Area Info for Hawkshead (Cumbria)

Hawkshead, Cumbria, UK

Hawkshead is a historic village located in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Known for its well-preserved medieval and Georgian architecture, Hawkshead is a popular destination for visitors seeking scenic beauty and cultural heritage. The village is situated near Esthwaite Water and is surrounded by lush countryside, making it ideal for outdoor activities such as walking, cycling, and boating. Historically, Hawkshead was a centre for the wool trade and has a rich history dating back to the medieval period. The village features several historic buildings, including the 16th-century Hawkshead Grammar School, which is now a museum dedicated to the poet William Wordsworth, who attended the school. The local church, St. Michael's, is also of historical significance, with parts dating back to the 14th century. Hawkshead retains a charming village atmosphere with narrow cobbled streets, traditional pubs, and local shops selling crafts and souvenirs. The village is also known for its literary connections, notably with William Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter, who visited the area and drew inspiration from its landscapes. The surrounding area offers numerous walking trails, including routes that explore the Lake District’s fells and lakes. Visitors can enjoy panoramic views, wildlife watching, and the tranquillity of the natural environment. Hawkshead is also close to other popular Lake District destinations such as Ambleside and Windermere. Overall, Hawkshead is a quintessential English village that combines historical charm, literary heritage, and natural beauty, making it a must-visit location for tourists exploring the Lake District.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Education
School
Hawkshead Esthwaite Primary School0.06 miles
Main Street, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0NT
Coniston CofE Primary School2.87 miles
Shepherd`s Bridge, Coniston, Cumbria, LA21 8AL
John Ruskin School3.06 miles
Lake Road, Coniston, Cumbria, LA21 8EW
The Lakes School3.36 miles
Troutbeck Bridge, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1HW
Goodly Dale Primary School3.47 miles
Lake Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 2JX
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School3.68 miles
Prince`s Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 2DD
St Martin & St Mary Church of England Primary School3.68 miles
Princes Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 2DD
Windermere School & Windermere Preparatory School3.72 miles
Patterdale Road, Browhead, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1NW
Ambleside CofE Primary School4.19 miles
Vicarage Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9DH
Langdale CofE School4.88 miles
Chapel Stile, Great Langdale, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9JE
Grasmere CofE Primary School5.79 miles
Stock Lane, Grasmere, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9SJ
Crosthwaite CofE School7.03 miles
Crosthwaite, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 8HT
Staveley CofE School7.22 miles
Brow Lane, Staveley, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 9PH
Leven Valley CofE Primary School8.46 miles
Backbarrow, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8QF
Oversands School9.13 miles
Witherslack, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6SD
St Oswald's CofE Primary School9.65 miles
Howgill Close, Burneside, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6QR
Health
Clinic
Captain French Surgery10.69 miles
The Gillinggate Centre, Gillinggate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4JE
Kentwood Clinic10.69 miles
Gillingate Centre, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4JE
