Hawkshead Cottages

Arts, Literature & Historic Buildings etc.

Beatrix Potter: -

Gallery at Hawkshead - Original Watercolours [botany & book illustrations] by Beatrix Potter
Hill Top [at Near Sawrey] - Farmhouse where most of her children's books were written
World of Beatrix Potter [attraction – for children of all ages]

William Wordsworth: -

The Old Grammar School at Hawkshead - [16th Century] – attended by William Wordsworth
Dove Cottage - [the poets home] & the Wordsworth Museum [at Grasmere]
Rydal Mount & Gardens - Wordsworth's final home [nr. Ambleside]

A typical ancient yard in Hawkshead [opposite] 

John Ruskin: -

Brantwood [nr Coniston]  - His home & gardens Inc. exhibitions/craft/book shops
Ruskin Museum - [at Coniston] - The history of Coniston  - includes: -
Donald Campbell – water speed ace

Other Attractions: -

Townend - [at Troutbeck] - 17th century Lakeland Farmhouse owned by the same family for 300 years

Blackwell – The Arts & Crafts House - with changing exhibitions of applied arts [nr the Windermere Ferry]

Windermere Steamboats & Museum - inc. Arthur Ransome ‘Swallows & Amazons’ exhibition

Armitt Museum & Library Centre  - 2000 years of History + changing exhibitions

Outdoor Activities: -

The Lake District National Park: - 
offers walking, cycling, mountain biking, swimming, rock climbing, sailing, kayaking, canoeing, windsurfing, fishing, horse riding, and more. It also has some lovely gardens to visit including the Lakeland Horticultural Society’s gardens at Holehird, which overlooks Windermere and the Langdale fells.

All within walking distance or a short drive

James and Lynda Johnson
Borwick Fold, Outgate, Near Ambleside,
Cumbria, England LA22 0PU

Tel: + 44 (0)15394 36742
Email: borwickfoldcottages@tiscali.co.uk