What's to see and do in Hawkshead & Lakes :
Award winning Local attractions
- Blackwell Arts & Crafts House
- Wordsworth Trust
- Aquarium of the Lake
- Ruskin Museum
- World of Beatrix Potter
Attractions within 5 miles.
- Armitt Museum
- Hayes Garden World
- Brantwood
- Beatrix Potter Gallery
- Hill Top
- Windermere Steamboat Museum
- Ruskin Museum
- Blackwell Arts and Crafts
- World of Beatrix Potter
- Wray castle
- Graythwaite Hall
Attractions within 10 miles
- Heaton Cooper Studio
- Rydal Mount Gardens
- Kirkstone Galleries
- Stott Park Bobbin Mill
- Fell Foot Park
- Holker Hall
- Levens Hall
- Aquarium of the Lake
- Wordsworth Trust
Whats On 2012
Ladies night at the sunn inn Friday 27th Jan
Burns night at the Tower Bank Friday 27th Jan tickets £6.00 pay on night Is ok
Welcome to the Lakeland Trails™ in Hawkshead
Saturday 28th April 2012
Now in it's 7th year, the 17km Hawkshead Trail (Race and Challenge) follow well marked and marshalled courses through some of the most scenic and varied countryside in the Lake District - Beatrix Potter country ! New for 2012 ! a shorter distance 10km Hawkshead Trail Run for those new to off road running.
http://www.lakelandtrails.org/hawkshead/index.htm
June 3rd - Party in the Park
From 12 noon until 6pm on the Recreation Ground, Hawkshead. Live music, brass and steel bands, BBQ’s, entertainments, strawberries & cream, picnic area, hog roasts and much more for the best in a great family day out. Free entry and plenty of parking available at a cost of £2 for the whole day. For more information call Dougie Bell 015394 36219
September 13th - Westmorland Show at Lane Farm, Crooklands, near Kendal
The Westmorland Show is one of the biggest one day events in the country and attracts over 30,000 visitors to displays of cattle, sheep, horses, goats, pigs, alpacas, dogs, and poultry. Cumbrian Crafts exhibition and a food hall featuring local produce. There’s much more including Cumberland & Westmorland Wrestling where some of the competitors will be in traditional wrestling costume and plenty for the kids to do. Disabled access, disabled toilets, baby changing facilities, catering and on-site refreshments. Begins 8.00am until 5.30pm. www.westmorlandshow.co.uk