Hill Top
Beatrix Potter bought Hill Top from the realities from her first few books.
Beatrix wrote many of her famous children's stories in the little 17th century stone farmhouse. Characters such as Tom Kitten, Samuel Whiskers and Jemima Puddleduck were all created here, and the books contain many pictures based on the house and garden.
When she died in 1943, she left Hill Top to the National Trust with the proviso that it be kept exactly as she left it, complete with her furniture and china.
The property is now a museum, owned and run by the National Trust and is one of the most visited houses in the Lake District, with queues forming on most days during the summer. She also lived down the road at Castle Cottage but that is not open to the public.
How To Get There
Hill Top is situated in the attractive village of Near Sawrey which is two miles from Hawkshead down the eastern side of Esthwaite Water, overlooked by the woods and tarns of Claife Heights. There are two seperate hamlets - Near Sawrey and Far Sawrey, both a cluster of picturesque cottages, teas rooms and pubs.
It is best to get there as early as you can.
Doors open at 10.30am and you buy a ticket with a time to visit as they can only allow so many people into the house at any one time.
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