Beatrix Potter Gallery, Hawkshead

Name: Beatrix Potter Gallery
Address: Beatrix Potter Gallery Main Street, Hawkshead, LA22 0NS, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 15394 36355

#4 among attractions in Hawkshead

Top attraction, Specialty museum, Museum, Art museum

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Facts and practical information

The Beatrix Potter Gallery is a gallery run by the National Trust and in a 17th-century stone-built house in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England. It is dedicated to presenting original book illustrations by Beatrix Potter. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°22'30"N, 2°59'56"W

Address

Beatrix Potter Gallery Main StreetHawkshead LA22 0NS United Kingdom

Contact

+44 15394 36355

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Hawkshead

Day trips

Beatrix Potter Gallery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Esthwaite Water, St Michael and All Angels Church, Hawkshead Grammar School, Hawkshead Grammar School Museum.

1.2 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Esthwaite Water, Hawkshead
32 min walk • Esthwaite Water is one of the smaller and lesser known lakes in the Lake District National Park in northern England. It is situated between the much larger lakes of Windermere and Coniston Water, in the traditional county of Lancashire; since 1974 in the county of Cumbria.
~400 ftS
Historical place, Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Michael and All Angels Church, Hawkshead
2 min walk • St Michael and All Angels Church is in the village of Hawkshead, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
~710 ftS
Specialty museum, Museum
Hawkshead Grammar School, Hawkshead
4 min walk • Hawkshead Grammar School in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England was founded in 1585 by Archbishop Edwin Sandys, of York, who petitioned a charter from Queen Elizabeth I to set up a governing body.
~480 ftS
Museum
Hawkshead Grammar School Museum, Hawkshead
3 min walk • The museum operates in the old Hawkshead Grammar School building from April through to October. It gives a guided tour of the school room which brings the school to life.
1.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Moss Eccles Tarn
38 min walk • Moss Eccles Tarn is a tarn on Claife Heights, near Near Sawrey in the Lake District, Cumbria. It is currently owned by the National Trust and known as an attractive tarn for fishing and walking.
1.1 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Latterbarrow, Grasmere
29 min walk • Latterbarrow is a hill in the English Lake District, east of Hawkshead, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Beatrix Potter Gallery open?

Beatrix Potter Gallery is open:

Monday 10:30 am - 5 pm
Tuesday 10:30 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 10:30 am - 5 pm
Thursday 10:30 am - 5 pm
Friday closed
Saturday 10:30 am - 5 pm
Sunday 10:30 am - 5 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Beatrix Potter Gallery?

Nearby attractions include St Michael and All Angels Church, Hawkshead (2 min walk), Hawkshead Grammar School Museum, Hawkshead (3 min walk), Hawkshead Grammar School, Hawkshead (4 min walk).

Beatrix Potter Gallery, Hawkshead

Facts and practical information

Hawkshead plan & book

Beatrix Potter Gallery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Esthwaite Water, Hawkshead

St Michael and All Angels Church, Hawkshead

Hawkshead Grammar School, Hawkshead

Hawkshead Grammar School Museum, Hawkshead

Moss Eccles Tarn

Latterbarrow, Grasmere

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Beatrix Potter Gallery open?

Which popular attractions are close to Beatrix Potter Gallery?