Hawkshead
Hawkshead is a picturesque village in Lake District National Park. It is the smallest true town in Britain.
Get in
[edit]By car
[edit]Take the A590 to Ambleside, then follow the signs for Hawkshead. A pleasant alternative is via the Windermere Ferry which takes about 10 minutes to cross Windermere Lake from Bowness to Far Sawrey.
By train
[edit]To Windermere Station then by bus or taxi to Hawkshead.
By bus
[edit]From Ambleside.
Get around
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The village is compact, and can be walked around in about 5 minutes.
See
[edit]The little town is a warren of centuries-old alleyways, cobbled streets and pretty houses.
- 1 Hawkshead Grammar School Museum. English schoolroom of 200 years ago in old school founded in 1585
- 2 St Michael and All Angels Church. Built in 1300 and rebuilt in the 16th century.
Do
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[edit]Hawkshead has a range of outdoor clothing shops, and is the home of the Hawkshead brand of outdoor casualwear. Serious walkers are also well served by Stewardsons, Summitreks and Great Outdoors. There is a variety of gift shops, a good book shop, a pharmacy, post office/newsagents and a Co-op for basic food needs. The Honeypot sells a selection of quality local foods, and the Hawkshead Relish Company produces and sells an award-winning range of preserves, chutneys and sauces.
Eat
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[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Ees Wyke Country House, Near Sawrey, Ambleside LA22 0JZ (on B5285), ☏ +44 15394 36393. Charming small hotel in Georgian villa above Esthwaite Water. No children under 12 or dogs. B&B double from £100.
- 2 Cuckoo Brow Inn, Far Sawrey LA22 0LQ (on B5285), ☏ +44 1539 443425. Dog-friendly hilltop hotel in 18th C inn. B&B double £130.
- 3 Queen's Head, Main St, Hawkshead LA22 0NS, ☏ +44 1539 436271. Welcoming dog-friendly 17th century inn. B&B double £130.
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