Explore Beatrix Potter's fungi artwork from her summer holidays in the Lake District.
Beatrix Potter spent her summers in the Lake District between 1882 and 1901. During this time she developed a love for the area and a passion for the natural world. She painted a huge number of artworks and was especially drawn to fungi.
There are over 300 original fungi and microscopic artworks in The Armitt’s collection. For 2025, you can explore those pieces which connect to her time on holiday at Wray Castle, Lingholm, Holehird and Lakefield. The exhibition also brings together other items – documents and photographs – from these places to show how Beatrix was inspired by the landscape for her art and stories.
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Rydal Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BL
01539 431212
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February-March: Wednesday-Saturday 10:30am-4:30pm (last admission 4pm).
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