We spent a nice afternoon here, after visiting the World of Beatrix Potter at Bowness-On-Windermere.
We turned up on a Friday, which was not a great choice as the house is closed every Friday for cleaning purposes. Not to worry though as we a had a nice time in the gardens.
Written Dec 12, 2011
Address: Near Sawrey, Hawkshead, Ambleside Cumbria LA22 0LF
Website: http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-hilltop.htm
hawkshead is a maze of streets with small white cottage houses which in the past had a intresting history
Written Jan 3, 2006
Beer again!
Written Mar 21, 2005
Address: Hawkshead
More Beer!
Written Mar 21, 2005
Address: Hawkshead
Beer!
Updated Mar 21, 2005
Address: Hawkshead
Eat, drink and be merry!
Written Mar 21, 2005
Address: Hawkshead
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It was the summer of 2011 and we were spending four days in the lake district. We were based in Keswick. We popped into Hawkshead for the afternoon to take a look at Hill Top, the house where Beatrix...
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the prettyist village in the lakes

we stop off in hawkshead to use the toilet on our way back home from keswick and to have a pint in the pub of which ther are many in hawshead for a small village
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Hilltop - home of Beatrix Potter - near Hawkshead

We decided to visit Hilltop, the home of Beatrix Potter in the village of Near Sawrey, Nr Hawkshead. The house was bought by Potter in 1905 for £2,805 from the profits of her first published books...
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