Cancer Care - The Lakes Centre10.70 miles
Blackhall Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4BT
Psychological Services Kinta House11.37 miles
Kinta House, Helme Close, Kendal, LA9 7HY
Kentmere Ward11.72 miles
Westmorland General Hospital, Burton Road, Kendal, LA9 7RG
Langdale Unit11.72 miles
Westmorland General Hospital, Burton Road, Kendal, LA9 7RG
Garburn House11.72 miles
Westmorland General Hospital,, LA9 7RG
Ulverston Community Health Centre (Mental Health)12.74 miles
Stanley Street,, Ulverston, LA12 7BT
Ulverston Community Health Centre12.74 miles
Stanley St,, Ulverston, LA12 7BT
iSIGHT Cumbria13.70 miles
c/o Baverstocks Opticians, 2 Main Street, Milnthorpe, Cumbria, LA7 7PN
Millom Network Centre15.53 miles
Salthouse Road, Millom, Cumbria, LA18 5AB
Bleasdale House School15.77 miles
27 Emesgate Lane, Silverdale, Carnforth, Lancashire, LA5 0RG
Haverigg Prison15.92 miles
North Lane, Haverigg, Millom, LA18 4LA
Shap Medical Practice16.77 miles
Peggy Nut Croft, Shap, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 3LW
Keswick Minor Injury Unit17.03 miles
Mary Hewetson Community Hospital, Crosthwaite Road, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5PH
Inhealth - Haverigg17.35 miles
North Lane, Haverigg, Millom, Cumbria, LA18 4NA
GP
Hawkshead Medical Practice0.10 miles
Red Lion Yard, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0NU
Coniston Medical Practice3.12 miles
Wraysdale House, Coniston, Cumbria, LA21 8ER
Windermere Health Centre3.47 miles
Windermere, Goodly Dale, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 2EG
Dr P Burns & Partners3.68 miles
St Mary`s Surgery, Applethwaite, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1BA
Ambleside Health Centre4.42 miles
Rydal Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BP
Ambleside Health Centre - Grasmere Branch Surgery5.99 miles
1 Field Foot, Grasmere, Ambleside, Grasmere, LA22 9TB
Dr P Burns & Partners7.28 miles
Staveley Surgery, 9 Crook Road, Staveley, Kendal, LA8 9NG
Haverthwaite Surgery8.48 miles
Backbarrow, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 8QF
The Surgery - Haverthwaite Surgery Branch9.94 miles
Greenodd Village Hall, Greenodd, LA12 7QZ
The James Cochrane Practice M/S10.57 miles
Maude Street Surgery, Maude Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4QE
Captain French Surgery10.69 miles
The Gillingate Centre, Gillinggate Centre, Gillinggate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4JE
Station House Surgery10.86 miles
Station Road, Station Road, Kendal, Kendal, LA9 6SA
Dr N L Hall & Dr L A Wilson10.97 miles
Broughton Surgery, Foxfield Road, Broughton In Furness, Cumbria, LA20 6EZ
Dr J H Gorrigan & Partners11.31 miles
The Institute, Levens, Cumbria, LA8 8PU
The James Cochrance Practice H/C11.39 miles
Helme Chase Surgery, Burton Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 7HR
Glenridding Health Centre11.90 miles
Glenridding, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0PD
Hospital
Westmorland General Hospital11.72 miles
Burton Rd, Kendal, LA9 7RG
Millom Hospital15.74 miles
Lapstone Road, Millom, LA18 4BY
Furness General Hospital18.45 miles
Dalton Lane, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 4LF
Queen Victoria Hospital21.46 miles
Thornton Road, Morecambe, Lancashire, LA4 5QG
Ridge Lea Hospital24.19 miles
Quernmore Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3JT
Royal Lancaster Infirmary24.27 miles
Ashton Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 4RP
BMI The Lancaster Hospital24.30 miles
Meadowside, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 3RH
Cockermouth Community Hospital24.83 miles
Isel Road, Cockermouth, CA13 9HT
West Cumberland Hospital25.08 miles
Homewood, Hensingham, Whitehaven, CA28 8JG
Workington Community Hospital28.89 miles
Park Lane, Workington, CA14 2RW
