William Wordsworth: Last News

Grab your hat, scarf and gloves for the perfect autumnal walk with a gorgeous pub at the end. Even better, it's within easy reach of Greater Manchester.

Four destinations within a two hour drive of Greater Manchester have been named among the best towns and villages to visit in the UK. More than 9,000 Which? members were asked to rate inland places they had visited, scoring them on factors such as food and drink, scenery, tourist attractions and more.

Timeless classic Animal Farm is to be published in Scots for the first time.

Newstead Abbey – former home of the poet Lord Byron – to the golden ales of Britain’s oldest inn, Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, there is plenty to steal hearts in Nottinghamshire. And just as England’s heroic outlaw stayed hidden among the towering birch and oak trees of this fabled forest, so has the fantastic 40-acre Sherwood Pines Camping site.

Antiques Roadshow guest was stunned when an expert valued two library books at a value of £30,000.The man, who works as a curator at the Hawkshead Grammar School in Cumbria, went on the BBC One show and brought in two old schoolbooks.One was signed by famous poet William Wordsworth, who attended the school during his formative years.Expert Justin Croft first looked at a printed edition of The Canterbury Tales – written by Geoffrey Chaucer some 300 years ago.He said: "This is an edition of the 15th century, from 1561, printed in London, gorgeous black letter text, really conjuring up the Middle Ages for us."There is an inscription in the book which actually situates it in the library very early on.

Taylor Swift has shared the lyric video for ‘The Lakes’, a bonus track from her surprise eighth album, ‘Folklore’.The song was previously only available on physical editions of ‘Folklore’, but the video marks the first time the track has been uploaded online to stream.Written by Swift and Jack Antonoff, the track sees Swift opening up on her love of the UK’s Lake District – complete with references to poets such as William Wordsworth and Samuel Coleridge who frequented the area in the 18th century.The video, meanwhile, sees Swift’s words contrasted against a series of floral backdrops – you can watch it below.The release comes after the singer held on to the top spot in the official UK album chart with ‘Folklore’ for the third week

Dominic Cummings has been edited into a list of famous 'visitors' of Barnard Castle on the town's Wikipedia page.