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and forest tracks in this area make it ideal for walking, cycling and riding, and cycling walking, for ideal it make area this in tracks forest and

side of . The abundance of public rights of way, quiet lanes quiet way, of rights public of abundance The Windermere. of side Cumbria Tourism Cumbria

are nearby, whilst a short ferry crossing connects with Bowness on the far the on Bowness with connects crossing ferry short a whilst nearby, are

supported by supported Hows. Tarn Park Coniston and and Coniston of splendours scenic the or

Grizedale Forest Water, with easy access to the outdoor activities of of activities outdoor the to access easy with Water,

Hawkshead lies halfway between the lakes of Windermere and Coniston and Windermere of lakes the between halfway lies Hawkshead

and illustrated several of her famous books. famous her of several illustrated and

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Near Sawrey. Near Sawrey Far Here, at Hill Top Farm, wrote Potter Beatrix Farm, Top Hill at Here, and

www.hawkshead-village.com Alternatively you can check can you Alternatively at found be can information Other

noted for its trout fishery. At the lake’s southern end lie the twin villages of villages twin the lie end southern lake’s the At fishery. trout its for noted

www.southlakeland.gov.uk/tourism See website for opening times. times. opening for website See

overlooked by the wooded slopes of Grizedale and Heights, is Heights, Claife and Grizedale of slopes wooded the by overlooked Tel: 015394 32582 or 32729 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Email: 32729 or 32582 015394 Tel:

Tourist Information Centre, , Ambleside, LA22 9BS 9BS LA22 Ambleside, Cross, Market Centre, Information Tourist , Esthwaite fringed by lush meadows and meadows lush by fringed of lake tranquil The

www.forestry.gov.uk/northwestengland

Grizedale Visitor Centre, Tel: 01229 860010 Email: [email protected] Email: 860010 01229 Tel: Centre, Visitor Grizedale

interesting chapel, cemetery and outdoor baptismal. outdoor and cemetery chapel, interesting

please call or visit: or call please

Hawkshead Hill, Hawkshead with its with of community Baptist the is west the To

For advice on local events, where to eat, where to stay and what to do in Hawkshead and Grizedale, and Hawkshead in do to what and stay to where eat, to where events, local on advice For

Meeting House dating from 1688 (still in use) and its own burial ground. burial own its and use) in (still 1688 from dating House Meeting

Bikes who have a hire point at Ambleside Youth Hostel. Youth Ambleside at point hire a have who Bikes

Colthouse has a has of hamlet Quaker the Hawkshead, of east miles few A

www.ghyllside.co.uk www.biketreks.net at Ambleside, or through Budgie through or Ambleside, at Cycles Ghyllside or

at Windermere Canoe & Kayak, near Bowness. Mountain bikes can also be hired through Biketreks through hired be also can bikes Mountain Bowness. near Kayak, & Canoe Windermere at

the entrance door. entrance the Bike hire for half or full days. For a one-way cycling trip, hire a bike from Grizedale and drop it off off it drop and Grizedale from bike a hire trip, cycling one-way a For days. full or half for hire Bike

Tel: 01229 860369 www.grizedalemountainbikes.co.uk 860369 01229 Tel: shroud certificates shroud – a copy of one dated 1696 is on display near display on is 1696 dated one of copy a – these

Grizedale Mountain Bikes Ltd, Grizedale Visitor Centre, Hawkshead, LA22 0QJ LA22 Hawkshead, Centre, Visitor Grizedale Ltd, Bikes Mountain Grizedale

in woollen shrouds for burial. Hawkshead church holds nearly 200 of 200 nearly holds church Hawkshead burial. for shrouds woollen in

Bike Hire Bike

Parliament passed a law which decreed that all corpses must be wrapped be must corpses all that decreed which law a passed Parliament

www.cyclingcumbria.co.uk go to to go

the woollen industry was in decline. To help the local wool trade, wool local the help To decline. in was industry woollen the

(free of charge but subject to space availability). For more information on cycling in Cumbria generally, Cumbria in cycling on information more For availability). space to subject but charge of (free

a quarter of the Abbey’s entire income. By the mid-17th century, however, century, mid-17th the By income. entire Abbey’s the of quarter a Bicycles can be taken on the Windermere steamers and launches and on the Mountain Goat service Goat Mountain the on and launches and steamers Windermere the on taken be can Bicycles

of cloth. The trade in woollen goods was highly profitable, providing over providing profitable, highly was goods woollen in trade The cloth. of local Tourist Information Centres. Information Tourist local

experienced mountain bikers. Leaflets and maps can be found at the Forest Visitor Centre and at and Centre Visitor Forest the at found be can maps and Leaflets bikers. mountain experienced and despatch it for spinning and weaving, and sell on the woven pieces woven the on sell and weaving, and spinning for it despatch and

routes and forest tracks to ride along. There are five waymarked cycle routes including one for one including routes cycle waymarked five are There along. ride to tracks forest and routes

of the Abbey’s estate. Here the monks would receive tithes, collect wool collect tithes, receive would monks the Here estate. Abbey’s the of

