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'Windermere - The World Of Beatrix Potter'

The Old Laundry, Bowness, Windermere, LA23 3BX. Tel 015394 88444

Location : Bowness-on-Windermere
Map - Ordnance Survey - SD 404971

World Of Beatrix Potter
At The World of Beatrix Potter Attraction, you can discover Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck and all their friends in a magical indoor recreation of Beatrix Potter's little books, complete with the sights, sounds and smells of the countryside.

You can also learn more about the story of Beatrix Potter's life. Three-dimensional displays show how the Lakeland Farm Hill Top inspired some of Bearix Potter's most enduring illustrations.

There is a shop with a wealth of Beatrix Potter merchandise, and the Tailor of Gloucester Tearoom.

For more information see www.hop-skip-jump.com/.

World Of Beatrix Potter
Picture by Tony Richards

World Of Beatrix Potter
Picture by Tony Richards

On monday 24th April 2006 US actress Renee Zellweger attended the unveiling of a statue honouring the children's author Beatrix Potter. The Oscar-winning star said she hoped the 15ft (4.5m) bronze statue at Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, would become "a distinctive local landmark".

The statue depicts three children releasing Potter's character Jemima Puddle-Duck. It also features characters from all of her 23 tales and a carving of one of her Lakeland homes, as well as the mysterious code she used in her personal diary.


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Page last changed 5 May 2006.