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Beatrix Potter Afternoon Half Day - includes Hill Top and Cruise
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Beatrix Potter Afternoon Half Day - includes Hill Top and Cruise

By English Lakes Tours
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Ages 0-99, max of 7 per group
Duration: 4h
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Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
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  • Entry into Hill Top (Beatrix Potter's house) is included in the price
  • All entrance fees for locations on the itinerary are included
  • Relaxed and friendly small-group tour of no more than 7 guests
  • Professional Guides share their expertise of all the fascinating facts and stories in English
  • Departure and return to convenient, centrally located meeting points
  • Comfortable minivans with air-conditioning, WiFi and charging points for most mobile devices
  • Regular photo / comfort stops
  • 35 minute cruise on England's largest natural lake, Windermere
  • Entry/Admission - Lake Windermere
  • Entry/Admission - Hill Top, Beatrix Potter's House
What's not included
  • Food & drink


Start:Multiple meeting point options.
  • Option 1
    Windermere LA23 1AH, UK
    If you have selected this option, your driver or guide will meet you outside of Windermere Railway Station ticket office. Postcode: LA23 1AH What3Words: ///spreading.inflame.removes They will be wearing an orange or black coat printed with our "EnglishLakesTours.com" logo
  • Option 2
    Bowness on Windermere Terminal, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere LA23 3HQ, UK
    If you have selected this option, your driver or guide will meet you outside of Windermere Lake Cruises ticket office, in the pull-in area. Postcode: LA23 3HQ What3Words: ///upsetting.sport.mash They will be wearing an orange or black coat printed with our "EnglishLakesTours.com" logo
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.

    • Not wheelchair accessible
    • Service animals allowed
    • Near public transportation
    If you have questions about accessibility, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 74530P3

    • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
    • The English Lake District weather can change quickly, even in the summer months. Please bring a waterproof coat with a hood in case of rain or windy weather
    • As there is a little walking involved on the tour, some uphill and on uneven or wet terrain, please wear suitable, comfortable shoes
    • Most travellers can participate
    • Children must be accompanied by an adult
    • All passengers, including children of any age, must have a seat purchased for them
    • We will collect you from the departure point linked to your chosen option. Please do not change to a different departure point without informing us in advance as we don't automatically go to every departure point. If we don't know you have changed your departure point we may not pick you up for the tour!
    • This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
    • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 7 travellers

    • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.

    If you have questions about this tour or need help making your booking, we’d be happy to help. Just call the number below and reference the product code: 74530P3

