 The porch of Hill Top | |
  Location within Cumbria | |
| Established | 1946 |
|---|---|
| Location | Near Sawrey, Hawkshead, Cumbria, England |
| Coordinates | 54°21′06″N 2°58′14″W / 54.3517°N 2.970453°W |
| Type | Writer's house museum |
| Owner | National Trust |
| Public transit access | Bus/Ferry from Windermere 4.5 mi (7.2 km) |
| Website | www |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Designated | 25 March 1970 |
| Reference no. | 1087304 |
Hill Top is a 17th-century house in Near Sawrey near Hawkshead, in the English county of Cumbria. It is an example of Lakeland vernacular architecture with random stone walls and slate roof.[1] The house was once the home of children's author and illustrator Beatrix Potter who left it to the National Trust. It is a Grade II* listed building.[2][3] It is open to the public as a writer's house museum, shown as Beatrix Potter herself would have known it.
The Hill Top garden is of interest, being maintained in a style in keeping with Potter's illustrations.
- ^ Taylor 1989, p. 22
- ^ "Hill Top, Claife". Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ Historic England. "Hill Top (1087304)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 December 2014.