HUNDREDS descended on Grasmere yesterday afternoon to greet Prince Charles during his day-long visit to Cumbria.

The Prince of Wales returned to the county three months after visiting flood-hit communities in the wake of Storm Desmond to see how the area continues to recover.

After visiting Ullswater Community College, Pooley Bridge and seeing decorated Herdwick Sheep from the Calvert Trust Public Art Trail, the Prince completed his trip at the place famous for its gingerbread.

On his arrival, the Prince spoke at length with some of those in the excited crowd who had come to welcome him.

The Prince then moved on to the first of his scheduled stops in the village at the world-famous Grasmere Gingerbread Shop where third-generation owners Joanne and Andrew Hunter introduced him to staff.

Having satisfied his sweet tooth, the Prince made his way through the peaceful grounds of St Oswald’s Parish Church to the final resting place of William Wordsworth, where the heir to the throne, a patron of the Wordsworth Trust, took a moment of reflection with the Trust’s director Michael McGregor.

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Earlier the Prince was welcomed by residents, schoolchildren, business owners and tourists to flood hit Pooley Bridge.

And farming matters were on the agenda when the Prince visited Rookin House Activity Centre, Troutbeck, between Penrith and Keswick.