familiar to the readers of Potter's books. The rail and banisters are probably 18th century. The walnut longcase clock was made by Schofield's of Rochdale. Other works of art decorate the area. The carpets were woven to match those in The Tale of Samuel Whiskers. The New Room Called the new room as it was an extension added by Beatrix at the same time as she built the adjoining house. Beatrix referred to it as the Library. It contains five large paintings by her brother Walter Bertram Potter. The single window looks out over the village of Near Sawrey, a scene Beatrix drew for The Tale of Samuel Whiskers The Sitting Room Originally a farmhouse bedroom, Beatrix used this upstairs space to entertain. The room includes a box piano by Muzio Clementi and Co. The Treasure Room The smallest room in the house shows off the original oak floors. One floorboard has been cut shorter than the others, which possibly inspired the events in The Tale of Samuel Whiskers. Notable items in the room include the Dolls House which contains the ham depicted in The Tale of Two Bad Mice and a display cabinet featuring miniature bronzes of Beatrix's characters. Bedroom The only bedroom in the house contains an ornate four poster bed dating from the mid-1600s. Beatrix's husband William Heelis carved their initials in the fireplace surround. Layout of the House The house contains three rooms downstairs, the Entrance Hall, Parlour and Scullery. Four rooms upstairs, Sitting Room, Treasure Room, Bedroom and New Room. All of these rooms can be entered by visitors. There are additional rooms not on the visitor route, including a cellar, a landing cupboard and a washroom, which did not contain plumbing, but was simply a space to wash using a bowl of water. Garden The Tale of Tom Kitten features the Hill Top garden. There is a vegetable garden, but Mr McGregor's vegetables in The Tale of Peter Rabbit were painted at a garden called Lingholm as Potter had not yet acquired Hill Top. Replicas Hill Top is a frequent destination of Japanese visitors to the UK. In 2007 a replica of Hill Top was built in a children's zoo near the grounds of Daito Bunka University in Tokyo, Japan. Related properties The National Trust also displays material related to Beatrix Potter at the Beatrix Potter Gallery at Hawkshead. See also Grade II* listed