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Sawrey

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About

Set on the shores of Esthwaite Water is the beautiful village of Near Sawrey, without doubt best known for the legacy of Beatrix Potter. Potter created many of her famous characters in Near Sawrey and her lovingly restored Hill Top home is now a popular visitor attraction. She once called the village 'as near perfect a little place as I ever lived in'. Nearby Far Sawrey lies in rolling farmland and wooded hillsides by lake Windermere and was also inspiration for Potter's tales. The village of Hawkshead, with its whitewashed cottages, cobbled streets and cosy pubs is a short journey away as are scenic walks along the shores of Esthwaite Water.

Book Tickets

Facilities

Accessibility

  • Disabled access

Catering

  • On-site catering
  • On-site light refreshments

Property Facilities

  • Public toilets
  • Telephone (public)

Target Markets

  • Accepts groups

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Map & Directions

Map Link

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Road Directions

B5286 from Ambleside. Signs to Far Sawrey 0.5 mile from Windermere ferry. Thirty five minutes from Barrow.

What's Nearby

  1. Esthwaite Water

    Esthwaite Water is a natural lake extending to 280 acres. Rated as one of the finest…

    0.14 miles away
  2. Hill Top, Beatrix Potter's House

    Beatrix Potter's iconic house, full of her personal possessions, with traditional cottage…

    0.67 miles away
  3. Hawkshead Grammar School Museum

    Situated in the quaint Lake District Village of Hawkshead, the boys Grammar School gives…

    1.25 miles away
  1. St. Michael & All Angels Church, Hawkshead

    Grade I listed, it is one of the finest examples of a late medieval, vernacular Lake…

    1.27 miles away
  2. Hawkshead Chapel

    One of the oldest Methodist Churches in the world and possibly one of the most unique…

    1.34 miles away
  3. Tabitha Twitchit's Bookshop

    Step inside the charming world of Tabitha Twitchit's second-hand bookshop in Hawkshead,…

    1.33 miles away
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