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Hot Aire! Concert Band
Sun 23 Aug 26
Carlisle Castle
Castle Way
Carlisle CA3 8UR
We are proud to have a wide repertoire, playing music from the movies to well-loved hits from the musicals and pop from across the decades...
August Sunday afternoon teas
Sun 23 Aug 26
Beaumont Parish Hall
Kirkandrews on Eden
Carlisle CA5 6DX
Traditional homemade sandwiches and a selection of cakes with tea or coffee. Also on Sunday 23rd and Sunday 30th August from 2pm to 5pm...
Penrith Bead Fair - Sun 23rd Aug - Free Entry & Refreshments!
Sun 23 Aug 26
Stainton Village Hall, Kings Arm, Penrith CA11 0EP
Free Admission & Refreshments! The latest semi precious beads by MrBead, seed beads & findings by Southampton Bead Shop, and more to make great...
Hot Aire! Concert Band
Sat 22 Aug 26
Carlisle Cathedral
The Abbey
Carlisle CA3 8TZ
Hot Aire! Concert Band are delighted to be able to play their vibrant uplifting music for the lovely people of Carlisle in this amazing setting for...
Middle Blakebank - Open Garden for NGS
Sat 22 Aug 26
Middle Blakebank, Kendal LA8 8HP
With meticulously considered grounds that inc formal planting areas, abundant borders, a wondrous orchard and a wildflower meadow, you will be sure...
BounceFest Inflatable Fun Zone
Wed 19 Aug 26
Windermere School
Patterdale Road
Windermere LA23 1NW
BounceFest is a high-energy inflatable play experience for children aged 3–12 years, filled with giant bouncy castles, thrilling slides, obstacle...
August Sunday afternoon teas
Sun 16 Aug 26
Beaumont Parish Hall
Kirkandrews on Eden
Carlisle CA5 6DX
Traditional homemade sandwiches and a selection of cakes with tea or coffee. Also on Sunday 23rd and Sunday 30th August from 2pm to 5pm...
Who’s ready to take on Helvellyn via Striding & Swirral Edges? ? Th
Sat 15 Aug 26
glenridding LA22 9BS
Join Sean Schofield, a qualified and highly experienced Mountain Leader, for one of the Lake District’s most celebrated mountain routes, Helvellyn...
Scafell Pike and Scafell via Lord’s Rake – Guided Hike, Lake District
Sat 15 Aug 26
Eskdale, Lake District CA19 1TH
Join Mountain Leader Tony Lowe for a challenging and rewarding day tackling Scafell Pike and Scafell via the legendary Lord’s Rake,one of the Lake...
BounceFest Inflatable Fun Zone
Tue 11 Aug 26
Barrow Island Community & Sports Hub, Island Road, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 2SB
BounceFest is a high-energy inflatable play experience for children aged 0–12 years, filled with giant bouncy castles, thrilling slides, obstacle...
Abi and Tom's Garden Plants - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 9 Aug 26
Abi and Tom's Garden Plants, Grange-over-Sands LA11 6RT
The 1 acre nursery garden is a fusion of traditional horticultural values with modern approaches to the display, growing and use of plant material...
Concerteenies: The Duck With No Luck
Sun 9 Aug 26
Abbot Hall, Kirkland, Kendal LA9 5AL
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Join Concerteenies for the musical story of The Duck With No Luck...
Festival Finale: Cavalleria Rusticana
Sun 9 Aug 26
Kendal Leisure Centre, Burton Road, Kendal LA9 7HX
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Performed by Kirsty McClean (Santuzza), Jay Broadhurst (Turiddu), Anna Elizabeth Cooper (Lola),...
Isata Kanneh-Mason
Sat 8 Aug 26
Kendal Town Hall, 9a Lowther Street, Kendal LA9 4DL
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Beethoven Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor Op.27, No...
String Fever
Sat 8 Aug 26
Kendal Town Hall, 9a Lowther Street, Kendal LA9 4DL
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Playful, witty and inventive, 'the world's first genetically modified string...
