![]() ![]() When I visited, a young woman was sat in the window seat with her daughter, reading aloud from The Tale of Peter Rabbit, one of Beatrix’s children’s stories. ![]() The old stone farmhouse had thick walls and in her bedroom a window seat had been made so that she could sit and look out over her garden. I was fascinated by the small details of Beatrix Potter’s life, such as her rings on the dresser that were left as if she had just taken them off - she must have had very small fingers, as they were tiny. I was told that the National Trust go to a lot of trouble to make them look as genuine as possible.Īlthough Beatrix Potter didn’t often sleep at Hill Top she did have a bedroom, which has been kept as if she had recently been there. They were written in Beatrix Potter's neat handwriting and looked real, not photocopies. A small wooden writing desk faced the window with views out over the garden and on it were some letters to her publisher. Up some creaking wooden stairs were several bedrooms, the first of which was set up as her writing room. She owned several houses in the area and would rarely stay overnight at the farmhouse. The guide explained that Hill Top was Beatrix Potter’s ‘writing house’ and so didn’t really need much of a kitchen. Entering the farmhouse you find yourself in a surprisingly large and fairly dark room, with a big range in the fireplace. The first thing that strikes any visitor familiar with the work of Beatrix Potter is that the garden is almost exactly as she illustrated in her books, with a green watering can and one brown rabbit nibbling at the grass. ![]()
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