A familiar sight. Sheep on the green hillsides. This one is
from the window at Near Sawrey B&B right
next door to Beatrix Potter’s Hilltop Farm. You can understand why she wanted
to keep the area the way she found it.
A large portion of the area is under the Trust Foundation she
established to protect the land. And yet today we are recipients of the
beautiful sights and sounds we viewed, thanks to her.
The land has many paths that run alongside the curving roads
allowing people to walk through the areas that look today like they may have
looked in Beatrix Potter’s day. While Debbie and I walked this one (heading to
Far Sawrey) we found this little scene upon a fence post! We passed it the
first time, but thankfully spotted it on our way back.
This photo was taken inside Near Sawrey B&B where we stayed. The windows from the big house
right next door to Beatrix’s farm was beautifully decorated inside. This is the
view from the window!
We met two very nice people at Beatrix’s Farm who offered us
a ride to Hawkshead, suggesting we visit the quaint town. The two-mile jaunt
down winding roads led us to a very scenic area. Way above on a high hill
overlooking the town where Mr. Heelis (Beatrix’s husband) kept his office, and
where William Wordsworth went to school, we found an ancient church. This was
the view from inside looking out.
This picture shows where we stayed in Stow-on-the-Wold in
the Cotswald area. Sheep were brought for buying and selling. There were many
“hallways” leading out from the town center so sheep could be divided and taken
away as they were sold.
Behind our B&B in Stow-on-the-Wold was a huge old
church, St. Edwards. As I walked around to the back of the church I saw a
beautiful old door with two trees growing on either side. I could only think
C.S. Lewis may have liked this scene!