Grizedale Forest is one of the mountain-biking meccas, with a huge number of designated cycling designated of number huge a with meccas, mountain-biking the of one is Forest Grizedale

Hawkshead Hall Hall Hawkshead was the administrative centre for this northern outpost northern this for centre administrative the was

By Cycle By

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hardwearing garments for the working classes. classes. working the for garments hardwearing 0871 200 22 33 22 200 0871 For more information on all bus, rail and ferry timetables and fares, contact Traveline on on Traveline contact fares, and timetables ferry and rail bus, all on information more For

The cloths were taken to to be finished and turned into turned and finished be to Kendal to taken were cloths The main intercity route between Scotland and the south of . England. of south the and Scotland between route intercity main

approximately every hour to The station (2 miles/3 km) SE of Kendal) on the the on Kendal) of SE km) miles/3 (2 station District Lake The Oxenholme to hour every approximately Tenter Hill Tenter (SD 338 997). 338 (SD as such names place local in echoed activity an

The nearest railway station is at Windermere (6 miles/9.5 km away via the ferry), with trains departing trains with ferry), the via away km miles/9.5 (6 Windermere at is station railway nearest The

was washed and hung on tenterframes to be stretched back into shape – shape into back stretched be to tenterframes on hung and washed was

By Train By

District. Local weavers would produce cloth from the spun wool, which wool, spun the from cloth produce would weavers Local District.

www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk service during Winter). Winter). during service

grey fleece, well suited to the cooler and wetter climate of the Lake the of climate wetter and cooler the to suited well fleece, grey prices and provide an enjoyable way of arriving at your chosen destination. Daily sailings (reduced sailings Daily destination. chosen your at arriving of way enjoyable an provide and prices

Herdwick, a sturdy with a coarse a with sheep sturdy a the was breed dominant The Aquarium (Lakeside), and the Lakeside & Railway give savings on the full admission/cruise full the on savings give Railway Haverthwaite & Lakeside the and (Lakeside), Aquarium

Lakeside. Combined cruise and admission tickets to Lake District Visitor Centre, , Lakes Brockhole, Centre, Visitor District Lake to tickets admission and cruise Combined Lakeside. monastic grange monastic run by the monks of Abbey as a sheep ‘walk’. sheep a as Abbey Furness of monks the by run

Jump on board one of the Windermere steamers or launches to visit , Brockhole or Brockhole Castle, Wray visit to launches or steamers Windermere the of one board on Jump

By the 12th century, Hawkshead and most of the surrounding land was a was land surrounding the of most and Hawkshead century, 12th the By

By Boat By

and page). Hows Tarn and

for sheep and cattle. and sheep for

www.nationaltrust.org.uk (Coniston from downloaded be can Timetable Sundays. and Saturdays on

Pasture) – a Norse settlement founded in an area of summer grazing summer of area an in founded settlement Norse a – Pasture) Coniston and Hawkshead, with a link to Grizedale Forest Park. Daily service with restricted timetable timetable restricted with service Daily Park. Forest Grizedale to link a with Hawkshead, and Coniston

Service X31 (Tarn Hows Tourer) – – Tourer) Hows (Tarn X31 Service Small 8-seater bus linking Tarn Hows with , , Newby Ulverston, with Hows Tarn linking bus 8-seater Small local . Its name is derived from Hawkr’s Saeter (or Summer (or Saeter Hawkr’s from derived is name Its slate. local

www.forestry.gov.uk/northwestengland from March to November. November. to March from picturesque village of neat whitewashed cottages with roofs of grey of roofs with cottages whitewashed neat of village picturesque

Grizedale Forest Park, and links in with the X35 service between Kendal and . Daily service Daily Barrow. and Kendal between service X35 the with in links and Park, Forest Grizedale

cottages. In the heart of this attractive area lies Hawkshead, a Hawkshead, lies area attractive this of heart the In cottages.

Grizedale). This special service is provided by the Forestry Commission to provide car-free access to access car-free provide to Commission Forestry the by provided is service special This Grizedale).

small tarns, interspersed with traditional Lakeland farmhouses and farmhouses Lakeland traditional with interspersed tarns, small

hawkshead – Wanderer) (Grizedale X30 Service Haverthwaite to Hawkshead (via Newby Bridge, Lakeside and Lakeside Bridge, Newby (via Hawkshead to Haverthwaite

This is a landscape of undulating farmland, mixed woodlands and woodlands mixed farmland, undulating of landscape a is This Service 516 (Langdale Rambler) – Rambler) (Langdale 516 Service Daily service between Ambleside and (Apr-Oct only). (Apr-Oct Langdale Great and Ambleside between service Daily

Ambleside and Hawkshead. and Ambleside

Service 505 (Coniston Rambler) – Rambler) (Coniston 505 Service Daily service between Windermere and Coniston, via Brockhole, via Coniston, and Windermere between service Daily

