Beatrix Potter Gallery and Hawkshead

Important notice -

We’re working hard to reopen many of our places where it is safe to do so. However, the Beatrix Potter Gallery is closed.

Beatrix Potter's original artwork on display in a 17th-century house

More about this place

Visitors walking through a garden in spring

Visiting this spring 

Our gardens, parks and countryside locations are open to visit. Shops are also open and outdoor seating is available at some cafés. Subject to government confirmation, we're planning to reopen houses in England and Wales from 17 May, and in Northern Ireland from 24 May. Advance booking for visits helps us keep everyone safe and socially distanced. When space is available, particularly on weekdays, pre-booking isn't always necessary. But to guarantee, entry please always book in advance, especially at busier times like weekends and bank holidays. Please check the property webpage before you visit and follow government guidance.

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Beatrix Potter Gallery and Hawkshead

Things to see and do

Introduction to leaflet showing various places across the Lake District with a Beatrix Potter connection

Discover Beatrix Potter in the Lake District

Follow in Beatrix Potter's footsteps around the Lake District taking in places that inspired her and that still have a strong connection today.

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Beatrix Potter Gallery and Hawkshead

History

Beatrix Potter in Hill Top porch, Cumbria

The life of Beatrix Potter 

Best known for her series of children's books, there's more to Beatrix Potter, so visit us and discover more about her.

Yew Tree Farm and it's flock of Herdwick sheep, near Coniston, in Cumbria

The Lakes and the Trust 

Beatrix Potter relished life in the Lake District, becoming involved in farming, breeding sheep and conservation.

Two Bad Mice book at Hill Top, near Sawrey, Cumbria

Potter's early life and books 

Beatrix Potter was a woman ahead of her time. A children's author and illustrator, she was a passionate farmer and conservationist too.

Beatrix Potter at Keswick show

A writer and farmer 

Beatrix Potter had a keen interest in farming and in particular loved the Herdwick breed of sheep, which are famously still an iconic part of the Lake District landscape today.

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Beatrix Potter Gallery and Hawkshead

Our work

Looking after Beatrix Potter's legacy

A collection of birds eggs from Beatrix and Bertram’s collectors cabinet

Re-housing the Beatrix Potter collection 

The conservation team at the Beatrix Potter Gallery are getting hands on, with a project preparing items in the collection for the future.

A view of Hill Top, Cumbria, home of Beatrix Potter

Keeping the legacy of Beatrix Potter alive 

Discover how we work with Beatrix Potter's publisher Frederick Warne to keep the writer's legacy alive and look after the countryside she loved.

View of Esthwaite Water with barn and boat house

Take a new path from Hill Top to Hawkshead 

The final link in a chain of off-road paths connecting Wray Castle and Hawkshead is now complete.

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