Hawkshead

Hawkshead is an enchanting Lake District village with whitewashed cottages, narrow alleys and cobbled streets. Due to its immense popularity, traffic has thankfully been banished from its centre (there’s plenty of parking at the edge of the village).

It’s situated between Coniston Water and Windermere.

Hotels

Name Notes Normal Rate Jul 23 Jul 24 Jul 25
Drunken Duck Inn, Barngates Known for its award-winning restaurant. Call for rates and availability
King's Arms Offers 9 rooms with plenty of character. Call for rates and availability
Queen's Head Dates back to the 16th century. Call for rates and availability
Red Lion Inn 15th century inn next to the Beatrix Potter Gallery. £79.00 Full Full Full
Sawrey House Country Hotel, Near Sawrey Offers great views of Esthwaite Water. £85.95 £69.00 (save 20%) £69.00 (save 20%) £69.00 (save 20%)
Sun Inn Pub in the centre of Hawkshead offering 8 rooms. £95.00 Full Full Full

Attractions & Activities

Name Notes
Beatrix Potter Gallery Gallery with a selection of Potter’s original drawings, sketches and watercolours.
Go Ape Military-style assault course.
Grizedale Forest 6,000 acre forest.
Grizedale Mountain Bikes Mountain bikes for hire.
Grizedale Sculpture Trail 8 marked paths scattered with sculptures.

Restaurants, Pubs, Bars & Cafes

Name Type Location Map Notes
Drunken Duck Inn Restaurant Barngates [View Map] Gastropub roughly halfway between Ambleside and Hawkshead and close to Tarn Hows. Famous for its food. Atmospheric oak-floored bar with open fire offers real ales including those from their in-house micro-brewery (Barngates Brewery).
King's Arms Pub The Square [View Map] 500-year old pub in Hawkshead’s market square. Offers real ales (Hawkshead Bitter, Coniston Bluebird) plus pub meals. Small outdoor seating area is a great people-watching spot. Also offers accommodation.
Queen's Head Pub Centre [View Map] Primarily a dining pub. Offers mainly British dishes, all made with Cumbrian produce.

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Go Ape

Based in the Grizedale Forest, Go Ape is a military-style assault course that takes visitors through the forest via a network of swings, rope bridges, platforms and slides [more]

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Lake District Facts & Figures

In 1937 the Forestry Commission bought the Grizedale Estate and began a massive forestation exercise. Grizedale Forest is now the largest forest in the Lake District.