This is the Customs and Excise watchtower used in earlier times to check on the sailings in and out of Walney Channel.
It was a stunning sunny day but when we got to the coast it was very windy, back in Sawrey it was like summer.
Buckle Yeat is situated in the village of Near Sawrey. The name Buckle Yeat is over 300 years old and it means fasten the gate.In years gone by the gate referred to would be the gate to the village. Near Sawrey was once home to the children's writer Beatrix Potter about whom the movie Miss Potter is all about. Hill Top Farm where she wrote many of her stories is a museum and is open to the public.
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