By Bus By

www.mountain-goat.com 45161 015394 or visit visit or telephone information, a sense of place of sense a

to Windermere, Bowness, Hawkshead, Grizedale and Coniston. Seasonal service. For timetable For service. Seasonal Coniston. and Grizedale Hawkshead, Bowness, Windermere, to

lake steamers and launches, Mountain Goat minibus and Stagecoach buses allows car-free access access car-free allows buses Stagecoach and minibus Goat Mountain launches, and steamers lake

Cross Lakes Experience Experience Lakes Cross allows you to explore the area without a car. Combining travel by by travel Combining car. a without area the explore to you allows The

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www.lakedistrictoutdoors.co.uk Other walking routes can be downloaded from from downloaded be can routes walking Other

www.lake-district.gov.uk

Tel: 015394 36269 (Hill Top) www.nationaltrust.org.uk Top) (Hill 36269 015394 Tel: suitable for wheelchair users and has plenty of interest to look at along the way the along at look to interest of plenty has and users wheelchair for suitable

by request. request. by from Red Nab to High Wray Bay is a good choice. The 2 mile (3.2 km) return route is route return km) (3.2 mile 2 The choice. good a is Bay Wray High to Nab Red from

round. Windermere Cruises stop at Wray Castle jetty during the summer months summer the during jetty Castle Wray at stop Cruises Windermere round. see. For miles without stiles, the flat pathway along the western shore of Windermere of shore western the along pathway flat the stiles, without miles For see.

seen here, including eagle claw maple and -leaved beech. Grounds open all year all open Grounds beech. fern-leaved and maple claw eagle including here, seen a clear day and take a map – you will be surprised how many famous tops you can you tops famous many how surprised be will you – map a take and day clear a

romantic and picturesque elements of the landscape. Many exotic tree species can be can species tree exotic Many landscape. the of elements picturesque and romantic rewarded by panoramic views over the surrounding lakes and distant mountains. Pick mountains. distant and lakes surrounding the over views panoramic by rewarded

whilst on holiday with her parents. The gardens were designed to emphasise the emphasise to designed were gardens The parents. her with holiday on whilst (SD 367 991) 367 (SD Latterbarrow above Hawkshead is Hawkshead above up walk uphill short The 9

1840s, using money from his wife’s inheritance. Beatrix Potter stayed here in 1882 in here stayed Potter Beatrix inheritance. wife’s his from money using 1840s,

www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk Imposing mock Gothic castle built by retired surgeon James Dawson in the in Dawson James surgeon Liverpool retired by built castle Gothic mock Imposing

Wray Castle, Low Wray (NY 375 010) 010) 375 (NY Wray Low Castle, Wray Waterhead. Allow 1.5–2 hours walking time. walking hours 1.5–2 Allow Waterhead. 3

takes you back across Windermere to Bowness, where another boat will return to return will boat another where Bowness, to Windermere across back you takes

Tel: 015394 36355 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 36355 015394 Tel: (10.00-1.00 & 2.00-5.00); Sun (1.00-5.00); Oct reduced hours. reduced Oct (1.00-5.00); Sun 2.00-5.00); & (10.00-1.00 of ) to Ferry House (4 miles). From here, the Cross-Lakes Experience Cross-Lakes the here, From miles). (4 House Ferry to Heights) Claife of

Easter to Oct 11.00–5.00 (Sat–Thu). Last admission 30 mins before closing. before mins 30 admission Last (Sat–Thu). 11.00–5.00 Oct to Easter but access is by key from the shop in Hawkshead. Open Easter–Oct, Open Hawkshead. in shop Trust National the from key by is access but

to Wray Castle, followed by a stroll along the lake shore (or through the woodlands the through (or shore lake the along stroll a by followed HillCastle, TopWray to Village Square Walks

Admission charge (free to National Trust members). Open 13 Feb to 25 Mar 11.00–3.00; Mar 25 to Feb 13 Open members). Trust National to (free charge Admission more serious crimes, offenders were sent to the gallows on a nearby hill. Free admission Free hill. nearby a on gallows the to sent were offenders crimes, serious more – a sailing from Waterhead from sailing a – special a offers Cruises Lake Windermere Walker’s Ticket Ticket Walker’s

gallery holds many of her original watercolours and displays changing exhibitions. changing displays and watercolours original her of many holds gallery their rents and tithes, and wrongdoers would be tried and punished (or acquitted). For acquitted). (or punished and tried be would wrongdoers and tithes, and rents their Claife Heights Heights Claife 8

17th century building where her husband, William Heelis, ran his solicitor’s practice. The practice. solicitor’s his ran Heelis, William husband, her where building century 17th buildings that once belonged to . Here the villagers would come to pay to come would villagers the Here Abbey. Furness to belonged once that buildings

path, accessible to wheelchairs and pushchairs. and wheelchairs to accessible path, Discover the life and work of Beatrix Potter – conservationist, farmer and author – in this in – author and farmer conservationist, – Potter Beatrix of work and life the Discover This 15th century courthouse over an arched gateway is all that remains of the manorial the of remains that all is gateway arched an over courthouse century 15th This

