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Beatrix Potter's Lake District: Half-Day Tour with Lake Cruise and Scenic Farm Visit
4.7
264 Ratings
Cumbria
Immerse yourself in the world of Beatrix Potter on a half-day tour of the Lake District. Cruise on a lake, visit her former home, and explore the landscapes that inspired her iconic books.
Immerse yourself in the world of Beatrix Potter on a half-day tour of the Lake District. Cruise on a lake, visit her former home, and explore the landscapes that inspired her iconic books.
Duration:
4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Hill Top, Beatrix Potter’s House - Visit Hill Top Farm, once home to Beatrix Potter
- Lake Windermere - Take a Cruise on lake Windermere. England’s Largest Lake
- Tarn Hows - A stunning stop on the tour, Tarn Hows is a picturesque beauty spot that boasts some spectacular views. Originally created in the 19th century by damming a series of…
- Hill Top, Beatrix Potter’s House - Visit Hill Top Farm, once home to Beatrix Potter
- Lake Windermere - Take a Cruise on lake Windermere. England’s Largest Lake
- Tarn Hows - A stunning stop on the tour, Tarn Hows is a picturesque beauty spot that boasts some spectacular views. Originally created in the 19th century by damming a series of smaller tarns. The area was then purchased by Beatrix Potter who gave it to the National Trust to ensure its preservation.
- Hawkshead - Visit the beautiful village of Hawkshead
What's Included
- Lake Cruise
- On-board commentary in English
- Entry to Hill Top Farm or World of Beatrix Potter Attraction
- Transport in a small mini-coach
- Lake Cruise
- On-board commentary in English
- Entry to Hill Top Farm or World of Beatrix Potter Attraction
- Transport in a small mini-coach
What's Not Included
- Food & drink
- Drivers gratuity (Optional)
- Food & drink
- Drivers gratuity (Optional)
Additional Information
Discover the locations that inspired Beatrix Potter on a 4.5-hour Lake District afternoon tour.
Embark on a cruise, enjoy the spectacular Lake District landscape from the water.
Visit Hill Top farm, Beatrix Potter’s former home, and see the landscapes that inspired some of her books. Entrance to Hill Top farm is included, however when Hill Top is…
Discover the locations that inspired Beatrix Potter on a 4.5-hour Lake District afternoon tour.
Embark on a cruise, enjoy the spectacular Lake District landscape from the water.
Visit Hill Top farm, Beatrix Potter’s former home, and see the landscapes that inspired some of her books. Entrance to Hill Top farm is included, however when Hill Top is closed customers will visit The World of Beatrix Potter. (Hill Top is closed on Friday’s outside UK school holidays and November - February).
Continue on to the charming medieval village of Hawkshead, where poet William Wordsworth attended school, and then through the beautiful landscapes of the central lakes with lake and woodland views. Learn more about the much-loved children’s author from your knowledgeable guide.
This tour has attractions worth £32.50 included in your ticket price. Lake Cruise RRP £17.50 and Hill Top £15.00
- Children must be 5 years or older
- There will be places in Hawkshead to buy food or drink but we recommend you have Lunch before the tour.
- There are toilet stops on route
- Our vehicles are not currently wheelchair accessible
- Luggage storage is available at the Windermere Information departure location
- Seats cannot be reserved
- Each passenger must have their own seat
- Please note, the pick up location you have chosen is where you will be collected from. It is not possible to be collected from a different location once chosen. If you are not at the correct pick up location and miss the tour, we cannot offer alternative arrangements.
- Entrance to Hill Top farm is included, however when Hill Top is closed customers will visit The World of Beatrix Potter. (Hill Top is closed on Friday’s outside UK school holidays and November - February).
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Location
Windermere Tourist Information Centre
Victoria Street
Please arrive at your chosen pick up location.
