Day 27 Hill Top Farm and Newby Bridge

So much for the weather forcasting a cold and overcast day...breakfast in tshirts and sunglasses!!
About 940am we drove to Hill Top, Beatrix Potter's house in Near Sawrey where she wrote some of the books. Again, beautiful countryside, blue sky and narrow roads with dry stone walls along the way. The garden leading up to the house was where some of the illustrations from The Adventures of Tom Kitten were set, including the white gate and stone walls. Inside, the rooms were set up with mostly original things. The history of the house was also documented in each room. We wandered through the garden where all the vegetables were growing, the wheelbarrow by the fence and the watering can, spade and sieve were also in the garden. We had a lovely coffee in the orchard before walking down the street to see the house where Beatrix Potter was meant to live. Lunch beckoned so we headed down narrow roads towards the ferry to Windermere only to find it was not running and the road was closed!! Slight detour...dirt and very very narrow roads or tracks eventualy led us to Newby Bridge and the The Swan hotel. Lunch on the river in the sun was most welcome and very relaxing. Fish, chips and mushy peas for me...still not a fan of the peas!! Home on the main road with a stop in Windermere for amazing ice creams.
Home by 5pm, scones and jam were waiting on the verandah with a gin and tonic.Read more