Beatrix Potter Gallery, Hawkshead (SD 352 982) 982) 352 (SD Hawkshead Gallery, Potter Beatrix Old Courthouse, Hawkshead (SD 349 988) 988) 349 (SD Hawkshead Courthouse, Old to the National Trust. The full circuit of the tarns is a 2 mile (3 km) stroll along a well-made a along stroll km) (3 mile 2 a is tarns the of circuit full The Trust. National the to 2 Beatrix Potter Lakeland Village Life 5 Take a Walk

and the surrounding land was bought by Beatrix Potter in the 1930s and later given later and 1930s the in Potter Beatrix by bought was land surrounding the and

Tel: 015394 36735 www.hawksheadgrammar.org.uk 36735 015394 Tel: Tel: 015394 36269 www.nationaltrust.org.uk 36269 015394 Tel: In 1905Hows authorTarn walks. and illustratorwaterside Beatrixsheltered and Potterviews boughtmountain Hill Topdramatic Farmgives withwhich thespot Cobbled streets and clusters of whitewashed cottages huddled around With a huge choice of public and quiet lanes it is easy to leave the

(10.00–1.00 & 2.00–5.00); Sun (1.00-5.00); Oct reduced hours. reduced Oct (1.00-5.00); Sun 2.00–5.00); & (10.00–1.00 Shop and garden open daily mid Feb to 24 Dec. Children’s Trail during school hols. school during Trail Children’s Dec. 24 to Feb mid daily open garden and Shop proceedsbeauty from herwell-known a is recentlyHows publishedTarn tarns, book,smaller Thethree Talelinking by of Peter1880s the Rabbit. in ThisCreated secluded courtyards give Hawkshead a sense of intimacy. Almost every crowds behind and immerse yourself in the varied countryside around

Admission charge to the museum now housed in the school. Open Apr–Sep, Mon–Sat Apr–Sep, Open school. the in housed now museum the to charge Admission mid Mar 11.00–3.30; mid Mar to Oct 10.30–4.30. Last admission 30 mins before closing. before mins 30 admission Last 10.30–4.30. Oct to Mar mid 11.00–3.30; Mar mid 7 traditional Lakeland farm provided the setting for many997) of 326 her (SD animal Hows characters.Tarn building has a story to tell or history to reveal in this delightful Lakeland village. Hawkshead and Grizedale. Leafy woodland rides, forest tracks, riverside

Hawkshead had a lasting effect, and were recalled in his poetry of later years. later of poetry his in recalled were and effect, lasting a had Hawkshead She went on to write 22 little books and acquired more Lakeland farms, many of Narrow passageways invite exploration, and at every turn there are interesting to stretches,Feb mid lake shoreSat–Thur strollsOpen and pathsBowness. from throughbus and openferry farmlandby areAccessible all there to beovercrowding).

desks is inscribed with the name ‘W Wordsworth’. Wordsworth’s early experiences at experiences early Wordsworth’s Wordsworth’. ‘W name the with inscribed is desks rewarded with a panorama of the central Lake District . District Lake central the of panorama a with rewarded them in the Hawkshead area, developing a keen interest in farming and architectural features – overhanging eaves, flights of external stone steps, enjoyed.avoid (to Combinesystem entry your timed walkand with a members) trip onTrust the WindermereNational for (free steamerscharge andAdmission

attended from 1779 to 1787 with his brother, Richard. Intriguingly, one of the original the of one Intriguingly, Richard. brother, his with 1787 to 1779 from attended the 3 mile (4.8 km) walk up to the highest point at Carron Crag (317m) and be and (317m) Crag Carron at point highest the to up walk km) (4.8 mile 3 the conservation. By the early 1940s she had built up a sizeable estate of some 4,000 truncated corners and old spinning galleries. Add a few ancient coaching inns launches,view. on Windermerechina and Ferry,furniture Mountainpaintings, her Goatwith minibushere, lived serviceshe when oras the localsame the

teaching Latin, Greek and Mathematics. One of its pupils was who Wordsworth William was pupils its of One Mathematics. and Greek Latin, teaching There are superb views of , Windermere and the Grizedale Valley. Take Valley. Grizedale the and Windermere Water, Coniston of views superb are There It remains much remains It and including The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck. Jemima of Tale The acres including 15 farms, most of which was bequeathed to the National Trust on and cosy tea rooms and Hawkshead has everything for an unhurried afternoon Stagecoach buses for a car-free day out. Kitten Tom of Tale The

The school, founded by Archbishop Edward Sandys in 1585, had a good reputation for reputation good a had 1585, in Sandys Edward Archbishop by founded school, The of waymarked trails from 1 mile to 10 miles, taking in over 60 woodland sculptures. woodland 60 over in taking miles, 10 to mile 1 from trails waymarked of her death in 1943. sojourn. books Potter’s Beatrix of eight for inspiration the provided farmhouse century 17th This

