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Browfoot Farm, Staveley, Nr Kendal, Cumbria, LA89JQTelephone
07495808727Nr Kendal
Create your own silver pendant and/or earrings inspired by the natural world. Silver clay is fun, fast to learn and full of creative alchemy. Perfect for beginners and those with some experience.
Silver clay is an exciting material a bit like…
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- 11 May 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
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Whinlatter Forest, Whinlatter Pass, Braithwaite, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5TWTelephone
07810890528Braithwaite, Keswick
The full Flower (or Hare) moon in Scorpio aligns with the colourful early summer flowers blooming and symbolises fertility, growth and change; blossoming into your fullest potential! It brings an invitation to transform, heal, and empower ourselves…
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- 12 May 2025Open 19:00 - 22:00
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Dalemain Mansion & Historic Gardens, Dalemain, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 0HBTelephone
01768486450Penrith
Join us at Dalemain for our informative and fun gardening days.
This will give you the unique opportunity to follow our garden through the seasons at close hand, while learning alongside a small group of people. Whether you're green-fingered or…Venue
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Castlerigg Hall, Keswick, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4TETelephone
+441768774499Keswick
Walk Yourself Happy: The Lakes – One-Day Walking & Wellness Events Discover the Power of Walking and Wellbeing with Julia Bradbury in the Heart of the Lake District in May 2025! Join Julia Bradbury for an inspiring one-day walking and wellness event…
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- 12 May 2025to13 May 2025Various Opening Times
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Another Place, The Lake, Another Place, The Lake, Lake District National Park, Another Place The Lake, Ullswater, Watermillock, Cumbria, CA11 0LPTelephone
+441768486442Another Place The Lake, Ullswater, Watermillock
Morning swims and downward dogs at dawn, slowly unfolding practices and restorative sensory sessions to recharge and relax. Breathe deep and let it flow on our two-night yoga break with instructor Julia Poole, hosted by us at Another Place, The Lake…
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- 12 May 2025to14 May 2025Various Opening Times
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- 6 Oct 2025to8 Oct 2025Various Opening Times
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Rosehill Theatre, Rosehill Theatre, Moresby, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 6SETelephone
01946 692422Moresby, Whitehaven
Join Emma, a seasoned professional actor with over 25 years of experience in television, theatre, and radio, for an exclusive Acting Masterclass.
Emma has starred in hit TV shows like Vera, Emmerdale, Midsomer Murders, Red Rose, Doctors, and…
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- 14 May 2025Open 18:30 - 20:30
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Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle Cathedral, The Abbey, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8TZTelephone
01228548151The Abbey, Carlisle
e look forward to hearing Edward Taylor on Wednesday 14 May at his next Organ Recital organised as part of the Free Live Music Series at Carlisle Cathedral.
This event is free to enter; there will be a retiring collection at the end of the concert…
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- 14 May 2025Open 14:00 - 15:00
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Whinlatter Forest, Whinlatter Pass, Braithwaite, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5TWTelephone
017687 78469Braithwaite, Keswick
This May, Forestry England will be offering a series of mental wellbeing walks in partnership with charity Mind Over Mountains. These walks will be gentle, half day strolls through our forest guided by a Mind Over Mountains walk leader who will show…
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- 14 May 2025Open 09:30 - 12:30
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- 14 May 2025Open 13:30 - 16:30
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Fellinis, Church St, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9ADTelephone
015394 33845Church St, Ambleside
On a stormy night, fate brings two strangers together, unleashing a love with the power to end worlds. Meanwhile, in the realm of the gods, an epic battle ensues between their ruler Wotan and his rebellious daughter, Brünnhilde.
Tickets: Ticket…
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- 14 May 2025Open 17:10 -
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- 18 May 2025Open 14:00 -
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Swim the Lakes, 2 Compston Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9DJTelephone
015394 33826Ambleside
Try outdoor swimming with Swim the Lakes in Ambleside, right at the heart of the Lake District and in one of the best locations in Britain for wild swimming. We are spoilt for choice in the Lake District, come and try it out for yourself and get…
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- 14 May 2025Open 08:30 - 10:30
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- 16 July 2025Various Opening Times
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Bassenthwaite Lake Station, Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9YLTelephone
+447852162142Cockermouth
A 6-hour workshop with a foraging expert, which includes ID guidance, picking wild ingredients and using them to prepare dinner.
