Beatrix Potter's Home and Gardens

Loved by so many, Beatrix Potter's life works will live forever........

 

Views across Lake Windemere

It is a long journey from anywhere
to this beautiful lake.

 Long bus ride, open topped bus, boat
and a moutain goat bus!

Idyllic setting to
 get inspiration from!

Lovely trip by boat across Lake Windemere.

You can feel Beatrix's passage by retracing her
footsteps by land, water and road.                                                          Calm waters on the lake
                                                                                             

 Family of swans wanted to follow the boat

We didn't row across but may be
Beatrix Potter did!

Almost there!

It felt like I was entering another world
up here. Tranquility all around.

 
Local stone 

The National Trust own this house and properties
she left to them.

The entrance to Hill Top Farm

 She was often photographed here in the doorway.

A perfect cottage Garden

Beatrix Potter was a dedicated Gardener
an Artist and a Farmer

The sun was shining and it was perfect

The Garden was full of colour, plants perfectly balanced against each other

Middle border jam packed with colour

 

I can smell their scent!
Easy to grow on a trellis in a border

Pure cotton wool clouds

     

Path that leads to the Vegetable Garden

Clematis in the sunshine

Beautifully planted

garden of carefully
chosen flowers and shrubs.

                                    

 Astrantia

Roses, Sweet peas,

and lots more.

View over the hill

hence the name

of her Cottage.

      

Everything is so beautiful.
Now looked after by head

Gardener and a couple of
Volunteers.What a place
to work!

Mr McGregor from her story Peter Rabbit

                        Isn't he fab!                       

This is part of the Village of Sawrey

Such a perfect, quaint place,
so quiet and perfect for
writing.

I can see Beatrix Potter here,
befriending the locals

Beatrix used some of the houses in the Village as the 

basis of her books.

This Plaque is in the Village of Sawrey

When you arrive at the Village of Sawrey
you feel at one with nature. It is so peaceful
 and are transported to another world. 

It is easy to see why Beatrix Potter loved

being here.

Part of Beatrix's Veggie Garden

It feels like there are no worries,
few people

around apart from the visitors
like me

seeing just how Beatrix Potter lived. 

This is part of an 

out house to the left

of her property.

Beautiful colour 

all around. 

Summer colours to inpire her!

Don't you love this Character?