July marks the 160th anniversary of Beatrix Potter’s birth — and the wild Cumbrian landscapes the author loved and helped ...

The National Trust seeks new tenants for the Tower Bank Arms in the village of Near Sawrey in the Lake District, a pub immortalised by Beatrix Potter who illustrated it for The Tale of Jemima ...

Potter’s writing retreat in northwest England, in the Lake District of Cumbria, is neither a lily pad nor a hollow log. Instead, Hill Top—the home she bought in 1905 largely with royalties from her ...

Where to stay: The Wild Boar is a traditional Lake District inn with a popular restaurant known for its smoked meats. The Waterhead is a stylish, sophisticated contemporary hotel with lakeside views ...

Mariella heads to the Lake District to discover how its unique landscape inspired Beatrix Potter. Mariella Frostrup heads to the Lake District to discover how its unique landscape inspired Beatrix ...

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A ‘wonderful’ Lake District country house hotel which was once the holiday home of children’s author Beatrix Potter is going on the market for nearly £1.4m. The Georgian property, dating back to 1742, ...

Plans for a major zip line tourist attraction in a Lake District beauty spot that inspired author Beatrix Potter has been granted the go-ahead, despite receiving 90,000 objections. Developers had ...

When I was a little girl, my grandparents gave me a beautiful set of Beatrix Potter books for Christmas one year. I could barely wait for everyone to finish unwrapping presents so that I could sneak ...