• Brantwood House and Gardens

A beautiful historic house and museum dedicated to John Ruskin, overlooking Coniston Water, six km southwest of Hawkshead village.

On display in the house Ruskin’s art works collection including paintings by Gainsborough, Turner and the Pre-Raphaelites. Also on display a collection of minerals, pottery and sea-shells, furniture and personal belongings.

The garden contains a series of steep and winding paths, ornamental shrubs and trees. The estate includes Coniston Lake east shore, pasture, oak woods and moorland. A boat service to Brantwood is available from the Coniston Boating Centre on the Coniston Water western shore.

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