Beatrix Potter Gallery and Hawkshead

Important notice -

We're working to reopen many of our places where it is safe to do so. However, the Beatrix Potter Gallery and our Hawkshead shop remain closed. Nearby Hill Top garden and shop are open. The Windermere car ferry is now running a limited service..

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

More about this place

Adults and two children taking an autumn walk amongst the trees

Which places are open and what you need to know before you visit 

More than 100 gardens and parks and hundreds of coast and countryside places are open in England and Northern Ireland. Many historic houses are open in England. To avoid disappointment please book in advance, especially at weekends and school holidays. In line with Welsh Government legislation, all places in Wales will close from 24 October to 9 November. Please check the property webpage of the place you wish to visit before you travel. Read this article to find out how to book and what to expect from your visit.

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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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Ashness Woods in autumn sun, Borrowdale, Lake District

Autumn in the Lake District 

Coming to the Lake District when the fells are turning from green to gold? We think it's one of the best times to visit - here are our top 10 things to do in autumn.

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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 is farmed in the Lake District, Cumbria.

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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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