Hawkshead Village Tours and Tickets

On this tour you get to see: • Wray Castle where Beatrix spent her 16th birthday and first discovered the Lake District where she was to later make her home. • Near Sawrey village which Beatrix visited often, used as inspiration for her illustrations and where she happily settled and married. • Hill Top, the house which Beatrix bought from the money she made from the publication of Peter Rabbit. • Esthwaite Water where Beatrix fished from her boat. • Hawkshead village • Tarn Hows bought by Beatrix  and regarded as one of the most beautiful places in the Lake District. • Coniston Water with spectacular views of the lake and Coniston Old Man • Yewdale Valley where Beatrix owned farms and land including Yew Tree Farm used in the film Miss Potter.

Explore England beyond London—and make getting around seamless—on this 2-day trip to the Lake District. Take a scenic rail route north and spend a day enjoying the sights on a fully guided tour. Cruise on Lake Windermere, see the former Hill Top home of beloved author Beatrix Potter, and indulge in a traditional afternoon cream tea. Stay in comfortable accommodation and explore independently the next day before returning to London.