Beatrix Potter
The Lake District & Beatrix Potter:Follow the trail of Beatrix Potter and learn more about the life of Beatrix Potter in the Lake District:

Hill Top, Sawrey  - Hill Top farmhouse is where Beatrix Potter lived and wrote many of her stories. Owned by the National Trust, it retains much of its original character and is furnished just as it would have been during her day.

Tarn Hows - Only a short distance from Sawrey is Tarn Hows, bought by Beatrix Potter this popular beauty spot is ideal for a leisurely walk and picnic.

The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction, Windermere - Meet Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck and friends, it shows the world of rabbits and ducks and the other animal Beatrix Potter portrayed.  Learn more about Beatrix Potter's life.

Steamboat Museum, Windermere On display you will find Beatrix Potter's very own rowing-boat – plus lots more, including steamboats, houseboats and other craft as well.  For those who are Arthur Ransome fans, Captain Flint's houseboat and the Amazon can also be seen on display.

Beatrix Potter Gallery, Hawkshead  - The Gallery, in Hawkshead Village, is a exhibition of the original children's book illustrations. It also gives an insight into her work as a farmer.    

Dove Cottage - Located within close proximity to the hotel, Dove Cottage was the home of the poet and writer from 1799 to 1808.  Built in the early part of the 17th Century, with oak-panelled halls and floors of Westmorland Slate it is now the home of the Wordsworth Trust, it remains much the same as when Wordsworth was living there with his sister Dorothy and wife Mary.  Coleridge was a frequent visitor to their house.  

Much of the Wordsworths' life at Dove Cottage was centred around the garden and orchard, and the garden is still a tribute to them today, with the roses, honeysuckle and scarlet beans clambering up the walls of the cottage.  The garden is open weather permitting.  

Dove Cottage provides a pleasurable visit to all and this combined with a visit to Rydal Mount (Wordsworth's most 'beloved' home) via the Coffin Path which is a gentle 50 minute walk affording magnificent views, it is not hard to see where Wordsworth got his inspiration.  

Rydal Mount - Inspired by the magnificence of his surroundings, Wordsworth was never to leave the area again.  In 1813 he made the short journey to Rydal Mount (in between Ambleside and Grasmere), where he was to spend the remainder of his days.    Located in the heart of the Lake District it commands glorious views of Lake Windermere, Rydal Water and the surrounding fells.  The house remains much the same with its original flagged floor and contains portraits, personal possessions and first editions of the poet's work.  The garden is also very much as he designed it.    

Wordsworth's Grave - William Wordsworth died at the age of 80 on 23 April 1850 - St George's Day, following a cold he caught on a country walk.  Wordsworth's grave can been found in St Oswald's Churchyard in Grasmere.

William Wordsworth wrote some 70000 lines of verse, 40000 lines more than any other poet.