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Wherever you are in Cumbria and the Lake District you can feel the shadow of a deep cultural heritage. Here are the standing stones and circles of the ancients, the powerful traces of Rome and the mighty fortresses of the Normans. The history of the Vikings, the Angles and the Saxons is read in the names they left behind, including fell, dale, beck, ghyll, mere, tarn and howe.
Later arrivals came not to conquer but to bask in the beauty of the landscapes and let it inspire them to artistic greatness: William Wordsworth, John Ruskin, Beatrix Potter, JMW Turner, Kurt Schwitters and Andy Goldsworthy are just a few of the names who carved their creativity out of Cumbrian stone; today, a rich creative life builds on this exceptional heritage.
You can see it and feel it within a few short miles; the artworks in mountains and forests, the scores of galleries and artists’ studios, the packed programme performances and festivals – not just music and comedy but wool, print and ceramics. It's the intimate venues and outdoor stages in stunning settings that make a cultural break here something unique.
For a taste of the art and culture waiting for you in England’s best-known landscape explore the sections below and at www.lakesculture.co.uk.
St. Peter's is an outstanding example of the decorated style of architecture, with its warm red…
Discover a hidden gem in the historic heart of Carlisle—West Walls Brewing Co., Cumbria’s first…
Double Circle of stones surrounding cremations in urns (removed). 'Platform' cairn, small barrows,…
Experience the edge of empire at the award winning Roman Army Museum. There is nowhere else like it…
Grade I listed, it is one of the finest examples of a late medieval, vernacular Lake District…
Greystoke Castle, a 12th-century gem in the Cumbrian countryside, offers 800 years of history,…
Circle is 37' across, seven stones and the retaining kerb of a destroyed cairn. Nineteenth-century…
A real Lakeland hidden treasure set in the beautiful village of Troutbeck, this 17thC solid stone…
A spectacular Gothic ruin set in 130 acres of ancient and romantic Gardens, award-winning Lowther…
Imposing and well-preserved turret with adjoining stretches of Hadrian's Wall.
Steam trains running a seasonal daily service from Haverthwaite to Lakeside via the Leven valley.…
Located in Keswick, the home of the first pencil, visitors enter this museum through a replica…
A unique combination of interrelated stories and a fascinating visitor experience. Over 100 years…
La'aL Ratty, the little Cumbrian railway, is an award-winning heritage visitor attraction and Lake…
A fine example of a Georgian church, which has been sympathetically modernised.
12th century Norman church, built with stones from Hadrian’s Wall and where King Edward I…
St Mary's has been an important religious site since the 8th century.
Crooked River Brewing Co is a craft beer brewery based in West Cumbria with a taproom based in…
Situated in the beautiful valley of Dentdale, Cumbria yet within the boundary of the Yorkshire…
Three circles and nine small cairns. The south circle is 104' across, the north-west is 72' with a…
The church, dedicated to the Celtic Saint Bega, is situated in a picture perfect setting in fields…
Now a ruin, Furness Abbey was once the second most powerful Cistercian monastery in Britain, after…
Beatrix Potter's iconic house, full of her personal possessions, with traditional cottage garden.…
Entered from the Market Square through handsome cloisters built in 1810, the parish church stands…
Wherever you are in Cumbria the history of the Vikings, the Angles and the Saxons is read in the names they left behind
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GRANGE-OVER-SANDS
St. Peter's is an outstanding example of the decorated style of architecture, with its warm red sandstone and distinctive shingled spire and clay tiled roof, an unusual feature in the Lake District.
Ulverston
Double Circle of stones surrounding cremations in urns (removed). 'Platform' cairn, small barrows, Romano-British farmsteads.
Brampton
Experience the edge of empire at the award winning Roman Army Museum. There is nowhere else like it on Hadrian's Wall.
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1088 reviewsAMBLESIDE
Grade I listed, it is one of the finest examples of a late medieval, vernacular Lake District church. It has literary connections with Wordsworth and was also the home the home of Archbishop Sandys in the 16th century.
Greystoke
Greystoke Castle, a 12th-century gem in the Cumbrian countryside, offers 800 years of history, including connections to Catherine Howard and Tarzan. Explore its grand halls, Tarzan Trails, and seasonal events, then relax at the Butler’s Pantry café.…
Penrith
Circle is 37' across, seven stones and the retaining kerb of a destroyed cairn. Nineteenth-century excavations produced a cremation.
Windermere
A real Lakeland hidden treasure set in the beautiful village of Troutbeck, this 17thC solid stone and slate house sits imposingly on the hillside, its huge chimneys typical of the area.
Penrith
A spectacular Gothic ruin set in 130 acres of ancient and romantic Gardens, award-winning Lowther Castle is one of the northwest's most spectacular visitor attractions. Its setting within the Lake District National Park is truly beautiful while the…
Brampton
Imposing and well-preserved turret with adjoining stretches of Hadrian's Wall.
Ulverston
Steam trains running a seasonal daily service from Haverthwaite to Lakeside via the Leven valley. Licensed tea room, gift shop, engine shed, picnic area & playground.
Keswick
Located in Keswick, the home of the first pencil, visitors enter this museum through a replica graphite mine which would have served as the source of the pencil industry over three centuries ago.
Newby Bridge
A unique combination of interrelated stories and a fascinating visitor experience.
Over 100 years of motoring history, the Campbell Bluebird exhibition, IOM TT tribute display and the Leven Valley heritage centre. Gift shop and Cafe Ambio.
Ravenglass
La'aL Ratty, the little Cumbrian railway, is an award-winning heritage visitor attraction and Lake District icon, living up to its “must do” reputation for all ages. There are lots of things to do including shopping facilities, a museum,…
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1984 reviewsWHITEHAVEN
A fine example of a Georgian church, which has been sympathetically modernised.
CARLISLE
12th century Norman church, built with stones from Hadrian’s Wall and where King Edward I (Longshanks) lay in state in the church for ten days in 1307.
Burgh by Sands is a very interesting church with layers of history.From the 12th century and on…
SEASCALE
St Mary's has been an important religious site since the 8th century.
SEDBERGH
Situated in the beautiful valley of Dentdale, Cumbria yet within the boundary of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, this Grade II building was originally built as a meeting house by the Society of Friends in 1701.
Sedbergh
Farfield Mill is a Victorian woollen mill in the Yorkshire Dales. Home to artists’ studios, art exhibitions, heritage looms and tea room.
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249 reviewsNr Seascale
Three circles and nine small cairns. The south circle is 104' across, the north-west is 72' with a low central cairn. The third is immediately north of the second, it is 24' across and also encloses a small cairn.
Ulverston
The Laurel and Hardy Museum celebrates the life and career of Stan Laurel, born in Ulverston.
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