4 1 Old Grammar School, Hawkshead (SD 352 981) 981) 352 (SD Hawkshead School, Grammar Old Hill Top, Near Sawrey (SD 370 955) 955) 370 (SD Sawrey Near Top, Hill Offers something for walkers of all abilities and energy levels, with an extensive range extensive an with levels, energy and abilities all of walkers for something Offers 6 Grizedale Forest Park (SD 336 944)

6 1 Hill Top, Near Sawrey (SD 370 955) 944) 336 (SD Park Forest Grizedale 4 Old Grammar School, Hawkshead (SD 352 981) Offers something for walkers of all abilities and energy levels, with an extensive range

sojourn. This 17th century farmhouse provided the inspiration for eight of Beatrix Potter’s books The school, founded by Archbishop Edward Sandys in 1585, had a good reputation for of waymarked trails from 1 mile to 10 miles, taking in over 60 woodland1943. in sculptures. death her

and cosy tea rooms and Hawkshead has everything for an unhurried afternoon unhurried an for everything has Hawkshead and rooms tea cosy and Stagecoach buses for a car-free day out. day car-free a for buses Stagecoach including and The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck. It remains much teaching Latin, Greek and Mathematics. One of its pupils was William Wordsworth who on There Trust are superbNational viewsthe to of Coniston bequeathed Water, was Windermerewhich of andmost the Grizedalefarms, 15 Valley.including Takeacres

truncated corners and old spinning galleries. Add a few ancient coaching inns coaching ancient few a Add galleries. spinning old and corners truncated launches, Windermere Ferry, Mountain Goat minibus service or the local the or service minibus Goat Mountain Ferry, Windermere launches, the same as when she lived here, with her paintings, furniture and china on view. attended from 1779 to 1787 with his brother, Richard. Intriguingly, one of the original the4,000 3 milesome (4.8of km)estate walk upsizeable toa theup highestbuilt had pointshe at Carron1940s early Cragthe By (317m) and beconservation.

architectural features – overhanging eaves, flights of external stone steps, stone external of flights eaves, overhanging – features architectural enjoyed. Combine your walk with a trip on the Windermere steamers and steamers Windermere the on trip a with walk your Combine enjoyed. Admission charge (free for National Trust members) and timed entry system (to avoid desks is inscribed with the name ‘W Wordsworth’. Wordsworth’s early experiences at rewardedand withfarming in a panoramainterest of thekeen a central Lake developing District area, fells. Hawkshead the in them

Narrow passageways invite exploration, and at every turn there are interesting are there turn every at and exploration, invite passageways Narrow stretches, lake shore strolls and paths through open farmland are all there to be to there all are farmland open through paths and strolls shore lake stretches, overcrowding). Accessible by ferry and bus from Bowness. Open Sat–Thur mid Feb to Hawkshead had a lasting effect, and were recalled in his poetry of later years. of many farms, Lakeland more acquired and books little 22 write to on went She

building has a story to tell or history to reveal in this delightful Lakeland village. Lakeland delightful this in reveal to history or tell to story a has building Hawkshead and Grizedale. Leafy woodland rides, forest tracks, riverside tracks, forest rides, woodland Leafy Grizedale. and Hawkshead mid Mar 11.00–3.30; mid Mar to Oct 10.30–4.30. Last admission 30 mins before closing. Admission charge to the museum now housed in the school. Open Apr–Sep, Mon–Sat 7 Tarncharacters. Hows animal (SD her 326 of 997)many for setting the provided farm Lakeland traditional

secluded courtyards give Hawkshead a sense of intimacy. Almost every Almost intimacy. of sense a Hawkshead give courtyards secluded book, published recently her from proceeds This Rabbit. Peter of Tale The Shop andaround garden opencountryside daily midvaried Febthe toin 24 Dec. Children’syourself Trailimmerse duringand schoolbehind hols. crowds (10.00–1.00 & 2.00–5.00); Sun (1.00-5.00); Oct reduced hours. Created in the 1880s by linking three smaller tarns, Tarn Hows is a well-known beauty

Cobbled streets and clusters of whitewashed cottages huddled around huddled cottages whitewashed of clusters and streets Cobbled the with Farm Top Hill bought Potter Beatrix illustrator and author 1905 In Tel:the 015394leave to 36269 easy www.nationaltrust.org.ukis it lanes quiet and footpaths public of choice huge a With Tel: 015394 36735 www.hawksheadgrammar.org.uk spot which gives dramatic mountain views and sheltered waterside walks. Tarn Hows

and the surrounding land was bought by Beatrix Potter in the 1930s and later given

Beatrix Potter Beatrix Take a Walk a Take 2 , Hawkshead (SD 352 982) 5 Old Courthouse, Hawkshead (SD 349 988) Life Village Lakeland to the National Trust. The full circuit of the tarns is a 2 mile (3 km) stroll along a well-made Discover the life and work of Beatrix Potter – conservationist, farmer and author – in this This 15th century courthouse over an arched gateway is all that remains of the manorial path, accessible to wheelchairs and pushchairs. 17th century building where her husband, William Heelis, ran his solicitor’s practice. The buildings that once belonged to Furness Abbey. Here the villagers would come to pay gallery holds many of her original watercolours and displays changing exhibitions. their rents and tithes, and wrongdoers would be tried and punished (or acquitted). For 8 Claife Heights

