Hill Top, Cumbria

Hill Top Farm
The porch of Hill Top
Hill Top, Cumbria is located in Cumbria
Hill Top, Cumbria
Location within Cumbria
Established1946 (1946)
LocationNear Sawrey, Hawkshead, Cumbria, England
Coordinates54°21′06″N 2°58′14″W / 54.3517°N 2.970453°W / 54.3517; -2.970453
TypeWriter's house museum
OwnerNational Trust
Public transit accessBus/Ferry from WindermereNational Rail 4.5 mi (7.2 km)
Websitewww.nationaltrust.org.uk/hill-top
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated25 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.

  1. ^ Taylor 1989, p. 22
  2. ^ "Hill Top, Claife". Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Hill Top (1087304)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 4 December 2014.