Victoria Cottage Hospital30.39 miles
Ewanrigg Road, Maryport, CA15 8EJ
Fleetwood Hospital30.95 miles
Pharos Street, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 6BE
Wigton Community Hospital32.27 miles
Cross Lane, Wigton, CA7 9DD
Cumberland Infirmary36.09 miles
Newtown Road, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA2 7HY
Alston Ruth Lancaster James Hospital37.55 miles
Alston, Cumbria, CA9 3QX
Spire Fylde Coast Hospital37.87 miles
St. Walburgas Road, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY3 8BP
Pharmacy
Collins and Butterworth Ltd0.08 miles
The Pharmacy, Main Street, Hawkshead, Cumbria, LA22 0NS
Windermere Health Centre Pharmacy Ltd3.47 miles
Goodly Dale, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 2EG
Boots3.78 miles
10 Crescent Road, Windermere, LA23 1EA
Carter D (Disp Chemists Ltd)3.78 miles
16 Crescent Road, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1DT
Thomas Bell (Chemists) Ltd4.17 miles
Lake Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 0AD
Boots4.26 miles
8 - 9 Market Cross, Ambleside, LA22 9BT
Grasmere Pharmacy6.03 miles
1 Oakbank, Broadgate, Grasmere, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9TA
Staveley Healthcare Ltd7.35 miles
6 Main Street, Staveley, Kendal, LA8 9LU
The Co-Operative Pharmacy10.56 miles
2 Maude Street, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4QD
Boots10.60 miles
66 Stricklandgate, Kendal, LA9 4PU
Superdrug10.65 miles
18a Westmorland Shop.Ctr., Stricklandgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4LR
The Co-Operative Pharmacy10.68 miles
132 Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4HE
Rowlands Pharmacy10.69 miles
Captain French Surgery, Old John Boste Club, Gillingate, Kendal, LA9 4JE
Lloydspharmacy10.86 miles
Station House, 1 Station Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 6RY
The Co-Operative Pharmacy11.39 miles
Helme Chase Surgery, Burton Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 7HR
Asda Pharmacy11.47 miles
Burton Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 7JA
Leisure
Park
NORTH FEN0.50 miles
BLELHAM BOG1.79 miles
BELLE ISLE (Grade II* Listed)2.74 miles
BROCKHOLE (Grade II Listed)2.89 miles
BLACKWELL (Grade II Listed)3.76 miles
RYDAL HALL (Grade II* Listed)4.92 miles
RYDAL MOUNT (Grade II Listed)5.15 miles
RUSLAND MOSS5.91 miles
LAKE DISTRICT7.03 miles
FELL FOOT7.08 miles
WHITBARROW SCAR8.89 miles
WHITBARROW9.07 miles
ROUDSEA WOOD AND MOSSES10.02 miles
SIZERGH CASTLE (Grade II Listed)11.16 miles
DUDDON MOSSES11.58 miles
LEVENS HALL (Grade I Listed)12.04 miles
Shop
Groceries
Co-op Ambleside0.07 miles
Hawkshead, LA22 0NZ
W.F Hutchinsons2.97 miles
Kirkdale House, Coniston Cumbria LA21 8ED
SPAR Coniston3.09 miles
Hills Of Lakeland, Broughton Road, Cumbria, LA21 8EN
Co-op Coniston3.10 miles
Coniston, LA21 8DU
Tesco Bowness-on-windermere (Express)3.26 miles
4-5 The Royal, Cumbria, Bowness-on-windermere, Westmorland, LA23 3DB
Co-op Windermere3.32 miles
Bowness, LA23 3BT
SPAR Troutbeck Bridge3.54 miles
Troutbeck Bridge Services, Troutbeck Bridge, Cumbria, LA23 1HS
Sainsbury's Wndrmr Main Rd Local3.76 miles
Main Road, Windermere, Windermere, LA23 1DX
Co-op Windermere3.79 miles
Windermere, LA23 1EN
Booths Windermere3.86 miles
The Old Station, Victoria Street, Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1QA
Tesco Ambleside (Express)4.23 miles
Market Place, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BU
SPAR Follen Ambleside4.25 miles
Compston Road, Cumbria, LA22 9DR
Co-op Ambleside4.26 miles
Ambleside, LA22 9DR
Co-op Ambleside4.87 miles
Langdale, LA22 9JE
Co-op Ambleside6.05 miles
Grasmere, LA22 9TA
SPAR Staveley7.40 miles
51-53, Main Street, Cumbria, LA8 9LN
Transport
Airport
Blackpool International Airport41.22 miles
Bus Stop
Tourist Information Centre (W)0.07 miles