Galesyke - Open Garden for NGS
Sat 8 Aug 26
Galesyke, Wasdale CA20 1ET
4 acre garden combining formal areas, shrubberies and woodland, dissected by the River Irt which can be crossed by a suspension bridge...
Resol String Quartet
Fri 7 Aug 26
Victoria Hall, Main Street, Grange-over-Sands LA11 6DX
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Coleridge-Taylor Five Fantasiestücke for String Quartet, Op...
Echo: Ruby Hughes and Huw Watkins
Fri 7 Aug 26
Ambleside Parish Church, Vicarage Road, Ambleside LA22 9DH
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Performed by Ruby Hughes (Soprano) & Huw Watkins (Piano)
Bach Sarabande from Partita...
BounceFest Inflatable Fun Zone
Fri 7 Aug 26
Askam Rugby Club
Sandy Lane
Askam in Furness
Cumbria LA16 7BD
BounceFest is a high-energy inflatable play experience for children aged 0–12 years, filled with giant bouncy castles, thrilling slides, obstacle...
Nadejda String Quartet
Thu 6 Aug 26
Cartmel Priory, The Square, Cartmel LA11 6QB
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Schubert String Quartet in A minor Op.29 'Rosamunde'
Ravel String Quartet in...
Flutes & Frets at Brantwood
Thu 6 Aug 26
Brantwood, East of Lake, Coniston LA21 8AD
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Ruskin's historic lakeside home plays host to two intricate and imaginative concerts with...
Septura Brass
Thu 6 Aug 26
Cartmel Priory, The Square, Cartmel LA11 6QB
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Britten Fanfare for St Edmundsbury
Rossini Overture to William Tell
Mussorgsky Suite from...
Brass Blast Workshop with Septura Brass
Thu 6 Aug 26
Cartmel Priory, The Square, Cartmel LA11 6QB
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Calling all brass musicians - join Septura Brass members on a journey from buzz to brilliance in...
Emergence: Ravel and Elgar
Wed 5 Aug 26
St John's Church, Ambleside Road, Keswick CA12 4DD
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Performed by Nadejda String Quartet & Resol String Quartet
Ravel String Quartet in F
Elgar...
Samba Workshop with DrumNation
Wed 5 Aug 26
Crow Park, Lake Road, Keswick CA12 5DJ
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Come and make some noise! DrumNation are a powerhouse samba collective, who invite you to grab...
BounceFest Inflatable Fun Zone
Wed 5 Aug 26
Kendal Rugby Club, Mint Bridge, Shap Road, Kendal LA9 6NY
BounceFest is a high-energy inflatable play experience for children aged 0–12 years, filled with giant bouncy castles, thrilling slides, obstacle...
The Spirit of the Guitar
Wed 5 Aug 26
St John's Church, Ambleside Road, Keswick CA12 4DD
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Performed by Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
Rossini Sinfonia from The Italian Girl in...
Emergence: Haydn and Grieg
Tue 4 Aug 26
Hawkshead Parish Church, Church Hill, Hawkshead LA22 0PQ
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Nadejda String Quartet | Resol String Quartet
Haydn String Quartet in C Op.74, No...
Serenades and Dances
Tue 4 Aug 26
Hawkshead Parish Church, Church Hill, Hawkshead LA22 0PQ
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Performed by Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
Bellinati Baião de Gude
Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio...
Hathor Duo
Mon 3 Aug 26
St Oswald's Church, Church Stile, Grange-over-Sands LA22 9SW
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Harty In Ireland
Andy Scott Sonata for flute and harp
Vaughan Williams Silent Noon (arr...
Ignas Maknickas
Mon 3 Aug 26
Ambleside Parish Church, Vicarage Road, Ambleside LA22 9DH
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Schumann Kinderszenen Op.15
Ciurlionis Four Preludes
Chopin Waltzes Op...
Czech Mates
Mon 3 Aug 26
Ambleside Parish Church, Vicarage Road, Ambleside LA22 9DH
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Performed by: Wihan String Quartet, Trio Bohémo, Marcelo Rodrigues (Double Bass), Nadejda Strin...
