Walker Ground Manor

Walker Ground Manor - Nearby

For such a small village as Hawkshead, you will be surprised just how much there will be to do right on your doorstep, when you stay at Walker Ground Manor.

Hawkshead - a pleasure to walk around

The village is a pleasure to walk around and is just a short walk from the house. It has numerous interesting old buildings, along with the Grammar school that William Wordsworth attended.

Grizdale Forest – ‘Go Ape’

There is a great choice of local walks, with many direct from the house. Indeed you could walk every day for a week and never need to use the car.

Mountain biking in Grizedale Forest

The area also offers excellent mountain biking to suit all abilities and ages.

Nearby lakes are suitable for fishing

Perhaps you would like to learn to fish? Lessons are available, along with free fishing permits, for nearby Esthwaite Water.

Finally for those little ones, and those not so little, there are many Beatrix Potter attractions in the area, where you can find out were ‘Peter Rabbit’ and friends grew up

Hawkshead

Flowers in Hawkshead

“Its whitewashed houses, cobbled alleyways and narrow streets are overlooked by a charming 15th Century church, and have remained largely unaltered for the past 300 years.”

Hawkshead village centre