High Orchard (NW)0.38 miles
Bridge (S)0.40 miles
Youth Hostel (S)0.84 miles
Youth Hostel (NE)0.84 miles
Chapel Cottage (E)0.96 miles
Chapel Cottage (W)0.96 miles
The Outgate Inn (S)1.09 miles
The Outgate Inn (N)1.10 miles
Moor Top (NE)1.14 miles
Moor Top (SW)1.14 miles
High Cross (E)1.24 miles
Esthwaite Hall Trout Farm (N)1.40 miles
Esthwaite Hall Trout Farm (S)1.41 miles
Holling Brow (SE)1.65 miles
Holling Brow (NW)1.65 miles
Ferry Port
Monk Coniston Ferry Landing2.21 miles
Waterhead Hotel (Coniston) Ferry Landing2.53 miles
Coniston Ferry Landing2.78 miles
Far Sawrey Windermere Ferry Terminal2.84 miles
Brockhole Ferry Landing2.84 miles
Brantwood (Coniston) Ferry Landing2.89 miles
Bowness Ferry Nab Ferry Landing3.08 miles
Bowness on Windermere Ferry Terminal3.14 miles
Ambleside Waterhead Ferry Landing3.48 miles
Torver (Coniston) Ferry Landing3.60 miles
Sunny Bank (Coniston) Ferry Landing5.17 miles
Water Park (Coniston) Ferry Landing5.96 miles
Lake Bank (Coniston) Ferry Landing6.32 miles
Lakeside Windermere Ferry Landing6.88 miles
Fell Foot Country Park Ferry Landing6.98 miles
Glenridding Ullswater Ferry Landing11.94 miles
Railway Station
Windermere Rail Station3.89 miles
Staveley Rail Station7.27 miles
Burneside (Cumbria) Rail Station9.46 miles
Kendal Rail Station10.86 miles
Foxfield Rail Station11.82 miles
Oxenholme Lake District Rail Station12.16 miles
Kirkby-in-Furness Rail Station12.36 miles
Grange-over-Sands Rail Station12.93 miles
Ulverston Rail Station13.22 miles
Green Road Rail Station13.36 miles
Cark Rail Station13.59 miles
Arnside Rail Station13.71 miles
Kents Bank Rail Station14.22 miles
Askam Rail Station15.23 miles
Millom Rail Station15.72 miles
Silverdale Rail Station16.17 miles
Crime
Flood Data
Flood Risk Per Year (LA22 0P*)
Number of Properties in Catchment271
Very Low Risk (<0.1% chance of flooding)0
Low Risk (0.1% < 1% chance of flooding)0
Medium Risk (1% < 3.3% chance of flooding)0
High Risk (>3.3%)0
Property Sales
WANSFELL VIEW, MAIN STREET
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 0NS		£622,000
2025-08-22
terraced
freehold
CRAFTSMANS COTTAGE, CHURCH HILL
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 0PQ		£312,000
2024-11-22
semidetached
freehold
Sold 2019-03-01   £202,500
THE OLD POLICE STATION (APARTMENT 5), MAIN STREET
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 0NS		£437,500
2025-03-17
flatmaisonette
leasehold
15, KINGS YARD
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 0QP		£282,000
2025-01-16
terraced
freehold
FLAG COTTAGE, FLAG STREET
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 0PE		£316,800
2025-01-10
otherPropertyType
freehold
TIFFLEBANK
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 0NR		£630,000
2024-11-20
detached
freehold
Sold 2023-08-17   £630,000
THE OLD POLICE STATION (APARTMENT 3), MAIN STREET
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 0NS		£440,000
2024-06-28
flatmaisonette
leasehold
Sold 2018-12-19   £370,000
BELMOUNT HALL
OUTGATE
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 0NJ		£450,000
2024-04-18
detached
leasehold
FIELD HEAD HOUSE
OUTGATE
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 0PY		£2,000,000
2023-08-25
detached
freehold
SPINNER'S LOFT, WORDSWORTH STREET
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 0PA		£102,500
2023-08-22
otherPropertyType
freehold
Sold 2023-08-22   £280,000
THE OLD VICARAGE, VICARAGE LANE
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 0PD		£1,160,000
2023-07-28
detached
freehold
CURLEW COTTAGE
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 0NR		£510,000
2023-07-21
detached
freehold
VALE VIEW (2), HANNAKIN
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 0PZ		£350,000
2023-06-22
terraced
freehold
Sold 2020-12-22   £290,000
KINGS ARMS HOTEL, THE SQUARE
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0NZ		£833,880
