The history of your village of Hawkshead dates back more than 1,00 years to the vikings along with the present Parish Church is believed to stand on the webpage of an old viking temple.
The church of St Michael and All Angels stands inside a commanding position above the village with wonderful views across the Esthwaite Valley. The church is refered to in William Wordsworth’s auto-biographical poem the prelude and he refers to the “snow white church upon the hill” – the church was painted white in Wordsworth’s day, as all essential buildings had been. The church is open to the public and is definitely worth a stop by.
Situated under the church is the old Hawkshead Grammar School, founded in 1585 by John Edwin Sandys of Esthwaite Hall. The college was attended by William Wordsworth from 1779-1787. The school at this time is open towards the public and homes some superb historic artefacts dating back to the 16th century. One particular can even see where William Wordsworth carved his initials in the desk.
Within the centre on the village is definitely the old solicitor’s workplace exactly where William Heelis, the husband of Beatrix Potter, practised. At present the offices are home to the Beatrix Potter Gallery that homes the National trust’s collection of all Beatrix Potter’s original artwork from her “little books”. For fans of Beatrix Potter and her childrens’ characters, Hilltop, her property, is usually identified inside the village of Near Sawrey, just over two mile towards the south east of Hawkshead. The cottage is open from Easter until late autumn, although it could get busy at peak times.
The village is set about the two old market squares and boasts several different cafes, pubs and shops of all sorts. In addition to the post workplace, pharmacy, grocery shop in addition to a deli you can find art galleries, outside clothes shops that include SumitTreks and Hawkshead Clothes. Also in the village are two shops owned by the Stewartson family members selling top quality outdoor clothing similar to and Barbour.
There are actually four pubs to select from inside the village, The Queens Head, The Kings Arms, The Red Lion plus the Sunn Inn so searching out nearby meals and drink is undoubtedly not a problem.
Just south on the village is Estwaite Water that is the premier tout fishing lake within the north of England which is residence from the Hawkshead Trout Farm. The lake is stocked with trout as much as 12lb in weight and visitors are capable to employ boats and fishing tackle.
A short drive to the south west is Grizedale Forest which offers a wide variety acivities from forest walks to view the art installations, and the North Face mountain bike trail along with the high level exciting of GoApe.
For walkers setting off from the village one of the most well-known walk is usually to Tarn Hows (“England’s most gorgeous view”). The circular stroll takes about three hours and begins in the Grammar School.
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