Beatrix Potter World

I remember taking my two children, when they were really quite tiny up to Hill Top at Near Sawrey. I was slightly bemused when the very kind lady at the desk, looked at the age of my kids and sweetly advised me that they may get more out of a visit to Beatrix Potter World in Ambleside.

The exhibition is very well done, and really does bring these books alive and are ideal for those who would find, original manuscripts a trifle dull!

Ambleside gets very crowded during peak holiday seasons, so if you want to treat your family to this event, it is worth planning to get there for 10am when it opens, hopefully ahead of the crowds!

Life of Young Miss Potter

Beatrix Potter spent a lot of her childhood alone, with her Governess, as her brother Bertram was away at boarding school.

The young Miss Potter adopted many pets for company. The young Miss Potter's ealiest works date back from when she was just 8 or 9 years old.

Some of these earlier works are exhibited at the Victoria and Albert museum in London, however please check with the museum Curator before you make a special trip, as exhibits do change.