Hawkshead

Hawkshead is situated near the head of Esthwaite Water and considered to be one of the prettiest villages in the Lake District.

Hawkshead, similar to Grasmere, can get very busy in the summer months therefore vehicles are not allowed through the village itself and a large public car park has been provided for this purpose thus keeping the village centre itself as an open-air museum.

One of the most interesting Lakeland churches, St Michaels, overlooks the village. There has always been a chapel or a church in this position since the twelfth-century. The present church dates back to around the fifteenth-century.

Tourist attractions include the Old Grammar School, the Beatrix Potter Gallery and many good pubs and eating establishments. Although the village is small, it offers the holiday maker excellent camping facilities, B&B, small hotels and plenty of self-catering accommodation.

Hawkshead is very near the popular tourist attractions known as Tarn Hows and Grizedale Forrest.