Admission charge (free to National Trust members). Open 13 Feb to 25 Mar 11.00–3.00; more serious crimes, offenders were sent to the gallows on a nearby hill. Free admission offers a special Walker’s Ticket – a sailing from Waterhead

Hill Top Top Hill Village Square Village Easter to Walks Oct 11.00–5.00 (Sat–Thu). Last admission 30 mins before closing. but access is by key from the National Trust shop in Hawkshead. Open Easter–Oct, to Wray Castle, followed by a stroll along the lake shore (or through the woodlands Tel: 015394 36355 www.nationaltrust.org.uk (10.00-1.00 & 2.00-5.00); Sun (1.00-5.00); Oct reduced hours. of Claife Heights) to Ferry House (4 miles). From here, the Cross-Lakes Experience takes you back across Windermere to Bowness, where another boat will return to 3 Wray Castle, Low Wray (NY 375 010) Waterhead. Allow 1.5–2 hours walking time. Imposing mock Gothic castle built by retired Liverpool surgeon James Dawson in the www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk 1840s, using money from his wife’s inheritance. Beatrix Potter stayed here in 1882 whilst on holiday with her parents. The gardens were designed to emphasise the 9 The short uphill walk up Latterbarrow (SD 367 991) above Hawkshead is romantic and picturesque elements of the landscape. Many exotic tree species can be rewarded by panoramic views over the surrounding lakes and distant mountains. Pick seen here, including eagle claw maple and fern-leaved beech. Grounds open all year a clear day and take a map – you will be surprised how many famous tops you can round. Windermere Cruises stop at Wray Castle jetty during the summer months see. For miles without stiles, the flat pathway along the western shore of Windermere by request. from Red Nab to High Wray Bay is a good choice. The 2 mile (3.2 km) return route is Tel: 015394 36269 (Hill Top) www.nationaltrust.org.uk suitable for wheelchair users and has plenty of interest to look at along the way www.lake-district.gov.uk