Musical Curiosities: Cloudland
Sun 2 Aug 26
Windermere Jetty Museum, Rayrigg Road, Bowness-on-Windermere LA23 1BN
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Join flautist Meera Maharaj and harpist Lucy Nolan as they embark upon a journey into the...
Agogo String Quartet
Sun 2 Aug 26
Kendal Town Hall, 9a Lowther Street, Kendal LA9 4DL
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Fanny Mendelssohn String Quartet in E flat
Dvorák Cypresses Nos...
Wihan String Quartet
Sun 2 Aug 26
Kendal Town Hall, 9a Lowther Street, Kendal LA9 4DL
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Janácek String Quartet No.1 'The Kreutzer Sonata'
Smetana Quartet No...
The Last Train to Tomorrow
Sat 1 Aug 26
Ambleside Parish Centre, Vicarage Road, Ambleside LA22 9DH
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines arrived in the UK on the last Winton train from Prague in 1939...
Czech In
Sat 1 Aug 26
Ambleside Parish Church, Vicarage Road, Ambleside LA22 9DH
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Performed by Lake District Music Academy, Ignas Maknickas (Piano), Agogo String Quartet, Nadejda...
Trio Bohémo
Sat 1 Aug 26
Ambleside Parish Church, Vicarage Road, Ambleside LA22 9DH
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Dvorák Piano Trio in E minor Op.90 'Dumky'
Reicha Piano Trio in F Op...
Helvellyn via Striding and Swirral Edges - Lake District
Sat 1 Aug 26
glenridding LA22 9BS
Join Sean Schofield, a qualified and highly experienced Mountain Leader, for one of the Lake District’s most celebrated mountain routes, Helvellyn...
Bess & Barrel
Sat 1 Aug 26
Holker Hall & Gardens
Cark-in-Cartmel LA11 7PL
Experience the perfect blend of music, food, and craft beer at Bess & Barrel, our monthly Summer celebration held in the stunning Holker Hall and...
Opera North: Mini Magic Flute
Fri 31 Jul 26
Barrow Library, Ramsden Square, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 1LL
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Come with us on a fun, enchanting musical adventure inspired by Mozart's opera The Magic...
The Four Seasons
Fri 31 Jul 26
The Coro, County Road, Ulverston LA12 7LZ
(Part of the Lake District Music Summer Festival)
Performed by Rachel Podger (Violin/Director) & Brecon Baroque
Bach Excerpts from The Art of...
BounceFest Inflatable Fun Zone
Tue 28 Jul 26
Barrow Island Community & Sports Hub, Island Road, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 2SB
BounceFest is a high-energy inflatable play experience for children aged 0–12 years, filled with giant bouncy castles, thrilling slides, obstacle...
'What the sea decides to give you' photographic exhibition
Sat 25 Jul 26
The Dock Museum
North Road
Barrow-in-Furness LA14 2PW
'What the sea decides to give you' exhibition about the Morecambe Bay fishing community by photographer Tessa Bunney
Westmorland Dales Festival
Sat 25 Jul 26
Market Square
Kirkby Stephen
Cumbria CA17 4QN
Explore, enjoy, discover! Lots of free activities for all.
Join us in and around Kirkby Stephen over the weekend of Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 July...
Eden Place - Open Garden for NGS
Sat 25 Jul 26
Eden Place, Kirkby Stephen CA17 4AP
3 acre garden with many large perennial borders and island beds enclosed by tall hedges. Part of the garden is made over to aviaries with exotic...
Summer Social at Beetham Nurseries
Sat 25 Jul 26
Pool Darkin Lane
Beetham LA7 7AP
Join us for a Beetham Summer Social in the lush backdrop of The Growing Nursery gardens!
Play YETI pong for your chance to win a free YETI...
BounceFest Inflatable Fun Zone
Wed 22 Jul 26
Kendal Rugby Club, Mint Bridge, Shap Road, Kendal LA9 6NY
BounceFest is a high-energy inflatable play experience for children aged 0–12 years, filled with giant bouncy castles, thrilling slides, obstacle...
