Beatrix Potter's Lake District Places to stay: https://groups.yha.org.uk/hostel/yha-hawkshead https://groups.yha.org.uk/hostel/yha-windermere Places to visit Beatrix Potter is best known for her beautifully illustrated children's books of Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck and friends. She spent many childhood holidays in the Lake District and these influenced her work. Squirrel Nutkin sailed on Derwentwater and Hawkshead was the setting for The Tale of Johnny Townmouse. Beatrix Potter trail: Meet Beatrix Potter's characters around Brockhole's picturesque lakeshore grounds and learn more about the wildlife that inspired her. The beautiful grounds are home to many of the creatures who appear in Beatrix Potter's tales. http://www.brockhole.co.uk Hill Top is the 17th-century farmhouse where Beatrix Potter wrote many of her famous children's stories. Visitors can explore the house and gardens and also see plenty of 'Peter rabbits' frolicking in the fields. High in the hills to the west of Lake Windermere, the garden and the landscape beyond is said to have inspired many of her following works. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/features/beatrix-potters-hill-top World of Beatrix Potter is an indoor attraction covering all 23 Tales by Beatrix Potter with models and story recreations. In the lakeside town of Bowness-on-Windermere, this beautiful theme park features many attractions for Potter fans - including a lovely Peter Rabbit garden. Travel back to your childhood and enter the world of Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck and more. http://www.hop-skip-jump.com Beatrix Potter's Lake District Beatrix Potter Gallery shows her original watercolours and sketches in a 17th-century building that was her husband's office. The film "Miss Potter" starring Oscar winner Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor included the following locations in the Lake District: Loughrigg Terrace and Loughrigg Tarn, Grasmere and Yew Tree Farm, Coniston. .