Visit Hawkshead Grammar School in Hawkshead
Around Hawkshead, the places to visit include 6 attractions, 5 museums and a historic house. Mapped inside Hawkshead’s built-up area is one place to visit, and within 5 km of its edge another 13. Here, 2 places are kept up by the National Trust. The centre alone has 2 within 1 km. Day-trippers head 8.3 km out to Rydal Mount.
Leading places in Hawkshead
Next to Hawkshead Grammar School, the best known are 3 museums, a historic house and a castle.
Historic house · National TrustHill Top2.6 km outside town, to the southeast
Castle · National TrustWray Castle3.4 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumThe Ruskin Museum4.9 km outside town, to the west
MuseumWindermere Jetty4.7 km outside town, to the east
MuseumBrantwood4.4 km outside town, to the southwestEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
Furthest from the centre is The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction, 5.3 km away.
The dashed line is Hawkshead’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
How the list breaks down
Other attractions are the biggest group (6), then museums or galleries (5).
Green: inside Hawkshead. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Hill Top and Wray Castle).
Every one of them
14 places in all: one in town and 13 within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Hawkshead comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
41 listed buildings are on Hawkshead’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Hawkshead →
Further out, the best known
Rydal Mount (8.3 km) leads the 12 big names within reach.
Historic houseRydal Mount8.3 km north
Castle · National TrustSizergh Castle18 km southeast
Castle · English HeritageBrougham Castle36 km northeast
Historic house · National TrustTownend6.9 km northeast
CastleKendal Castle18 km east
Garden · National TrustStag Shaw Gardens5.6 km northeastMuseumMuseumThe Armitt Museum & Library7.1 km north
CastleLancaster Castle38 km south
Museum · English HeritageStott Park Bobbin Mill10 km southCastleCastleMuncaster Castle25 km west
GardenHolehird Gardens6.4 km northeast
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFurness Abbey30 km southwestPlaces well known beyond Hawkshead (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Common questions about Hawkshead
What are the main attractions in Hawkshead?
The place to visit inside Hawkshead’s built-up area is Hawkshead Grammar School. In all, 1 place to visit is mapped inside the town, and 13 more within 5 km.
Does Hawkshead have a museum?
5 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Hawkshead: Hawkshead Grammar School, The Ruskin Museum, Windermere Jetty and Brantwood.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Hawkshead?
Yes. In or within 5 km of Hawkshead, 2 places are cared for by the National Trust (Hill Top and Wray Castle).
What are the best-known days out near Hawkshead?
Within 40 km: Rydal Mount (8.3 km), Sizergh Castle (18 km), Brougham Castle (36 km), Townend (6.9 km).
Where are Hawkshead’s historic buildings listed?
Hawkshead has 41 listed buildings, 1 of them Grade I. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Hawkshead when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
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 (15)
- Hill Top: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wray Castle: CellsDeDells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Ruskin Museum: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Windermere Jetty: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brantwood: Myself, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Rydal Mount: P.K.Niyogi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sizergh Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Brougham Castle: Michael D Beckwith, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Townend: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kendal Castle: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stag Shaw Gardens: Ben Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lancaster Castle: The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stott Park Bobbin Mill: Keith Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holehird Gardens: Carl Bendelow, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Furness Abbey: Francis Bijl from Groningen, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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