‘The Masque of the Red Death’ and other ghost stories.
Join professional storyteller Jessie McMeekin for a performed reading by the fire in Wordsworth's former study at Allan Bank.
Indulge in the old-fashioned wintery thrill of gathering round the fire to hear ghost stories from Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens and other writers from the 19th century. A special after-hours event in Wordsworth’s study at Allan Bank.
With the lights turned down low, you’ll hear a ‘performed reading’ of these literary stories, some that are well-known and some that may be new to you. Come prepared to have your blood run cold!
Ticket price includes a glass of mulled wine or non-alcoholic equivalent.
Please note:
- Check in at Visitor Welcome desk inside the house.
- Wrap up warm for the walk up from the village carparks to the house. A torch is useful as no lighting on driveway up to the house.
- The storytelling will take place in the ground floor study which is wheelchair accessible.
Accessible toilet on ground floor. Pedestrian access and limited Blue Badge vehicle access only onsite. - Please use public pay and display car parks in Grasmere village and allow plenty of time before the event to find parking and walk up the hill to Allan Bank.
- Suitable for adults.
- This is a 90 minute long event with a 20 minute interval. The second-hand bookshop & downstairs exhibition 'Wordsworth the Influencer' will be open during the interval.
- Please arrive 15 minutes before the event. The house is a 10-15 minute walk up from the village carparks, though visitors can be dropped at the gate before parking in the village.
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Join professional storyteller Jessie McMeekin for a performed reading by the fire in Wordsworth's former study at Allan Bank.
Indulge in the old-fashioned wintery thrill of gathering round the fire to hear ghost stories from Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens and other writers from the 19th century. A special after-hours event in Wordsworth’s study at Allan Bank.
With the lights turned down low, you’ll hear a ‘performed reading’ of these literary stories, some that are well-known and some that may be new to you. Come prepared to have your blood run cold!
Ticket price includes a glass of mulled wine or non-alcoholic equivalent.
Please note:
- Check in at Visitor Welcome desk inside the house.
- Wrap up warm for the walk up from the village carparks to the house. A torch is useful as no lighting on driveway up to the house.
- The storytelling will take place in the ground floor study which is wheelchair accessible.
Accessible toilet on ground floor. Pedestrian access and limited Blue Badge vehicle access only onsite. - Please use public pay and display car parks in Grasmere village and allow plenty of time before the event to find parking and walk up the hill to Allan Bank.
- Suitable for adults.
- This is a 90 minute long event with a 20 minute interval. The second-hand bookshop & downstairs exhibition 'Wordsworth the Influencer' will be open during the interval.
- Please arrive 15 minutes before the event. The house is a 10-15 minute walk up from the village carparks, though visitors can be dropped at the gate before parking in the village.
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