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- 15 May 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
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The Old Laundry Theatre, Crag Bow, Bowness on Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3BXTelephone
015394 40872Bowness on Windermere
Light Stories is tales from Matthew Barley's life, told through music and projected imagery, narrating his search for meaning in music-making and how, in time, he came to heal past wounds.
The performance incorporates pieces by Joby Talbot, Anna…
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- 15 May 2025Open 19:30 -
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30th April 2025A coming-together of four very different artists/makers based in Cumbria – who all assemble ideas,…
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9th April 2025-13th July 2025Annual Art Exhibition showing work by over 100 artist from throughout Cumbria.
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18th April 2025-27th April 2025Join us on the last Friday of each month at the Cathedral Cafe and Bar for our monthly quiz…
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25th April 2025On April 26, Mozart's timeless comedy returns to cinemas worldwide with a live broadcast from the…
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26th April 2025Demonstration printing session led by Heather Mullender-Ross & Tracy Hill using Gwyneth Alban Davis…
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26th April 2025'Short Cut to Nature Journalling' with Steve Pardue Have you wanted to create a nature journal…
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27th April 2025Weekly Market each Wednesday. Good range of fresh produce, gifts and household essentials.
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24th July 2024-23rd July 2025A 3-hour session with a foraging expert, including ID work, finding and tasting wild ingredients,…
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30th April 2025Can you discover eight of the birds that call Sizergh home? Take part in the Spring Bird Challenge…
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29th March 2025-27th April 2025Our Easter Trail this year leads you around Wordsworth Grasmere in search of 'spots of time' from…
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21st April 2025-24th April 2025Book your place on a fused glass taster session at the RD Glass studio. Learn a new skill and have…
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26th April 2025Welcome to our cozy bedtime for lambs! As you settle in to bottle feed these adorable little ones,…
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8th March 2025-10th May 2025This richly illustrated talk by Mark Hatton explores the development of grave markers and focuses…
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26th April 2025Welcome to our cozy bedtime for lambs! As you settle in to bottle feed these adorable little ones,…
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24th April 2025-25th April 2025A lovely opportunity to capture the beauty of some of our favourite seasonal flowers of Springtime …
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27th April 2025The Kendal Colour Dash is back, and the only St John's Hospice Colour Dash in 2025! Join St John's…
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30th April 2025A coming-together of four very different artists/makers based in Cumbria – who all assemble ideas,…
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9th April 2025-13th July 2025Annual Art Exhibition showing work by over 100 artist from throughout Cumbria.
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18th April 2025-27th April 2025Join us on the last Friday of each month at the Cathedral Cafe and Bar for our monthly quiz…
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25th April 2025On April 26, Mozart's timeless comedy returns to cinemas worldwide with a live broadcast from the…
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26th April 2025Demonstration printing session led by Heather Mullender-Ross & Tracy Hill using Gwyneth Alban Davis…
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27th April 2025Weekly Market each Wednesday. Good range of fresh produce, gifts and household essentials.
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30th April 2025Can you discover eight of the birds that call Sizergh home? Take part in the Spring Bird Challenge…
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21st April 2025-24th April 2025
- 1Fused Glass Taster Session
- 2Lambs Bedtime
- 3Armitt Talk Series 2025: The Artistry, Meaning & Mystery of Cumbrian Gravestones over the ages
- 4Shipyard Town Gallery
- 5Introduction to Outdoor Swimming
- 6Design & Plan your own Garden - 2 days with Shelagh Todd - lecturer, garden designer & plantswoman
- 7Rediscovering Pencils in Art - Spring Flowers' with Margaret Jarvis
- 8St John's Hospice Kendal Colour Dash
- 9All The Better To Hear You With
- 10Lunchtime Recital: Bradley Creswick-violinist extraordinaire
- 11Assemblage – Heather Hanna, Seamus Hanna, Elizabeth Shorrock and Keith Shorrock
- 12Art Exhibition
- 13Quiz Night
- 14Met Opera Season 2024-25: Le Nozze di Figaro
- 15Printmaking Demonstration
- 16Geoff Norcott: Work in Progress
- 17'Shortcut to Nature Journalling' with Steve Pardue
- 18Workington Wednesday Market
- 19Forage and Nibble at Holker Hall
- 20Sizergh's Spring Bird Challenge
- 21Easter Family Fun
- 22Sterling Silver Jewellery - 3 Silver Rings in a day - with Melinda Scarborough
- 23Spring Landscape Week
- 24Workington Pride 2025
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