Hawkshead Grammar School

Hawkshead Grammar School is a stone building from the 16th century now used as a museum that offers visitors insight into school life from past centuries. The original classrooms are furnished with old wooden desks, benches, and teaching materials that show how lessons took place back then.

An archbishop founded the school in the late 16th century with royal permission to provide free education to children from the area. It then played an important role in training young people who would later study at well-known universities.

The school served as a center of learning for talented young people from the surrounding area across centuries. Its rooms show today how students carved their names into desks and spent their school years there.

The building is open to visitors only during the warmer months and functions as a small museum with tours through the old classrooms. It helps to check opening times beforehand and wear comfortable shoes, since the rooms are reached via narrow stairs.

Many of the school desks bear names and initials scratched by students who sat and learned there hundreds of years ago. These personal marks create an immediate connection to the young people who once filled the building.

Location: Hawkshead

Accessibility: Wheelchair limited access

Opening Hours: April-October Thursday-Monday 11:00-16:00

Phone: +441539436735

Website: http://hawksheadgrammar.org.uk

GPS coordinates: 54.37370,-2.99850

Latest update: December 6, 2025 19:10