Beatrix Potter Private 5 hour tour

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About this activity

Enjoy a day with one of the Lake District's most famous and beloved characters, Beatrix Potter.

This memorable tour will allow you to walk in the footsteps of Beatrix Potter, and see the places that inspired her children's books and work.

On this tour you will get to see the beauty spots and delightful landscape that Beatrix Potter once treasured.

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At a glance

Duration: 5 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: Brook tours of Windermere

What is included

Included

Included: Knowledgeable driver-guide.
Included: Umbrellas provided. (Just in case)
Included: Hand sanitizer provided.
Included: Complimentary bottled water.
Included: Drop off at a destination within the Lake district.
Included: Air conditioned vehicle.
Included: Our vehicles are thoroughly cleaned before every tour. This Includes the wiping of all surfaces.
Included: Private tour. (You are not sharing with anyone else)
Included: Anytime photo stops at your request.

Not included

Not included: Admission tickets will be purchased by Brook Tours knowing the number of travellers .
Not included: Admission tickets are payable on the day of tour.
Not included: Admission fees: Hill Top tickets: Adult £17.00, Child £8.50, Family £42.50

Itinerary

Holehird Gardens

15 min

Beatrix Potter stayed here in the summer's of 1889 and 1895. She hunted fossils and fungi in the woods which she used to paint watercolour pictures from.
Troutbeck

Passing by

One of Beatrix Potter's favourite valley's. We pass Troutbeck park farm. Bought in 1923 and where she became an expert in breeding Herdwick sheep.
Ambleside

15 min

We take a brief stop at Waterhead in Ambleside situated at the head of Lake Windermere.
Wray Castle

30 min Admission not included

Beatrix was 16 when her parents rented Wray Castle. The family stayed there in 1882. One of her favourite rooms was the library.
Hawkshead

one hour

Hawkshead is an ancient township that has flourished since Norse times, with many buildings dating from the 17th century. Whilst here we visit the Beatrix Potter gallery. The 17th century building, which was the office of her husband, has remained unaltered since his day. A significant selection of Beatrix Potter's original drawings and illustrations are on display at the gallery.
Hill Top, Beatrix Potter's House

45 min Admission not included

Bought in 1905 Beatrix Potter used the money she made from her first few books to purchase this little 17th century stone house. Samuel Whiskers, Jemima Puddleduck and Tom Kitten were all created here.
Tarn Hows

15 min

Miss Potter bought the Monk Coniston estate, which included Tarn Hows, for £15,000, in 1929. She then sold half of the estate to the National trust, and left the other half to the trust in her will.
Coniston Water

Passing by

Coniston water is one of the most imposing and beautiful of the English lakes. The Lake is dominated by the "Old man of Coniston" which rises to 803 metres.
Coniston

5 min

Passing through the village of Coniston we come to Yew tree farm. Owned by the National trust. Beatrix bought the farm back in 1930 and saved it from being turned into a forestry plantation. This stunning and historical grade two listed building is one of the most famous farmhouses in the Lake District.