Visitor attractions and information for
Hawkshead
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 Lake Windermere is the largest natural lake
in England, according to Wordsworth "None of the other Lakes
unfold so many fresh beauties". Rowboats are available for
hire, with stylish steamers and vintage cruisers to Lakeside
in the south and Waterhead at the northern end. There is a ferry
service across the lake to Sawrey giving access to the western
side of the lake and Beatrix Potter's former home at Hill Top. |
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Hill
Top, Near Sawrey, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 0LF Tel:
015394 36269. Delightful small 17th-century house where Beatrix
Potter wrote many of her famous children's stories. Hill Top
is managed by the National Trust.
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ARMITT LIBRARY & MUSEUM, AMBLESIDE Tel:
015394 31212 - a unique place combining Library and Museum, scholarship
and fun, art and entertainment. A superb collection of books
and manuscripts, drawings and paintings, memorabilia and archaeological
objects relating to an extraordinary gallery of famous Lake District
characters. |
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Abbot
Hall Art Gallery & Museum, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 5AL Tel: 01539
722 464 - Abbot Hall is a Grade I Listed Georgian building in
a beautiful setting on the banks of the River Kent, surrounded
by a park and overlooked by the ruins of Kendal Castle. There
are collections of modern works in the upstairs galleries while
downstairs, 18th century paintings can be seen in their period
setting, alongside furniture and objets d'art of the time. There
is a collection of society portraits of the day including key
works by George Romney (1734-1802), who served his apprenticeship
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Townend, Troutbeck, Windermere, Cumbria LA23
1LB Tel: 015394 32628 - A well-preserved 17th century yeoman
farmer's house, complete with original furniture and decorative
woodwork., a National Trust property. |
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Rydal
Mount and Gardens, Rydal, Near Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9LU.
Tel: 015394 33002 - The Wordsworth Family moved into Rydal Mount
in 1813 and rented the house continually for 46 years until the
death of Mary Wordsworth in 1859. Rydal Mount was the largest
house the Wordsworths lived in and became a much-loved family
home. |
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Welcome to our page of information, attractions and
places of interest around Hawkshead. The Hawkshead
hotels listed below are either in the town or we have given
a rough guide as to how far they are from Hawkshead. From Hawkshead
you can explore the beautiful Lake District National Park in
the county of Cumbria, the largest English National Park, with
spectacular mountain scenery, forest trails and lakeside paths
around the 16 major lakes.
