Visit places linked to Beatrix Potter
Hill Top, Cumbria
© NTPL / Stephen Robson
Beatrix Potter's house, and inspiration for many of her tales, Hill Top remains as she left it. Each room contains something that appeared in her books. Beatrix valued the house and its contents highly and when she died she left Hill Top to the National Trust, to open it to the public, on the condition that the house was kept with all her belongings in place.
The house has been open to visitors for the last 60 years, so enthusiasts can learn more about the 'real' Miss Potter by visiting her beloved Hill Top.
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- For more information visit the Hill Top page.
- The garden and shop is open daily
Beatrix Potter Gallery, Cumbria
© NTPL / Alex Black
The village of Hawkshead, nearby, was the setting for Beatrix Potter’s husband, William Heelis, solicitor’s practice. Today you can visit his office and learn more about Beatrix’s later life, including sheep farming and her love of the countryside, passion for conservation and support for the National Trust.
Illustration from "The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck" by Beatrix Potter © Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, 1908, 2002. Reproduced by permission of Frederick Warne & Co., Ltd
View the exhibition of Beatrix Potter's paintings featuring original illustrations from the Tale of Jemima Puddleduck and The Tale of Samuel Whiskers which has delighted all ages for the last 100 years. See a display of materials from the making of the film Miss Potter. Discover more about the life of this fascinating woman, conservationist, famer and author, in the 17th-century building where William Heelis, ran his business. For further information, visit the Beatrix Potter Gallery. Free children's activity sheets will be available.
Places to stay in the Lake District
Visitors can stay in some of the most beautiful Lakeland farmsteads which offer bed and breakfast, and enjoy a landscape which has been protected and cared for by the Trust, influenced by Beatrix Potter’s ideas for conservation and farming.
- The Summer Houses, at Wray Castle or Low Wray Campsites are ideal places to stay in the heart of Beatrix Potter countryside. Visit our holiday cottage site or our camping in the Lake District pages for more information.
- Six of her farms now offer bed and breakfast: High Wray Farm, near Ambleside, Yew Tree Farm, Coniston, High and Low Loanthwaite Farms, Ambleside, Tock How Farm, Ambleside and Tilberthwaite Farm, in Little Langdale. Visit the enjoy the farm website for more information.
The Tower Bank Arms, Sawrey
Beatrix Potter’s world famous Lakeland pub, the Tower Bank Arms, Sawrey in Cumbria, nestles beside Beatrix Potter’s beloved Hill Top. The pub, featured as the small country inn in The Tales of Jemima Puddleduck.
Anthony and his team will be offering traditional, good food, using fresh, locally-sourced, high-quality ingredients to produce meals full of Lakeland flavour. As a free-house, they will also be selling a wide range of local real ales from breweries such as Hawkshead and Barngate and a good value wine list.
Due to popular demand, the pub is open all day, including in the afternoons, when the team will be offering refreshments and afternoon teas for walkers and visitors with evening meals starting from 5.30pm.
The pub is open daily and further information is available by calling 015394 36334, or by visiting their website.
Other places of interest
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Melford Hall
Beatrix Potter was related to the family at Melford Hall. She stayed here and a small collection of items related to her is on display. |
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Online collection
Highlights of the Beatrix Potter Gallery's collection of her sketches, watercolours and photos from her life. |
Wray castle
The magnificent Wray Castle, at which Beatrix Potter was a regular visitor has opened its doors to the public for a short period this summer.
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Lake District