
Standardised: Haycock

Great End
Standardised: Great End

Esk Carse
Standardised: Esk Hause

Bow-fell
Standardised: Bow Fell

Broad Crag
Standardised: Broad Crag

Doe Crag
Standardised: Dow Crag

Scafell Crag
Standardised: Scafell Crag

Hollow Stones
Standardised: Hollow Stones

Helvellin

Greta Hall, Keswick

Eskdale
Standardised: Eskdale

Sca Fell

Broadcrag
Standardised: Broad Crag

Scafell Pike
Standardised: Scafell Pike

Sca' Fell Man

Mickledore Ridge
Standardised: Mickledore

Doe-crag
Standardised: Dow Crag

Broad-crag
Standardised: Broad Crag

Broad Stand
Standardised: Broad Stand

Doe-Crag
Standardised: Dow Crag

Doe-crag

Esk Halse
Standardised: Esk Hause

Esk
Standardised: River Esk

Langdale
Standardised: Langdale Pikes

Cam Spout
Standardised: Cam Spout Crag

Bull's Brows

Upper Eskdale

River Esk
Standardised: River Esk

Cam Spout Crag
Standardised: Cam Spout Crag

Sampson's Stones
Standardised: Sampson's Stones

Bowder stone
Standardised: Bowder stone

River Esk

Toes of Sca'Fell
Standardised: Taw Ho

Scale Gill
Standardised: Scale Gill

Scale Gill Force
Standardised: Scale Gill

Taw House Farm
Standardised: Taw Ho

Toes

Ravenglass

River Mite
Standardised: River Mite

Donnerdale
Standardised: Dunnerdale

River Duddon
Standardised: River Duddon

This morning after breakfast I went out with him...

Scale Gill Beck

Cat Crag
Standardised: Cat Crag

Spout Crag
Standardised: Spout Crag

Earn Crag
Standardised: Heron Crag

Buck Crag
Standardised: High Scarth Crag

Taw House Farm

Eskerdales

Stanley's in St Johns
Standardised: St John's in the Vale

Leathes' water

Naddle Fell
Standardised: High Rigg

Esk

Whillan Beck
Standardised: Whillan Beck

Beckfoot Bridge
Standardised: Beckfoot Bridge

Harter Fell
Standardised: Harter Fell

Greta
Standardised: River Greta

Great How
Standardised: Great How

Whillah Beck
Standardised: Whillan Beck

Burnmoor Tairn
Standardised: Burnmoor Tarn

Eskdale Moors
Standardised: Eskdale Moor

Birker Fells
Standardised: Birker Fell

Esk Bridge

Birker Moor
Standardised: Birker Fell

Grasmere

Tail End
Standardised: Dale End

Muncaster Fell
Standardised: Muncaster Fell

Dalegarth Hall
Standardised: Dalegarth Hall

Mulcaster
Standardised: Muncaster Castle

Devoke Water
Standardised: Devoke Water

Watness Coy
Standardised: Watness Coy

Barnscar
Standardised: Barnscar

Corney Fell
Standardised: Corney Fell

Stones' Head Fell
Standardised: Stoneside Hill

Black Comb
Standardised: Black Combe

Devock
Standardised: Devoke Water

Birkby Fell
Standardised: Birkby Fell

City of Bardscar
Standardised: Barnscar

Devock Lake
Standardised: Devoke Water

Wadness How
Standardised: Seat How

Seat How
Standardised: Seat How

Ulpha Kirk
Standardised: Ulpha

Duddon Valley
Standardised: Dunnerdale

Ulpha Bridge
Standardised: Ulpha Bridge

Ulpha Kirk

I pass along for a furlong or so upon the road...

Dunnerdale
Standardised: Dunnerdale

Donnerdale Fell
Standardised: Dunnerdale Fells

Dunnerdale

Dunnerdale Fell
Standardised: Dunnerdale Fells

Ulpha

Hesk Fell
Standardised: Hesk Fell

Duddon

Donnerdale Halse

Donnerdale Common

Donnerdale Fell

Broughton Mills
Standardised: Broughton Mills

Coe Moss
Standardised: Caw Moss

Stickle Knot
Standardised: Stickle Pike

Conistone
Standardised: Coniston

The Knott
Standardised: Knott, The

Appletree Worth Beck
Standardised: Appletree Worth Beck

ferney Common
Standardised: Ferney Green

Yewdale Crag is that noblest Ness...

Coniston
Standardised: Coniston

Yewdale Crag
Standardised: Yewdale Fells

Coniston Water
Standardised: Coniston Water

Yewdale Fells
Standardised: Yewdale Fells

Levers' Water Force
Standardised: Levers Waterfall

Levers Water
Standardised: Levers Water

Foul Scrow
Standardised: Foul Scrow

Scrow
Standardised: Foul Scrow

Old Man
Standardised: Old Man of Coniston, The

Seathwaite Fells
Standardised: Seathwaite Fells

Cockley Beck Fells
Standardised: Cockley Beck Fell

Wrey Nose
Standardised: Wrynose Fell

Coniston Lake
Standardised: Coniston Water

Coniston

Wyndermere

Ulswater

Coniston Water

Bell
Standardised: The Bell

Lever's water-fall
Standardised: Levers Waterfall

Yewdale Crag

Skelleth
Standardised: Skelwith Bridge

Coniston Hall
Standardised: Coniston Hall

Torva
Standardised: Torver

Esthwaite
Standardised: Esthwaite Water

Bratha
Standardised: Brathay Hall

Dove Cottage, Town End, Grasmere
Standardised: Dove Cottage

I called the next day...