Hill Top, Cumbria
The porch of Hill Top | |
| Established | 1946 |
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| 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. 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. 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.