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Beatrix Potter Gallery and Hawkshead
Beatrix Potter's original artwork on display in a 17th-century house
Main Street, Hawkshead, Cumbria, LA22 0NS
Important notice
The Beatrix Potter Gallery is closed for 2023 as repairs are planned and carried out.
Whole property
Ticket type Gift aid Standard Adult £9.90 £9.00 Child £5.00 £4.50 Family £24.80 £22.50 Family 1 Adult £14.90 £13.50 Become a member and discover more than 500 places
Assistance dogs only
Toilet
In Hawkshead village car park, not National Trust.
Car park
300 yards, in village, not National Trust.
Step to narrow entrance. Level access to three rooms on ground floor. Many stairs with handrail to other floors
Narrow corridors
Steps/uneven terrain
By road
Take the B5286 from Ambleside (4 miles); or the B5285 from Coniston (5 miles).
Parking: There is parking 300 yards away (pay and display), not National Trust.
By train
The nearest train station is in Windermere, you can catch a bus from there, see below for more details.
By bus
Stagecoach in Cumbria 505 from Windermere train station to Coniston, via Hawkshead.
By bicycle
By ferry
Take the car ferry from Ferry Nab in Bowness across Windermere to Ferry Head.
Highlights
Closure
The Beatrix Potter Gallery usually has original artwork on display. It is closed this year as urgent repairs are scoped and carried out.
Things to see and do
Article
Things to see at the Beatrix Potter Gallery
Find out more about why the Beatrix Potter Gallery is not open this year.
Places to stay
Rose Castle Cottage
A two-bedroom cottage just above Tarn Hows with heaps of character in the heart of the Lakes.
Trees
A 1930s log and stone cabin high above Lake Windermere with a sun terrace and great views.
High Strawberry Gardens
This comfortable lakeside retreat on the west shore of Windermere has its own jetty directly outside the cottage.
Low Strawberry Gardens
A two-bedroom lakeside retreat on the shores of Windermere with its own jetty.
The Summer House
A cosy house in the old kitchen garden of Wray Castle with views of stunning scenery all around.
Low Wray Campsite
Lakeside or mountain-view pitches for tents and campervans, along with pre-pitched tents and pods, on Windermere, England’s biggest lake.
Tanner Brow
Sitting on the western shore of Lake Windermere this first floor apartment is a cosy retreat.
About Beatrix Potter Gallery and Hawkshead
Get up close to Beatrix Potter’s original illustrations of her most beloved characters and discover more about one of the Lake District’s most famous residents. The gallery tells the fascinating story of Beatrix’s journey from children’s author to passionate Lake District conservationist.
Housed in a 17th century building in the centre of Hawkshead which was once the solicitor’s office where William Heelis, Beatrix’s husband, worked, the Beatrix Potter Gallery celebrates the artistic talents and incredible legacy of one of Britain’s most well-known authors.
For a perfect day out, why not follow in Beatrix Potter's footsteps to Hill Top, then spend time outdoors? Hawkshead village is an excellent base for exploring the countryside that inspired Beatrix and many other artists, authors and poets.
History
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Beatrix Potter
Discover how Beatrix Potter’s Victorian upbringing and fascination with animals culminated in a successful career as an author and illustrator and a passion for conservation.