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Wednesday September 20, 2017
What's On Moor Row
De’Sean Jones & Knomadik
All the way from Detroit... De’Sean Jones and Knomadik will be bringing funk to Florence Arts Centre for this absolutely-not-to-be-missed...
Florence Arts Centre, Egremont
Fri 29 Sep
Tryckster
Fiddle-driven folk rock with a political conscience, Tryckster bring traditional folk tunes sizzling into life alongside original songs with big...
Florence Arts Centre, Egremont
Sat 30 Sep
Wordsworth House and Garden - A passionate nature
Learn Dorothy Wordsworth’s secrets. Join a 10-minute talk by a costumed servant to uncover the secret life of Dorothy Wordsworth, the woman...
Wordsworth House and Garden, Main Street, Cockermouth
Today, Sat 23 Sep, Wed 27 Sep, Sat 30 Sep, Wed 4 Oct, Sat 7 Oct, Wed 11 Oct, Sat 14 Oct, Wed 18 Oct
Wordsworth House and Garden - Hard at work for the Wordsworths
Step back in time with the servants. Meet the maid or manservant and take in a 10-minute talk about William’s childhood or the harsh realities...
Wordsworth House and Garden, Main Street, Cockermouth
Today, Sat 23 Sep, Wed 27 Sep, Sat 30 Sep, Wed 4 Oct, Sat 7 Oct, Wed 11 Oct, Sat 14 Oct, Wed 18 Oct
Wordsworth House and Garden - Objects of Celebrity #1 The Bowder Stone
A exhibition about a rock the size of a house and the thrill-seeking early tourists who flocked to the Lakes to see it. Glimpse into the strange...
Wordsworth House and Garden, Main Street, Cockermouth
Today, Thu 21 Sep, Sat 23 Sep to Thu 28 Sep, Sat 30 Sep to Thu 5 Oct, Sat 7 Oct to Thu 12 Oct, Sat 14 Oct to Thu 19 Oct, Sat 21 Oct to Thu 26 Oct, Sat 28 Oct, Sun 29 Oct
Wordsworth House and Garden - Matters of life and death
Take a guided tour and learn how the house was saved. Join us for a 30-minute guided house tour and enjoy a personal insight into the family life...
Wordsworth House and Garden, Main Street, Cockermouth
Thu 21 Sep, Mon 25 Sep, Thu 28 Sep, Mon 2 Oct, Thu 5 Oct, Mon 9 Oct, Thu 12 Oct, Mon 16 Oct, Thu 19 Oct
Wordsworth House and Garden - Dumbledore and Horniegoggle
Go wild like William and Dorothy on our trail. Hunt for wild words and wonderful creatures in the house and garden - and get some tips on how to turn...
Wordsworth House and Garden, Main Street, Cockermouth
Sun 24 Sep, Sun 1 Oct, Sun 8 Oct, Sun 15 Oct
Wordsworth House and Garden - Conserving William’s garden
Join our head gardener for a guided tour. Meet our head gardener for a seasonal guided tour of William’s childhood playground and discover what...
Wordsworth House and Garden, Main Street, Cockermouth
Tue 26 Sep
Wordsworth House and Garden - Sounds of the 18th century
Hear our harpsichord being played. Listen to some of the music William might have enjoyed, played on our replica harpsichord - and perhaps even play...
Wordsworth House and Garden, Main Street, Cockermouth
Tue 26 Sep, Tue 3 Oct, Tue 10 Oct, Tue 17 Oct
Wordsworth House and Garden - King Pocky and the Georgian thrill-seekers
An evening talk followed by coffee, cake and conversation. Harvey Wilkinson, National Trust curator for the Lake District, talks about early Lakeland...
Wordsworth House and Garden, Main Street, Cockermouth
Tue 26 Sep
Wordsworth House and Garden - National Poetry Day
Celebrate National Poetry Day at Wordsworth’s childhood home. Seek inspiration, take in a tour or write a poem and share the things that...
Wordsworth House and Garden, Main Street, Cockermouth
Thu 28 Sep
Art craft and gift fair
Lots of art, craft and gifts made and sold by local people. Knitwear, needlework, crochet goods, jewellery, jams and preserves, candles, soaps, silk...