Other walking routes can be downloaded from www.lakedistrictoutdoors.co.uk Getting around 1 Page 15:43 24/11/2010 lflt Hawkshead_Millom The Cross Lakes Experience allows you to explore the area without a car. Combining travel by lake steamers and launches, Mountain Goat minibus and Stagecoach buses allows car-free access a sense of place to Windermere, Bowness, Hawkshead, Grizedale and Coniston. Seasonal service. For timetable information, telephone 015394 45161 or visit www.mountain-goat.com By Bus Service 505 (Coniston Rambler) – Daily service between Windermere and Coniston, via Brockhole, Ambleside and Hawkshead. This is a landscape of undulating farmland, mixed woodlands and Service 516 (Langdale Rambler) – Daily service between Ambleside and Great Langdale (Apr-Oct only). Service X30 (Grizedale Wanderer) – Haverthwaite to Hawkshead (via Newby Bridge, Lakeside and hawkshead small tarns, interspersed with traditional Lakeland farmhouses and cottages. In the heart of this attractive area lies Hawkshead, a Grizedale). This special service is provided by the Forestry Commission to provide car-free access to Grizedale Forest Park, and links in with the X35 service between Kendal and Barrow. Daily service picturesque village of neat whitewashed cottages with roofs of grey from March to November. www.forestry.gov.uk/northwestengland local slate. Its name is derived from Hawkr’s Saeter (or Summer Service X31 (Tarn Hows Tourer) – Small 8-seater bus linking Tarn Hows with Ulverston, Newby Bridge, Pasture) – a Norse settlement founded in an area of summer grazing Coniston and Hawkshead, with a link to Grizedale Forest Park. Daily service with restricted timetable for sheep and cattle. on Saturdays and Sundays. Timetable can be downloaded from www.nationaltrust.org.uk (Coniston and Tarn Hows page). By the 12th century, Hawkshead and most of the surrounding land was a By Boat Jump on board one of the Windermere steamers or launches to visit Wray Castle, Brockhole or monastic grange run by the monks of Furness Abbey as a sheep ‘walk’. Lakeside. Combined cruise and admission tickets to Lake District Visitor Centre, Brockhole, Lakes The dominant breed was the , a sturdy sheep with a coarse Aquarium (Lakeside), and the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway give savings on the full admission/cruise grey fleece, well suited to the cooler and wetter climate of the Lake prices and provide an enjoyable way of arriving at your chosen destination. Daily sailings (reduced District. Local weavers would produce cloth from the spun wool, which service during Winter). www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk was washed and hung on tenterframes to be stretched back into shape – By Train The nearest railway station is at Windermere (6 miles/9.5 km away via the ferry), with trains departing an activity echoed in local place names such as Tenter Hill (SD 338 997). approximately every hour to Oxenholme The Lake District station (2 miles/3 km) SE of Kendal) on the The cloths were taken to Kendal to be finished and turned into main intercity route between Scotland and the south of England. hardwearing garments for the working classes. For more information on all bus, rail and ferry timetables and fares, contact Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 or www.traveline.org.uk Hawkshead Hall was the administrative centre for this northern outpost By Cycle of the Abbey’s estate. Here the monks would receive tithes, collect wool Grizedale Forest is one of the mountain-biking meccas, with a huge number of designated cycling routes and forest tracks to ride along. There are five waymarked cycle routes including one for and despatch it for spinning and weaving, and sell on the woven pieces experienced mountain bikers. Leaflets and maps can be found at the Forest Visitor Centre and at of cloth. The trade in woollen goods was highly profitable, providing over local Tourist Information Centres. a quarter of the Abbey’s entire income. By the mid-17th century, however, Bicycles can be taken on the Windermere steamers and launches and on the Mountain Goat service the woollen industry was in decline. To help the local wool trade, (free of charge but subject to space availability). For more information on cycling in Cumbria generally, Parliament passed a law which decreed that all corpses must be wrapped go to www.cyclingcumbria.co.uk Bike Hire in woollen shrouds for burial. Hawkshead church holds nearly 200 of Grizedale Mountain Bikes Ltd, Grizedale Visitor Centre, Hawkshead, LA22 0QJ these shroud certificates – a copy of one dated 1696 is on display near Tel: 01229 860369 www.grizedalemountainbikes.co.uk the entrance door. Bike hire for half or full days. For a one-way cycling trip, hire a bike from Grizedale and drop it off at Windermere Canoe & Kayak, near Bowness. Mountain bikes can also be hired through Biketreks A few miles east of Hawkshead, the Quaker hamlet of Colthouse has a www.biketreks.net or Ghyllside Cycles www.ghyllside.co.uk at Ambleside, or through Budgie Meeting House dating from 1688 (still in use) and its own burial ground. Bikes who have a hire point at Ambleside Youth Hostel. For advice on local events, where to eat, where to stay and what to do in Hawkshead and Grizedale, To the west is the Baptist community of , with its please call or visit: interesting chapel, cemetery and outdoor baptismal. Grizedale Visitor Centre, Tel: 01229 860010 Email: [email protected] www.forestry.gov.uk/northwestengland The tranquil lake of Esthwaite Water, fringed by lush meadows and Tourist Information Centre, Market Cross, Ambleside, LA22 9BS overlooked by the wooded slopes of Grizedale and Claife Heights, is Tel: 015394 32582 or 32729 Email: [email protected] noted for its trout fishery. At the lake’s southern end lie the twin villages of See website for opening times. www.southlakeland.gov.uk/tourism Far Sawrey and Near Sawrey. Here, at Hill Top Farm, Beatrix Potter wrote Other information can be found at www.hawkshead-village.com Alternatively you can check availability or book accommodation on www.golakes.co.uk and illustrated several of her famous books.

Hawkshead lies halfway between the lakes of Windermere and Coniston Water, with easy access to the outdoor activities of Grizedale Forest Park or the scenic splendours of Tarn Hows. Coniston and Ambleside supported by are nearby, whilst a short ferry crossing connects with Bowness on the far side of Windermere. The abundance of public rights of way, quiet lanes Cumbria Tourism and forest tracks in this area make it ideal for walking, cycling and riding, and generally getting away from the crowds. Published by South Lakes Tourism Action Group and Cumbria Tourism Designed by Cypher Digital Printed by Shanleys, Levens Whilst every effort was made to ensure that the information was correct at the time of going Cover image: Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels, to press, neither Cumbria Tourism nor South Lakes Tourism Action Group can accept any Hawkshead responsibility for any changes, errors or omissions, or any inconvenience arising therefrom. www.golakes.co.uk Hawkshead_Millom lflt 24/11/2010 15:44 Page 2 what to see & do...

