莱达尔湖, 英格兰坎布里亚郡湖区 Rydal Water in the Lake District, Cumbria, England (© Tranquillian1/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

莱达尔湖, 英格兰坎布里亚郡湖区 Rydal Water in the Lake District, Cumbria, England (© Tranquillian1/iStock/Getty Images Plus)

Rydal Water in the Lake District, Cumbria, England

Reflecting winter skies and frozen fells in our homepage image is Rydal Water, one of the smallest but prettiest lakes in the Lake District. Rydal Water is one of the two lakes most associated with William Wordsworth, one of England’s greatest poets. (The other is neighbouring Grasmere, to which Rydal is connected by the River Rothay.) Wordsworth lived around these bodies of water, first at Dove Cottage and later Rydal Mount, between 1799 and 1850, writing some of his best-known works and hosting leading lights of the Romantic movement, including his friend, Samuel Taylor Coleridge. To the western edge of the lake is Wordsworth’s Seat, a rocky outcrop said to be the writer’s favourite spot.

Rydal Water is in a glacial valley, one of 13 valleys in the Lake District. Partly owned by the National Trust, it sits at the foot of Loughrigg Fell and has been known to freeze over on winter days like this one. You can walk around Rydal Water and take in Wordsworth’s former homes as well as passing by Rydal Cave in the hill above the lake. Surrounded by woodland, pasture and craggy fells, with several historic properties and beautifully designed landscapes, this is an inspiring place for aspiring poets, whatever the season.

英格兰坎布里亚湖区的赖德尔水

赖达尔湖是湖区最小但最美丽的湖泊之一，它反映了我们主页图像中冬季的天空和冰冻的森林。莱德尔湖是与英国最伟大的诗人之一威廉·华兹华斯联系最为密切的两个湖泊之一。（另一个是邻近的格拉斯米尔，莱德尔河与之相连。）1799年至1850年间，华兹华斯生活在这些水域周围，先是在多夫小屋，后是莱德尔山，他写了一些最著名的作品，并主持了浪漫主义运动的主要活动，包括他的朋友塞缪尔·泰勒·柯勒律治。湖的西边是华兹华斯的所在地，据说这是作家最喜欢的地方。

莱德尔河位于一个冰川峡谷中，是湖区13个山谷之一。部分归国家信托基金所有，坐落在Loughrigg Fall脚下，在像这样的冬天会结冰。你可以在莱达尔水边散步，参观华兹华斯的故居，也可以经过湖上小山上的莱达尔洞穴。这里被林地、牧场和崎岖的小林所环绕，有几处历史古迹和设计精美的景观，无论什么季节，这都是一个让有抱负的诗人感到振奋的地方。