The much-loved children's author and illustrator was born 150 years ago today.
Youngsters at Workington’s Footsteps Nursery have held a special four-day celebration to mark the anniversary.
The nursery, at the Minto Centre in Westfield Drive, extended its age limit to eight and invited families who are or have previously been registered.
At Wordsworth House in Cockermouth, staff laid on birthday cake and lots of activities, including storytelling, crafts and a special trail.
The house is staging a new exhibition about Beatrix Potter, telling the stories behind the author.
Called Beatrix Potter and a Love of the Northern Lakes, the exhibition opened at poet William Wordsworth’s childhood home on July 16.
It includes several of Beatrix’s original illustrations together with a selection of photographs taken in the area by her father, Rupert.
Alex Morgan, the house’s interpretation and communications manager, says: “We are the home of one Cumbria literary legend and Beatrix Potter is another literary legend.
"So it seemed very appropriate that we should take a major part in celebrating the work that she did. “She is loved all around the world by both children and adults. She is just as loved nowadays as she was when her stories were written."
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