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Larch Cottage Nurseries - Open Garden for NGS
Thu 9 Jul, Thu 6 Aug, Thu 3 Sep
Larch Cottage Nurseries, Penrith CA10 2DR
A unique nursery and garden designed and built over the past 40 yrs. The gardens inc lawns, flowing perennial borders, rare and unusual shrubs,...
Art Exhibition at Carlisle Cathedral fratry
Sat 18 Jul to Sun 2 Aug
Carlisle Cathedral CA3 8TZ
Carlisle & Cumbria Artists present their 57th annual art exhibition at Carlisle Cathedral fratry. 50 local artists will be exhibiting a wide...
Czech In
Sat 1 Aug
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
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...
Bess & Barrel
Sat 1 Aug
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...
The Last Train to Tomorrow
Sat 1 Aug
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...
Musical Curiosities: Cloudland
Sun 2 Aug
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
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
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...
Yewbarrow House - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 2 Aug
Yewbarrow House, Grange-over-Sands LA11 6BE
More Cornwall than Cumbria, according to Country Life, a colourful 4 acre garden filled with exotic and rare plants, with dramatic views over...
Hathor Duo
Mon 3 Aug
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...
Czech Mates
Mon 3 Aug
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...
Ignas Maknickas
Mon 3 Aug
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...
Emergence: Haydn and Grieg
Tue 4 Aug
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
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...
Samba Workshop with DrumNation
Wed 5 Aug
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...
The Spirit of the Guitar
Wed 5 Aug
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: Ravel and Elgar
Wed 5 Aug
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...
Flutes & Frets at Brantwood
Thu 6 Aug
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
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
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...
Nadejda String Quartet
Thu 6 Aug
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...
Resol String Quartet
Fri 7 Aug
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
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...
Coffee morning
Fri 7 Aug
Beaumont Parish Hall
Kirkandrews on Eden
Carlisle CA5 6DX
Monthly Friday Coffee morning.
Come along to the monthly coffee morning, make some new friends, and enjoy coffee, tea and a variety of...
String Fever
Sat 8 Aug
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...
Isata Kanneh-Mason
Sat 8 Aug
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...
Galesyke - Open Garden for NGS
Sat 8 Aug and Sun 9 Aug
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...
Abi and Tom's Garden Plants - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 9 Aug
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...
Festival Finale: Cavalleria Rusticana
Sun 9 Aug
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),...
Ivy House - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 9 Aug
Ivy House, Cumwhitton CA8 9EX
Approx 2 acres of sloping fellside garden with meandering paths leading to a series of rooms: inc pond, fern garden, Acer terrace, shrubberies,...
Concerteenies: The Duck With No Luck
Sun 9 Aug
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...
BounceFest Inflatable Fun Zone
Tue 11 Aug
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...
BounceFest Inflatable Fun Zone
Wed 12 Aug and Thu 13 Aug
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...
Scafell Pike and Scafell via Lord’s Rake – Guided Hike, Lake District
Sat 15 Aug
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...
Who’s ready to take on Helvellyn via Striding & Swirral Edges? ? Th
Sat 15 Aug
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...
August Sunday afternoon teas
Sun 16 Aug
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...
Middle Blakebank - Open Garden for NGS
Sat 22 Aug
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...
Hot Aire! Concert Band
Sat 22 Aug
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...
Hot Aire! Concert Band
Sun 23 Aug
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
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
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...
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August Sunday afternoon teas
Sun 30 Aug
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...
Workshop: behind the scenes in the Walled Garden
Sun 30 Aug
Holker Hall & Gardens
Cark-in-Cartmel LA11 7PL
Go behind the scenes at Holker Hall & Gardens with our Walled Garden Workshop, a hands-on experience for gardening enthusiasts of all levels...
Bess & Barrel
Sun 30 Aug
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...
Fell Yeat - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 30 Aug and Mon 31 Aug
Fell Yeat, Kirkby Lonsdale LA6 2JW
Relaxed, natural 1 acre garden, the largest part of which was started 35 yrs ago. Planted with many unusual trees, shrubs and large collection of...
Netherby Hall - Open Garden for NGS
Mon 31 Aug
Netherby Hall, Carlisle CA6 5PR
Netherby Hall Garden is 36 acres, consisting of a 1½ acre walled kitchen garden which produces fruit, vegetables and herbs for the Pentonbridge Inn...
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!