Hawkshead Grammar School
Hawkshead Grammar School, a museum, stands in Hawkshead. Nearby, 10 more places to visit are within 5 km. Close by, Hill Top is 3 km away.
Museum in Hawkshead
Inside Hawkshead
Hawkshead Grammar School is inside Hawkshead’s built-up area, with 10 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather, month by month
For warmth in Hawkshead, choose July and August (18°C).
Hawkshead Grammar School
Museum in Cumbria, England.
In Hawkshead, inside the town’s built-up area.
- Type
- Museum
- Town
- in Hawkshead
Visiting: the details
- EntryA fee is charged
Hawkshead Grammar School and what surrounds it
The orange dot is Hawkshead Grammar School; the numbers are the places near it, as listed below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Hawkshead’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns close to Hawkshead Grammar School
Of the 4, Windermere is the largest, at 4,819 people. From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Hawkshead
Coniston
Windermere
Bowness-on-Windermere
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Hawkshead Grammar School is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkshead | It’s in town | 261 | 14 |
| Coniston | 4.5 km west of it | 595 | 8 |
| Windermere | 4.6 km east of it | 4,819 | 17 |
| Bowness-on-Windermere | 4.7 km east of it | 2,290 | 13 |
Close to Hawkshead Grammar School
Nearby, 38 places within 15 km include 3 historic houses, 3 museums and a castle.
Historic house · National TrustHill Top3 km away2
Castle · National TrustWray Castle3.7 km away3
Historic houseRydal Mount8.4 km away4
Historic house · National TrustTownend6.9 km away5
Garden · National TrustStag Shaw Gardens5.6 km away6
MuseumWindermere Jetty5 km away7
MuseumThe Ruskin Museum5 km away8MuseumMuseumThe Armitt Museum & Library7.1 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Hawkshead Grammar School
Where is Hawkshead Grammar School?
Hawkshead Grammar School is in Hawkshead, Cumbria, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Hawkshead Grammar School?
Museum in Cumbria, England.
When is the best time to visit Hawkshead Grammar School?
July and August are the warmest months in Hawkshead, with afternoon highs of 18–18°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Hawkshead Grammar School?
Within 15 km: Hill Top (3 km), Wray Castle (3.7 km), Rydal Mount (8.4 km) and Townend (6.9 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (7)
- Hill Top: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wray Castle: CellsDeDells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rydal Mount: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Townend: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stag Shaw Gardens: Ben Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windermere Jetty: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Ruskin Museum: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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