Near Sawrey

A rare glimpse of Castle Cottage, Near Sawrey, where Beatrix Potter spent her married years as Mrs Heelis, is to be offered by its tenant on July 8 and 28. The property is not normally open to the public and the forthcoming tours are described as ...

Sawrey House Country Hotel, at Near Sawrey, has been awarded a Rosette for Culinary Excellence plus a three star rating from AA. Nestled in the idyllic heart of the Lake District near Hawkshead, the hotel was visited by a 'mystery shopper' who tested ...

But while many of the area's towns and villages have modernised to accommodate tourists, Near Sawrey remains exactly as it was when Beatrix Potter bought into it in 1905, determined to conserve it as it always was. She paid for her first village ...

Fast forward 100 years and an unsuspecting Beatrix Potter fan was to play her own part in a story of romance at the author's former home at Hill Top Farm, Near Sawrey. Jason Birch and Vicky Boyes from Gisburn, Lancashire, had discussed getting married ...

The couple heard that the couple's four-year “dysfunctional” relationship came to a violent end last Bonfire Night in the house they shared at Near Sawrey. Philip Drew, 54, who has moved to Blackpool, pleaded guilty, at Carlisle Crown Court, to common ...

The villages of Far Sawrey and Near Sawrey, Cumbria, were the inspiration for Potter to pen her timeless stories and every year thousands of visitors flock to the author's former home Hill Top. But now villagers say they are being plagued by errant ...