No walks arranged for our last day today, instead we visited the homes of two of The Lakes' most famous ancestors. Beatrix Potter's Hill Top Farm wasn't at all what I expected location wise as I expected it to stand alone on a hill but instead it was surrounded by other small houses and cottages. It was lovely inside though and full of her personal belongings and nik naks as well as some of her "grown up" landscape paintings of her beloved Lakes. The house was quite a good size too much larger than Dove Cottage just down the road.
John Ruskin was also a famous poet and painter, a man before his time who had aspirations for humanity that he was unable to see in his own lifetime, like state education for everyone and the NHS. His home Brantwood sits on the lakeside overlooking Conniston Water and is truly beautiful both inside and out. Saboohi fell in love with it and would move in tomorrow if she could. Today the weather was warm and sunny and the lake was glistening, looking its best. A perfect final view to take away with us as we headed off on our 6 hour drive home. We will be back.
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