Winton Park - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 19 Jul 26
Winton Park, Kirkby Stephen CA17 4PG
5 acre country garden bordered by the banks of the River Eden with stunning views. Many fine conifers, acers and rhododendrons, herbaceous borders,...
Verdi: Requiem
Sat 18 Jul 26
Kendal Parish Church, Kirkland, Kendal LA9 5AF
Cumbria Festival Chorus, with orchestra led by Pam Redman, present Verdi's great Requiem. With soloists Faye Bowness (soprano), Joyce Tindsley...
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Things to do around Cumbria
If you're planning a day out in Cumbria, England's most northern-west county, you're in for a treat. Cumbria covers the Lake District, Eden Valley, the North Pennines, and a small part of the Yorkshire Dales. Here are some delightful activities to consider:
1. Conquer the Old Man of Coniston:
- Situated in the heart of the Lake District, the Old Man of Coniston is the highest point in traditional Cumbria. Choose from different walking routes, which can take up to 3 hours. The direct route starts from Coniston and offers amazing views of Lake Coniston once you reach the top. Be prepared for strenuous hiking, but the vistas are worth it! Best attempted in good weather due to strong winds and rain risks.
2. Explore Eden Valley and North Pennines:
- Eden Valley, flowing through Kirkby Stephen and Appleby, offers stunning beauty between the North Pennines and the Lake District. Enjoy riverside walks, sandstone cliffs, and picturesque landscapes. It's a professional walker's dream.
3. Visit South Lakes Zoo:
- Located in Barrow-in-Furness, South Lakes Zoo is a family-friendly day out. Get up close to endangered and rare animals, hand-feed giraffes, kangaroos, penguins, and lemurs. A smaller zoo, but cute and fun for all ages.
4. Discover Ambleside Roman Fort:
- Explore the Ambleside Roman Fort, tentatively identified as Galava. Learn about its history and enjoy the ruins. The fort overlooks Lake Windermere and offers a glimpse into ancient times.
5. Go Ape Whinlatter:
- Head to Go Ape Whinlatter for high ropes and Forest Segways. Enjoy views across Bassenthwaite Lake and Derwentwater. Located in Whinlatter Forest, it's an adventure-filled day in the great outdoors.
Remember, Cumbria's natural beauty, historic sites, and outdoor adventures promise an unforgettable day out!
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1. Conquer the Old Man of Coniston:
- Situated in the heart of the Lake District, the Old Man of Coniston is the highest point in traditional Cumbria. Choose from different walking routes, which can take up to 3 hours. The direct route starts from Coniston and offers amazing views of Lake Coniston once you reach the top. Be prepared for strenuous hiking, but the vistas are worth it! Best attempted in good weather due to strong winds and rain risks.
2. Explore Eden Valley and North Pennines:
- Eden Valley, flowing through Kirkby Stephen and Appleby, offers stunning beauty between the North Pennines and the Lake District. Enjoy riverside walks, sandstone cliffs, and picturesque landscapes. It's a professional walker's dream.
3. Visit South Lakes Zoo:
- Located in Barrow-in-Furness, South Lakes Zoo is a family-friendly day out. Get up close to endangered and rare animals, hand-feed giraffes, kangaroos, penguins, and lemurs. A smaller zoo, but cute and fun for all ages.
4. Discover Ambleside Roman Fort:
- Explore the Ambleside Roman Fort, tentatively identified as Galava. Learn about its history and enjoy the ruins. The fort overlooks Lake Windermere and offers a glimpse into ancient times.
5. Go Ape Whinlatter:
- Head to Go Ape Whinlatter for high ropes and Forest Segways. Enjoy views across Bassenthwaite Lake and Derwentwater. Located in Whinlatter Forest, it's an adventure-filled day in the great outdoors.
Remember, Cumbria's natural beauty, historic sites, and outdoor adventures promise an unforgettable day out!