Rydal Hall is an early 19th century Grade II listed historic house on the outskirts of the village of Rydal, Cumbria in the Lake District, England.[1] The house is opposite Rydal Mount, home of the poet William Wordsworth. It used to be owned by the Le Fleming family.
The house is now used for retreats, conferences, courses and holidays in a beautiful situation near Rydal Water, north of Windermere. Close by are Grasmere to the north and Ambleside to the southeast. There are also formal gardens, designed in 1909 by the garden designer and landscape architect Thomas Hayton Mawson (1861–1933),[1][2] with a fountain and balustrades open to the public (for a donation) and The Old School Room Tea Shop, (previously The Rambler's Tea Shop) open every day except Christmas. It is located centrally on the "Coffin Route" between Dove Cottage (also a home of Wordsworth before he moved to Rydal) and Rydal Mount, with good views.