Hawkshead and Claife

The village, home to the Beatrix Potter Gallery, is surrounded by beautiful scenery, much of which is owned by the Trust. This includes 4 miles of access along Windermere lakeshore from Ash Landing to Low Wray Bay. Claife Woodlands and the low-lying small farms between Hawkshead and Lake Windermere are typical of the area. Just north of the village is the Courthouse, which dates from the 15th century and is all that remains of the village manorial buildings (once held by Furness Abbey). Claife Station, on the west bank of Windermere, is a late 18th-century viewing station with glimpses of the lake. At Wray Castle there is access to the grounds and limited access to the castle; tel. property office for details.There is a NT campsite in a superb location on the lakeshore at Low Wray [NY372012], open 1 April to 29 Oct; charge (inc. NT members). Tel. for details