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Acorn Bank, Temple Sowerby, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 1SPTelephone
01539560951Penrith
Wild Soul's Alex Murgatroyd will lead you through the seasonal highlights in the woods at Acorn Bank, taking time to notice and fully engage with nature. Alex is leading three Nature Connection walks at Acorn Bank this year – one in each season.…
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- 2 May 2025Open 13:30 - 14:30
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- 11 July 2025Open 13:30 - 14:30
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Burn How Garden House Hotel, Burn How Garden Hotel, Back Belsfield Rd, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3HHTelephone
01539446226Back Belsfield Rd, Bowness-on-Windermere
A weekend of paddleboarding with leading adventurer and writer Jo Moseley
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- 2 May 2025to5 May 2025Various Opening Times
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Acorn Bank, Temple Sowerby, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 1SPTelephone
01539560951Penrith
Join Wild Soul's Alex Murgatroyd for an hour of meditative relaxation.Reconnect with nature, seasons and elements through sensory and immersive meditation techniques to help you relax, rest, restore and feel grounded in nature and yourself. This…
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- 2 May 2025Open 15:00 - 16:00
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- 3 Oct 2025Open 15:00 - 16:00
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Kirkby Lonsdale Rugby Club, Raygarth, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria, LA6 2DSTelephone
07793149999Kirkby Lonsdale
A micro festival in the beautiful setting of Kirkby Lonsdale and surrounding countryside in the south of the Lake District. We are a family friendly festival kicking off the summer bank holiday weekend celebrating music, arts, and culture. 2nd-4th…
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- 2 May 2025to4 May 2025Various Opening Times
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The Old Laundry Theatre, Crag Brow, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3BXTelephone
015394 40872Bowness-on-Windermere
Friday 2 May
The Mumford & Sons Story recreates the incredible tale of the floor-stomping folk-rock band that in 2009, took the world by storm. Four musicians come together in tweed waistcoats, skinny jeans and bushy beards to celebrate the best of…
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- 2 May 2025Open 19:30 -
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Ravenglass Station, Kendal, Ravenglass, Cumbria, CA18 1SWTelephone
+441229717171Ravenglass
Celebrate 150 Years of Steam at our May Day Bank Holiday Gala Weekend!
3rd–5th May 2025 - An unmissable weekend of heritage railway fun
Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime celebration as we mark 150 years of the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway with a…Dates
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- 3 May 2025Open 09:00 - 17:00
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St Mary's Church, Vicarage Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9DHTelephone
015394 33944Ambleside
Programme: Karl Jenkins: The Armed Man – a Mass for Peace; Vivaldi: Gloria.
With Joyce Tindsley (mezzo), Rachel Little (soprano) and the Lonsdale EnsembleDates
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- 3 May 2025Open 19:30 - 21:30
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Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle Cathedral, The Abbey, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8TZTelephone
01228 548151The Abbey, Carlisle
Supporting local artisan producers, crafters and artists Carlisle's monthly farmers' market can be found in the grounds of the Cathedral on the first Saturday every month, from 9am to 2pm.
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- 3 May 2025Open 09:00 - 14:00
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Muncaster Castle, Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria, CA18 1RQTelephone
01229717614Ravenglass
Dragcaster: Flappers, Feathers & Fabulousness!
Saturday 3 May 2025
Darlings, get ready to shimmy, shake, and sashay into the Roaring Twenties for a night of jaw-dropping drag, sizzling swing beats, and scandalously good times!We're turning up the…
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- 3 May 2025Open 19:00 - 23:50
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Rosehill Theatre, Rosehill Theatre, Moresby, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 6SETelephone
+441946692422Moresby, Whitehaven
Hardwicke Circus was formed by brothers Jonny and Tom Foster, who had a passion for making music from an early age. They developed a reputation on their street for making a racket but they were not to be deterred. Throughout their school years, they…
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- 3 May 2025Open 19:30 - 21:30
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Swim the Lakes, 2 Compston Road, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9DJTelephone
015394 33826Ambleside
Our Rydal Islands and Caves Swim Walk is a perfect mix of easy-going hiking and swimming. Rydal Water has a fascinating history and is the ideal location for wild swimming. Join us on this gem of a swim-walk, swim the islands of Rydal Water, and…
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- 3 May 2025Open 08:30 - 11:30
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- 15 May 2025Various Opening Times
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- 28 Aug 2025Various Opening Times
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- 10 Sept 2025Various Opening Times
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Muncaster Castle, Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria, CA18 1RQTelephone
01229717614Ravenglass
3 -5 May 2025
Muncaster's Sausage Festival is an annual family friendly festival to celebrate all things sausage!Join our six sizzling sausage makers from across the land as they compete for the chance to be crowned The Sausage Champion 2025!
The…
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- 3 May 2025to5 May 2025Open 10:30 - 17:00
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- 9Easter Egg Hunt and FAMILY Fun Day
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- 20Plant Pot Painting and Flower Planting
- 21Spring in Kentmere
- 22Lakeland Loop
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- 24Women in Print - The Caravan Press
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