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    • sallybI5428JO
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      Written 12 November 2024
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      Excellent tour of the Lakes!
      Highly recommend this tour! I mistakenly booked us on this thinking it was a boat tour...ha...but the most pleasant surprise of our trip! Tim was our driver and guide (I was glad to not have to drive for a change) and we thoroughly enjoyed every minute. He was well versed in the history and sights. The best part was seeing a small stone circle up close and the views were spectacular at almost every turn. Must do!
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    • ljmelin
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      A day with Wordsworth
      Gillian and Tim were fantastic! They were both incredibly knowledgeable, friendly and engaging. Gillian made sure that we saw everything possible. We ended the tour at Rydal Mount- my absolute favorite!! We will cherish the time spent exploring Wordsworth’s world.❤️
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      The art of Brontës doth come to life on this tour
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      Written 28 October 2024
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      Amazing day out
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      Written 27 October 2024
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      Beautiful experience
      It was a very well guided tour. The guide was very engaging and sweet. I would recommend people to use their service. Thank you.
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    • Peter F
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      Great tour well worth doing
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    hvytom
    4 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Our driver and guide was so knowledgeable. He timed the whole experience perfectly with all the right stories at the right time. He spoke just enough at each stop to set the stage for what we were seeing and to be excited about it. He was responsive to questions and had a great sense of humor. I liked all the stops we took. They helped paint a perfect picture of Beatrix Potter’s life and of the Lake District.
    Written 19 September 2024
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    Wilder
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    Jun 2023 • Friends
    Our tour of Hilltop was great! The guide was an expert on Beatrix Potter’s life, both as an author and in how she shaped the lake districts. Ours was a small group of us two from Norway and a trio of sweet american ladies who all had a great time listening to the stories, history and seeing the places she drew the art for her stories from. I dare say all five of us absolutely loved the experience!
    Written 5 June 2023
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    Heather
    Takapuna, New Zealand10 contributions
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    We had a wonderful afternoon with our guide Tim, the sunny afternoon was the background to a special tour of visiting the place Beatrix Potter loved, we loved it too.
    Tim skilfully informed us of the history of Lake District, Windermere and HillTop, it’s geological features and history along with the family story, Beatrix’s life, her writing , passion for farming and philanthropy.
    The tour is well paced , suitable for all fitness levels and takes you to all the important places in the story as well as some extra little local bonuses.
    The visit to Hill Top is magical.
    So pleased I realised a bucket list wish and did this with English Lakes Tours.
    Written 4 September 2023
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    Daniel H
    4 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Oct 2024 • Couples
    A truly magical tour which brings Beatrix Pottet to life. Tim is an excellent guide. He is incredibly knowledgeable. His showing us Potter's watercolors in her books was a stunning addition. He showed us the inspiration of each painting with the real life scene. The half day went by way too fast. I could have spent a whole day on this tour.
    Written 14 October 2024
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    Jamie G
    Oxford, UK28 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    May 2021
    We had a wonderful morning with Tim, our host from English Lakes Tours. He is quite knowledgeable about, well, pretty much everything in the Lake District! We did this tour and the 8 lakes tour with Tim and he provided great commentary, history and other tidbits about all of the places we visited. It was raining most of the weekend, and Tim made it pleasant and informative despite the poor weather. Tim also did an excellent job ensuring the vehicle was sanitized by adequately adhering to COVID requirements. We highly recommend this tour.
    Written 25 May 2021
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    Thanks again for your kind review, we will pass on your kind comments to Tim. You chose two excellent tours to see the Lake District in small morning or afternoon chunks and I hope that we will be able to welcome you back soon.
    Written 25 August 2021
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    Laura M
    1 contribution
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jun 2024 • Family
    Tim was a warm and well-informed tour guide. We enjoyed our day and would recommend this to anyone looking for a more personalised private tour covering a lot of ground in a short period. We particularly enjoyed the time spent at Tarn Howes viewpoint. Thank you Tim!
    Written 30 June 2024
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    praise1452024
    8 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jul 2024 • Friends
    An amazing afternoon - Tim was lovely and very knowledgeable about Beatrix Potter and her life. I loved the tour - so relaxing and saw so much of the Lakes I didn’t expect to - definitely exceeded my expectations. Highly recommend this tour.
    Written 12 July 2024
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    venarske
    Ridgeland, MS3 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Sept 2023 • Couples
    My wife and I had an amazing tour with Tim. The tour was extremely informative. I know that we would not have been able to accomplish the itinerary without an expert guide. The tour had a perfect pace to allow for sightseeing as a group as well as some time for individual exploration at the Potter House. Thank you Tim for the experience!
    Written 17 September 2023
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    JoJo S
    2 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    May 2022
    The whole afternoon turned out to be absolutely fascinating with a driver, Sandra and a guide, Jill who were both exceptional. From beginning to end it felt like we had stepped into the Lake District as Beatrix Potter knew it. We saw so much more than just Hill Top where she lived and everything was planned to tell her story. Gorgeous scenery, really interesting info well told, skillful driving and fabulous Beatrix Potter locations, what more could there be? Well, the mini-bus was really clean and comfortable with great air con, wi-fi and phone chargers. Definitely a good tour to take and well worth the money, we would never have known or seen a fraction of what we saw if we had done it ourselves.
    Written 10 May 2022
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    Elizabeth W
    11 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Jun 2022 • Family
    Enjoyed this tour so much when I visited on my own in 2019 that I came back a second time and brought my whole family. It was just as magical as the first time. Tim was definitely an expert guide on Beatrix. Provided an extensive and detailed narration about her life at each stop and while we drove from place to place. Loved that he had all the little books tucked in his jacket to pull out and show the illustrations of the locations we visited!
    Written 3 July 2022
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