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Letterbox Cottage

Hawkshead and Near and Far Sawrey, North West England

🚆 Nearest station: · 2.9 mi

🔌 Nearest public charging: · 0.6 mi (Open Charge Map)

Letterbox Cottage
Letterbox Cottage is set between Hawkshead and Near and Far Sawrey, sleeping four and ideal for a small family or two couples keen on Lake District walks and Beatrix Potter connections. EV charging nearby suits those arriving by electric car.

The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction is under two miles off, with Windermere Jetty and Hawkshead Grammar School both within easy reach for a day trip. For meals, Joey's Cafe and the Tower Bank Arms are close by and handy after a day's exploring. Windermere, Rayrigg Meadow beach, rated Excellent for water quality, is 2.3 miles away, and Windermere station is 2.9 miles off for onward travel.

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Everything within reach of Letterbox Cottage — days out, famous places and the local food worth walking to.

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Things to do

Days out and attractions, nearest first

Windermere Jetty

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 2 mi

Windermere Jetty

Windermere Jetty Museum sits on the lakeshore just outside Bowness, telling over 200 years of Winder...

Hawkshead Grammar School

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 2.2 mi

Hawkshead Grammar School

Hawkshead Grammar School in Hawkshead, Cumbria, England was founded in 1585 by Archbishop Edwin Sand...

From Auschwitz to Ambleside

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 2.7 mi

From Auschwitz to Ambleside

This small exhibition tells the story of 300 child Holocaust survivors who arrived in Windermere in...

Go Ape Grizedale

🎢 Theme Parks · 2.8 mi

Go Ape Grizedale

Go Ape Grizedale sits in Grizedale Forest, part of the Lake District National Park near Satterthwait...

Brantwood

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 4.1 mi

Brantwood

Brantwood is the historic lakeside home of John Ruskin, now a museum set across a 250-acre estate on...

Stott Park Bobbin Mill

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 4.6 mi

Stott Park Bobbin Mill

19th-century bobbin mill museum; at Newby Bridge, Cumbria, England.

The Ruskin Museum

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 4.9 mi

The Ruskin Museum

The Ruskin Museum sits in the heart of Coniston village and tells the 'Story of Coniston', from Ston...

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Places to visit

The famous spots within a day trip

Hill Top

National Trust · 0.5 mi

Hill Top

Lake Windermere

Lake · 0.9 mi

Lake Windermere

National Trust · 2.3 mi

Tabitha Twitchit's Bookshop

Graythwaite Hall

Stately Home & Palace · 2.7 mi

Graythwaite Hall

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Eat & drink local

The local legends within walking-ish distance

Cuckoo Brow Inn

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 0 mi

Cuckoo Brow Inn

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Joey's Cafe

🫖 Tea Rooms · 0.4 mi

Joey's Cafe

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Tower Bank Arms

🍺 Pubs & Inns · 0.5 mi

Tower Bank Arms

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Joey's Cafe

🫖 Tea Rooms · 0.7 mi

Joey's Cafe

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Boathouse Cafe

🫖 Tea Rooms · 1.1 mi

Boathouse Cafe

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