United Reformed Church hall, Cockermouth, Cumbria
Sat 23 Sep, Sat 21 Oct
Green Door at the Merz
Green Door members will be taking part in a new group exhibition with work inspired by Kurt Schwitters or by the Merz Barn Cylinders Estate in...
Cylinders Estate, Langdale, Ambleside
Sun 24 Sep to Thu 12 Oct
Second ABA Grasmere Book Fair
Organised by the Antiquarian Booksellers Association.
The exhibitors will be offering for sale antiquarian and second hand books,maps, prints and...
GRASMERE VILLAGE HALL, BROADGATE, GRASMERE, CUMBRIA.
Fri 13 Oct
Allan Bank and Grasmere - Talk: No man is an island: Hardwick Rawnsley - a green Victorian
Hear first-hand from Rosalind Rawnsley, Great Granddaughter of Hardwicke Rawnsley, how the sale of Grasmere Island in 1893 inspired the foundation of...
Allan Bank and Grasmere, High Close, Loughrigg, Ambleside
Today, Fri 22 Sep
Allan Bank and Grasmere - Hardwicke Rawnsley: One man and an island
Come to sit back, relax with a cup of tea, and enjoy listening to the inspiring story of how the sale of a small island in Grasmere sparked the birth...
Allan Bank and Grasmere, High Close, Loughrigg, Ambleside
Fri 22 Sep, Fri 29 Sep, Fri 6 Oct, Fri 13 Oct, Fri 20 Oct, Fri 3 Nov, Fri 10 Nov
The Fugitives
Described as ‘the missing link between Leonard Cohen and The Pogues’, the band has been nominated for Best Vocal Group at the Canadian Folk Music...
Water Yeat Village Hall
Sun 15 Oct
Rothay Manor Macmillan Coffee Morning
Join Rothay Manor on the biggest coffee morning of them all on September 29th to raise money for Macmillan. Tickets are £7.50, all proceeds do go to...
Rothay Manor Hotel, Ambleside, Cumbria,
Fri 29 Sep
Beatrix Potter Gallery and Hawkshead - Storytelling
Gather round to hear your favourite Beatrix Potter tales, told by one of our friendly volunteers. Listen to Beatrix Potter classic tales told each...
Beatrix Potter Gallery and Hawkshead, Main Street, Hawkshead,
Sat 23 Sep
Hill Top - Hill Top Showcase Tours
Beatrix’s much loved and inspirational Hill Top will be brought to life on this unique tour. Experience the house in the quiet of the evening,...
Hill Top, Near Sawrey, Hawkshead, Ambleside,
Sat 7 Oct
Hill Top - Beatrix Beyond Hill Top
Go beyond Hill Top to experience Beatrix Potter’s wide legacy in her much loved village of Near Sawrey, including exclusive access to the...
Hill Top, Near Sawrey, Hawkshead, Ambleside,
Sat 14 Oct
Townend - A Taste of Townend
The Brownes’ family recipe book is full of great recipes, from meaty mince pies and macaroons to medicines dating back to the 17th century....
Townend, Troutbeck, Windermere,
Thu 21 Sep, Thu 28 Sep, Thu 5 Oct, Thu 12 Oct, Thu 19 Oct
Townend - Talk: Tackling the rot at Townend
Last year we embarked upon an urgent project to save Townend after we found wet rot in two of the house’s main structural beams, come and find...
Townend, Troutbeck, Windermere,
Sat 23 Sep, Sat 30 Sep, Sat 7 Oct, Sat 14 Oct
Quiz
Fun little pub quiz, entry is £2 per head, winner takes all
Mortal Man, Troutbeck, Near Windermere LA231PL
Today, Wed 27 Sep, Wed 4 Oct, Wed 11 Oct, Wed 18 Oct
Stories & poems
Story tellers, poets and ameutuer thespians entertain
Mortal Man, Troutbeck, Near Windermere LA231PL
Thu 21 Sep, Thu 28 Sep, Thu 5 Oct, Thu 12 Oct, Thu 19 Oct