Thanks everyone for the R/R/Cs, still much appreciated.
Well ciao seems to have settled down now......
Thanks everyone for the R/R/Cs, still much appreciated.
Well ciao seems to have settled down now... but how long will it be before they 'fix' the site again..????
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Brief about Beatrix Potter…. Beatrix Potter was a famous children' novelist who created Peter Rabbit, Benjamin bunny and many other characters. She was born in London in 1866, having a very interesting life until her death in December 1943. Her love of the Lake District was brought about during her family holidaying there as a child. She famously purchased Hilltop farm in Sawry, in the Lake District, then proceeded to buy more of the Lake District open land to stop developers from 'ruining the countryside', she then donated the land to the National Trust in order for it to be protected.
The museum….. In Bowness-on-Winderemere, a few miles outside Windermere, there lies the World of Beatrix Potter. It has two access point, one from Crag Brow, (A5074) down a very steep slope, and the other is at the bottom of Crag road, on Rayrigg Road (A592).which is accessed by some steps leading to the door. Cameras are allowed into the museum. It cost £6 per Adult and £3 per child to enter the Museum section of the building, this is paid at the booking desk which is found easiest from the Crag Brow entrance, down the very steep slope. Once paid you are asked to sit at some seats outside a door until told to enter. When you enter you walk into a darkened room, like a tiny cinema, once seated in this room you sit through a few minute movie of 'the world of Beatrix Potter'. When the movie is over another set of doors open and you then walk into the small, but very well presented museum, containing life size models of Beatrix Potter and her creations…such as Peter Rabbit, Jeremy Fisher, Jemima Puddle-duck and so many other characters. As you walk through the museum you notice how the models are quite expertly created and pretty life like.(I had my picture taken stood next to the life size model of Beatrix Potter herself and it looked quite impressive indeed). The time it takes to walk around the exhibitions depends on how long you spend reading the information panels. As you leave the museum section you come out into the souvenir shop and you will no doubt be tempted to buy one or more of the fantastic gifts on sale.
If you are a Beatrix Potter fan, and there are millions of them, then you'll be overwhelmed by the facts and exhibitions in this small museum, it is well worth the visit. There is a good size café/ restaurant as you walk in through the Rayrigg road entrance. The Museum caters very well for the disabled visitors with the use of nearby parking, a tour guide, lifts and much more. With the ability for translation to Chinese, Dutch, Japanese and French this attraction is made for everyone.
Look out for the fantastic detailed clock (directly in front of you when you walk passed the booking desk) and the fantastic detail which is put into every little model, from the cheese eating mouse to the scurrying rabbit.
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I saw this place when I was trekking through Windermere for my Duke of Edinburgh expedition, and I remember trying to persuade my entire team to join me inside, but they were all like "NO, Steve, we have to complete this 15-mile walk", so I didn't get to go inside. The shame.
jesi 29.03.2008 23:16
l would love to visit here. your review would be easier to follow with more double-spacing between sections
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