2023-03-01
otherPropertyType
freehold
6, BLACK BECK ROAD
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 0FB		£400,000
2023-02-20
terraced
freehold
PENROSE COTTAGE
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS
LA22 0NW		£595,000
2023-02-10
detached
freehold
BRAGG FIELD COTTAGES (2)
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0QW		£225,000
2023-01-20
terraced
freehold
6, KINGS YARD
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0QP		£485,000
2022-11-11
semidetached
freehold
FELLFIELD
OUTGATE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0PY		£400,000
2022-10-21
detached
freehold
13, KINGS YARD
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0QP		£452,000
2022-05-18
terraced
freehold
6, WORDSWORTH STREET
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0PA		£355,000
2022-01-28
semidetached
freehold
GREYSTONES GARAGE, HANNAKIN
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0PZ		£250,000
2021-07-12
otherPropertyType
freehold
HAWKSHEAD OLD HALL
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0NN		£863,000
2021-06-30
otherPropertyType
freehold
ROSS COTTAGE, THE SQUARE
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0NZ		£431,500
2021-06-21
semidetached
freehold
THE OLD POLICE STATION (APARTMENT 2), MAIN STREET
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0NS		£435,000
2021-04-19
terraced
leasehold
OLD FARM (THE FARMHOUSE)
OUTGATE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0PY		£775,000
2021-04-09
terraced
freehold
3, VICTORIA STREET
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0NX		£315,000
2021-04-01
terraced
freehold
Sold 2019-05-24   £290,000
3, OAK BANK
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0FA		£370,000
2021-03-19
terraced
freehold
CROFT BARN (2), KINGS YARD
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0QP		£320,000
2021-03-11
terraced
leasehold
CORNER HOUSE, FLAG STREET
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0PE		£200,000
2021-03-05
terraced
freehold
HAWKSHEAD SAWMILLS
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0PL		£420,000
2021-02-05
otherPropertyType
freehold
AMALEY
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0NR		£532,500
2020-12-04
detached
freehold
FIELD HEAD FARM
OUTGATE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0PY		£1,300,000
2020-12-04
otherPropertyType
freehold
KEEN GROUND LODGE
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0NW		£525,000
2020-09-11
otherPropertyType
freehold
15, BARN FIELD
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0PJ		£222,000
2020-04-02
terraced
freehold
THE OLD POLICE STATION (APARTMENT 6), MAIN STREET
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0NS		£250,000
2020-03-13
flatmaisonette
leasehold
15, HAWKSGARTH
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0NP		£265,000
2020-03-13
semidetached
freehold
THE ROOST, CHURCH HILL
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0PQ		£390,000
2020-01-13
semidetached
freehold
THE OLD POLICE STATION (APARTMENT 4), MAIN STREET
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0NS		£385,000
2019-06-03
flatmaisonette
leasehold
ANCHORAGE
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0NR		£767,000
2019-05-17
detached
freehold
HOLIDAYCOTTAGES.CO.UK, MAIN STREET
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0NT		£140,000
2019-01-28
otherPropertyType
freehold
VICTORIA COTTAGE, RED LION YARD
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0NU		£300,000
2018-12-03
terraced
freehold
SPAWNEY YAM
OUTGATE
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0PY		£50,000
2018-11-20
otherPropertyType
freehold
1, BROWN COW COTTAGES
HAWKSHEAD
AMBLESIDE
CUMBRIA
LA22 0PH		£325,000
2018-10-19
semidetached
freehold
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