Beatrix Potter Gallery and Hawkshead

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

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Beatrix Potter Gallery and Hawkshead

Things to see and do 

Beatrix Potter illustration and modern day photo showing a scene in Hawkshead village

New Beatrix Potter exhibition for 2017 

The original artwork included in this year’s exhibition features scenes which have changed little since Beatrix Potter arrived here on her first Lake District holiday in 1882.

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.

Download Beatrix Potter Trail
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What's on

Upcoming events

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Conservation in action

Fri 28 Jul 2017
13:00-15:00
Chat to our Conservation team, learn about how we manage our collection and see some objects that belonged to Beatrix Potter not usually out on display.

Storytelling

Sat 26 Aug 2017
13:00-13:30
Gather round to hear your favourite Beatrix Potter tales, told by one of our friendly volunteers.
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Beatrix Potter Gallery and Hawkshead

Shopping

National Trust corner shop in Hawkshead village

Indulge in a spot of retail therapy 

We offer a range of gifts and goodies in our shop and all profits feed future conservation in this part of the Lakes.

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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 loved life in the Lake District and as a prominent member of the farming community she won prizes for breeding sheep.

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 is farmed in the Lake District, Cumbria.

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Beatrix Potter Gallery and Hawkshead

Our work

Pencil study of Beatrix Potter's pet rabbit

Beatrix Potter works to Japan 

To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Beatrix Potter, we are participating in an unprecedented loan of material relating to Peter Rabbit to a major exhibition in Japan. Much of this material has never left the United Kingdom, including the 44 original black ink drawings that Beatrix Potter created for the first privately printed edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. The collection of drawings, letters, toys and other Peter Rabbit memorabilia will travel to seven different venues in Japan before returning in the autumn of 2017.

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An introduction to the Lake District World Heritage Site 

The Lake District was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in early July 2017. It is now part of a special family of iconic places across the planet, like the Taj Mahal, Machu Picchu, Easter Island, the Barrier Reef, the Grand Canyon and many other world famous locations.

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