Hill Top

Hill Top house in the snow Cumbria — Hill Top house and garden bathed in pale winter light

Important notice -

Hill Top is now closed for the winter. We look forward to seeing you in March.

Beatrix Potter's 17th-century farmhouse: a time-capsule of her life

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Visitors walking through a garden in spring

Visiting this spring

In England and Northern Ireland, our gardens, parks and countryside remain open for local people to exercise. Shops, houses and other indoor areas are closed, and cafés are takeaway only. The safety of our staff, volunteers and visitors from the nearby community remains our priority and we urge you to book your visits in advance and stay local. All places in Wales are currently closed. Please check the property webpage before you travel.

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What's on

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Our work

Beatrix and her Bunnies book on a child's bed — Beatrix and her Bunnies is the ideal bedtime story

Discover the story behind the Tale of Peter Rabbit

Beatrix and her Bunnies by Rebecca Colby and Caroline Bonne-Müller is a heartwarming children's biography of classic author Beatrix Potter. Read our interview with Liz MacFarlane, Collections and House Manager at Hill Top and a consultant on the book, and delve into the life of Beatrix.

Explore Beatrix's story

In the house

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.

Garden

Gate at Hill Top, Cumbria

Pete Tasker

Meet the man who cares for one of the most famous vegetable patches in the world.

Garden details at Hill Top in winter, Cumbria

Winter in the Hill Top garden

The final season of the year brings peace to the Hill Top garden and a true Cumbrian winter also brings beauty.

Outdoors

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.

Moss Eccles tarn

Native woodland planted at one of Beatrix Potter’s favourite places

Rangers and volunteers have been busy planting saplings to create a new, native and healthy woodland around Moss Eccles tarn.

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Art and collections

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Man looks south down Windermere through a coloured pain of glass

Claife Viewing Station and Windermere West Shore

Colourful Viewing Station with endless lake views and waterside paths

Mother and son looking at Beatrix Potter artwork in the Beatrix Potter Gallery, Hawkshead

Beatrix Potter Gallery and Hawkshead

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

View of the Fairfield horseshoe from Wray Castle

Wray Castle

Gothic Revival castle sitting on the shores of Lake Windermere with turrets, towers and informal grounds

Footprint in Windermere Cumbria

Footprint

A truly inspirational space

A reflective Tarn Hows at sunrise, Lake District

Tarn Hows and Coniston

Majestic views and peaceful walks in beautiful countryside

Gondola steaming across Coniston Water

Steam Yacht Gondola

Rebuilt Victorian steam-powered yacht on Coniston Water

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Admission free

What is Gift Aid?

Most of our places run the Gift Aid on Entry scheme at their admission points.

Under this scheme, if you're not a member you have the choice of two entry tickets:

Gift Aid Admission
Standard Admission

If the place runs Gift Aid on Entry, we'll offer you a clear choice between the Gift Aid Admission prices and the Standard Admission prices at the admission point. It's entirely up to you which ticket you choose.

Gift Aid Admission includes a 10 per cent or more voluntary donation. Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.

An extra £1 paid under the scheme can be worth over £3 to the National Trust as shown below:

	Gift Aid	Standard
Amount paid by visitor	£11.00	£10.00
Tax refund from Government*	£2.75	£0.00
Total received by the National Trust	£13.75	£10.00

*Gift Aid Admissions let us reclaim tax on the whole amount paid - an extra 25 per cent - potentially a very significant boost to our places' funds.

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Opening times

Important notice -

Hill Top is now closed for the winter. We look forward to seeing you in March.

Thu 4
Closed
Fri 5
Closed
Sat 6
Closed
Sun 7
Closed
Mon 8
Closed
Tue 9
Closed
Wed 10
Closed
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Thursday 4 March

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Wednesday 10 March