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Bowness Bay Pier 1, Booking Office,
Bowness-on-Windermere, LA23 3HQ
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Windermere Tourist Information Centre at 11:55
Victoria Street
Windermere
LA23 1AD
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(264 Ratings)
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67monty
Mar 28, 2025
Excellent and well worth it - Thoroughly enjoyed this trip, with our driver Peter, he was extremely knowledgeable and spoke about the local areas we travelled through on our tour throughout our trip, he was very informative from the moment he met us to putting us on the boat trip from Bowness to Ambleside where he welcomed us when we arrived back on shore to continue our tour .. his driving was exceptional throughout, I would highly recommend this trip to experience what the tour has to offer …
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Pammb3774nk
Mar 28, 2025
Our great day out - Trip was a birthday present for my husband it was a wonderful trip to parts of the lake district that we had not been to. The boat trip was really good and then to Wray castle which was a beautiful place. We then visited Beatrice Potters home which was very surprising. Lunch in Hawkshead then back to windermere via Tarn How's all in all a great trip. Our driver was Peter Fox and he was exceptional lots of great information and facts about the area
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Paul_c
Mar 26, 2025
Marvellous Tour by Mark - Mark’s tour is superb! He is an expert of Beatrix Potter and the footsteps of Beatrix, her story, the various attractions, her contributions in conservation works, the Herdwick sheep, et cetera. The tour is fabulous. Highly recommended! A tour that is not to be missed.
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Christ5619jj
Mar 23, 2025
Beatrix Potter and lake Windermere Cruise - Amazing day with a great tour guide Peter Fox-breath taking views, lovely cream tea to finish the day. Picked up and dropped at railway station
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Roberta_m
Mar 7, 2025
Peter's Tour - Peter provided an exquisite touring experience. He delivered narratives about the sights and the towns which were loaded with thoughtful detail and a depth of knowledge which can only be informed by living in the Lakes District. It was magical and a once in a lifetime experience. I'll never forget it.
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587jennieo
Feb 18, 2025
Beatrix Potter tour - The boat trip across Windermere gave us some great views of the surrounding area.
Hill top farm was fascinating and the house is just as Beatrix Potter left it.
We had tour guide Tim, who was informative and great fun. Lots of interesting facts and fabulous scenary along the way. I highly recommend it this trip.
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Gail_f
Nov 3, 2024
A lovely way to spend the day - Enjoyed our guide, who gave us just enough info and history to make the story come alive, but not too much that we didn’t have some quiet time to think and talk to each other. The day was well organized, and was a lovely way to see more of this incredible area of the world.
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Mukul_j
Oct 29, 2024
Half day Windermere tour , full day filled with fun - Half day Windermere tour was excellent value for money and exhilarating, the shuttle driver cum guide Mr Peter (The Rabbit) was outstanding and human being par excellence. Starting with lake cruise , following all spots were interesting and were covered with efficiency. Thanks a lot.
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Ismail_m
Oct 27, 2024
A lovely informative tour - Fantastic tour with Peter.
So knowledgeable and really informative.
The children loved the visit to Hilltops and a thoroughly enjoyable day.
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Benjaminbh2867kh
Mar 16, 2025
Vist to hilltop farm house is beautiful but really needs attention to pricing … - Visited Hilltop farm yesterday it was a mixture of reviews after visiting.. paying 17 pound per person the house was like walking in a museum definitely worth visiting if your a Beatrix potter fan but for the price for 3 adults 51 pound not worth the money sorry to be out the house within 15/20 mins approximately. The national trust need to review the prices otherwise word will spread how expensive it is for little time in the house you’d see everything… booked on the 10am tour you was greeted by a woman at the house door who took you’re tokens off you stated it was a self guided tour… all good fair enough but what ruined it by walking around the house was national trust workers rabbiting on when you were trying to look at different rooms.. i get they have a job to do but some visitors just like to have a look around on their own without being disturbed… would I visit again hmmm well that’s a good question yes I would visit again on a few different things (1) if they put more sign posts closer to the house the roads are narrow without no sign posts or advertising the house.. (2) the national trust review the prices )
(3) the national trust workers be more considerate of visitors wanting to look around without being disturbed…
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