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10 Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels, Hawkshead (SD 352 981) 16 Go Ape! Grizedale (SD 336 945) Post Office – Main Street, Hawkshead. The church, built on an elevated site to the south-west of the village, commands far-reaching views Swing from the trees, balance on a rope bridge or slide down a zip wire – just a few of the exhilarating over the surrounding countryside. Inside, the walls and pillars are adorned with biblical texts. An old highlights that can be experienced at Go Ape high wire forest adventure course. Open Easter–early Nov chest made from a massive beam once stored the parish registry documents. The Sandys Chapel and during school half-term holidays. Admission charge and pre-booking essential. Height, age and weight Parks and Play Areas – Hawkshead (opposite primary school). Tarn Hill, Near Sawrey. was added by Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York (1577–1588). restrictions apply. Tel: 0870 444 5562 www.goape.co.uk 11 David Best Studio & Gallery (NY 372 012) Car Parks – Hawkshead village main car park. Ash Landing (National Trust). Harrowslack Unit 3, Low Wray Craft Workshops, Low Wray, Ambleside, LA22 0JA 17 Esthwaite Water Trout Fishery (SD 360 955) (National Trust). Red Nab (National Trust). High Cross (Forestry Commission). Moor Top (Forestry Changing exhibitions of oil, acrylic and watercolour paintings. Courses in painting and pyrography. Tel: 015394 36541 www.hawksheadtrout.com Commission). The Kennels (Forestry Commission). Grizedale Visitor Centre (Forestry Commission). Ring for opening times. The lake’s combination of deep basins and shallow stretches creates a rich and varied fishery of Bogle Crag (Forestry Commission). Machell’s Coppice (Forestry Commission). Tel: 015394 33067 national importance, holding rainbow and brown trout (stocked weekly) and pike. Instruction and advice for beginners provided. Rowing boats, including a ‘Wheelie Boat’ for the disabled, can be hired 12 Claife Station (SD 388 955) Public Toilets – Main car park in Hawkshead (disabled RADAR toilet). Grizedale. by the hour. Rod hire available. Farm and fishing tackle shop. Open seven days a week all year round An old Victorian viewing point, now in ruins, overlooking Lake Windermere. It was built in the 1790s, (9.00–6.00). and was most fashionable with tourists in the 1830s and 1840s. Visitors would turn their backs to the landscape, hold up a mirror known as a Claude Glass and look at the framed and transformed view. 18 Blelham Tarn (NY 366 005) Petrol Stations – Ambleside. The windows once contained different coloured glass to enhance light effects: yellow glass for Beautiful reed-fringed tarn near the western shore of Windermere, owned by the National Trust. Pike, summer effects, orange for autumn, light green for spring and light blue for winter. In addition there perch, eels, roach and occasional brown trout. Permits from Tower Bank Arms (Near Sawrey) and Did you know? was dark blue for moonlight and lilac to enhance thundery conditions. Windermere and Ambleside District Angling Association (WADAA). Tel: 015935 35630. 13 Ash Landing (SD 386 954) In earlier times it was the custom to call for a rowing boat to cross Windermere when one was Small reserve on the western shore of Windermere comprising meadow, wetland and scrub habitats. Fly fishing permits are also available locally for Moss Eccles Tarn and High Arnside Tarn. required. One stormy night, a call was answered by a ferryman who rowed across the lake to Several species of butterfly recorded including large skipper, small copper and brimstone. Frogs, Bowness only to return in a state of shock. The next morning he developed a rapid fever and died. For more information on fishing in the Lake District visit www.lakedistrictfishing.net and for details lizards and grass snakes can also be seen here and the occasional red squirrel. Information panels on Thereafter, on stormy nights whenever there were strange calls for a boat from Ferry Nab, no-one on licences visit www.environment-agency.co.uk site. Car park 50m north of the reserve entrance. Open to the public at all times. would dare go. Eventually a priest exorcised the ghostly Crier of Claife to a quarry on Claife Heights, but occasionally the calls for a boat can still be heard. 14 Windermere Lake Cruises (NY 377 031) One of the best ways to enjoy the scenery around Windermere is by boat. Windermere Lake Cruises Hawkshead was well known for two baking specialities: Seed Whigs were oblong-shaped tea cakes has a choice of steamers and modern launches sailing from Ambleside Pier (Waterhead). Cruise in flavoured with caraway seeds. Hawkshead Cakes were pastries filled with currants, sugar and butter. comfort with sailings all year round (except Christmas Day) and enjoy magnificent views of the lake An elephant shoe known as Haaksid’s Girt Clog was specially made for John Waterson, the local and mountains. Evening buffet cruises with traditional live jazz music. mole catcher, who contracted a form of elephantiasis that greatly enlarged his left foot. The shoe, Tel: 015394 43360 www.windermere-lakecruises.co.uk measuring 20 inches (50 cm) long and 16 inches (40 cm) wide, is on view inside the Queen’s Head 15 Grizedale Visitor Centre (SD 336 944) Hotel in Hawkshead. Grizedale has something to offer everyone – from quiet woodland walks to adventurous tree-top The Red Lion Inn has two plaster figures below the eaves – one of a farmer holding a pig; the activities. Numerous waymarked walking and cycling routes, woodland sculpture trails, orienteering other of a man with a whistle, emblematic of the whistle that was apparently used to declare the course, adventure playground, café serving locally sourced home-made food and gift shop. Seasonal start of the weekly market. events programme. Free entry. Open all year except Christmas/New Year, 10.00–5.00 (Easter–Oct); 10.00–4.00 (Winter period). The Drunken Duck Inn (NY 351 013) apparently received its name in Victorian times after beer Tel: 01229 860010 www.forestry.gov.uk/northwestengland accidentally drained into a ditch that the local ducks frequented. The ducks lapped up the alcohol and passed into a lifeless stupor. The landlady, thinking they were dead, set about plucking them ready for the oven but soon realised what had happened. According to local legend, the ducks were reprieved from being roasted and given knitted jerseys and kilts to wear until their feathers grew back.