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Thursday June 29, 2017
What's On Ravenglass
Colour Run for Hospice at Home West Cumbria
Colour Run for Hospice at Home West Cumbria returns! A Choice of 1k or 5k routes and your race entry fee includes access to the gardens and Hawk &...
Muncaster Castle Ravenglass
Sun 2 Jul
A Diversity of Threads (Exhibition)
This summer the Florence Arts Centre gallery will come alive with a diversity of threads, showing and celebrating textiles and needlework from six...
Florence Arts Centre, Egremont
Today to Sun 2 Jul, Wed 5 Jul to Sun 9 Jul, Wed 12 Jul to Sat 15 Jul
Tom Hingley (Inspiral Carpets)
A very special acoustic solo show in our intimate auditorium from one of the great voices of 90s Britpop - Tom Hingley, front man and lead singer...
Florence Arts Centre, Egremont
Sat 1 Jul
Handmade Shawl Pins Demonstration
To accompany the exhibition, A Diversity of Threads, participating artists will be holding a series of workshops and demonstrations giving you the...
Florence Arts Centre, Egremont
Sun 2 Jul
Meet-the-Artist: Sue Cosham
Sue Cosham is a local textile artist whose work is on show as part of our summer exhibition: A Diversity of Threads.
On Saturday 8 July Sue will...
Florence Arts Centre, Egremont
Sat 8 Jul
Open Mic Night at Florence Arts Centre
There’s a great live music scene here in West Cumbria and our monthly Open Mic and Jazz Nights are a great way to check out local acts - for...
Florence Arts Centre, Egremont
Wed 19 Jul
Jazz Jam and Open Mic at Florence Arts Centre
There’s a great live music scene here in West Cumbria and our monthly Open Mic and Jazz Nights are a great way to check out local acts - for...
Florence Arts Centre, Egremont
Fri 21 Jul, Fri 15 Sep
Exhibition: To see the mountain in the stone, the forest in the tree
This exhibition of drawings and sketches by Doris Rohr is the culmination of three and half years of practice-based research examining the natural...
Florence Arts Centre, Egremont
Sat 22 Jul, Sun 23 Jul, Wed 26 Jul to Sun 30 Jul, Wed 2 Aug to Sun 6 Aug, Wed 9 Aug to Sat 12 Aug
Luke Yates & Keekwyn
Luke Yates and Keekwyn are together at Florence Arts Centre for one night only! Two singer-songwriters join from across continents to perform an...
Florence Arts Centre, Egremont
Sat 22 Jul
Ukulele Class at Florence Arts Centre
The Florence Arts Centre ukulele group class for beginners and improvers!
Every fourth Sunday, 2pm to 4pm: ukulele beginners and improvers (£5)
...
Florence Arts Centre, Egremont
Sun 23 Jul
Woodend House - Open Garden for NGS
An interesting garden tucked away in a small hamlet. Meandering gravel paths lead around the garden with imaginative, colourful planting and lots of...
Woodend House, Egremont
Sun 23 Jul
Sean Kelly: Sold Your Way!
A night of stand-up comedy & charity auction.
Star of Storage Hunters, Sean Kelly, the ever-smiling, ever-shouting auctioneer. He’s led a crazy...
Beggar’s Theatre, Market Square, Millom
Fri 7 Jul
Buttermere Valley - Hay meadow walk at High Snab Farm, Newlands
From the heart of the Newlands Valley wander through some of Lakelands highest hay meadows, with views of Cat Bells and Skiddaw. Join High...
Buttermere Valley, Unit 16, Leconfield Industrial Estate, Cleator Moor,
Sat 1 Jul
Buttermere Valley - Hay meadow walk at Loweswater
Find out how we’re celebrating National Haymeadows Day. Over the last 30 years the National Trust has worked in collaboration with the farm...
Buttermere Valley, Unit 16, Leconfield Industrial Estate, Cleator Moor,
Sat 1 Jul
Buttermere Valley - Self-led family #wildtime trail
Hey, walking in the Lake District’s not just for adults! Go wild in the great outdoors following a fun-packed trail along the lakeshore at...
Buttermere Valley, Unit 16, Leconfield Industrial Estate, Cleator Moor,
Fri 21 Jul to Sun 3 Sep
Day Sailings to Isle of Man
This years only direct sailings from Cumbria to the Isle of Man are from Whitehaven North Pier to Douglas on MV Balmoral.
On Friday and Saturday...
Whitehaven North Pier (off North Shore Road, near Tesco)
Fri 21 Jul to Sun 23 Jul
Beatrix Potter Gallery and Hawkshead - Conservation in action
See the team care for our collection. Booking Not Needed.
Beatrix Potter Gallery and Hawkshead, Main Street, Hawkshead,
Fri 30 Jun, Fri 7 Jul, Fri 14 Jul, Fri 21 Jul, Fri 28 Jul, Fri 4 Aug, Fri 11 Aug
Allan Bank and Grasmere - Nature Detectives
Pick up your explorer pack and head out into our wild woodland with a National Trust Ranger. Booking Not Needed.
Allan Bank and Grasmere, High Close, Loughrigg, Ambleside
Thu 27 Jul, Thu 3 Aug, Thu 10 Aug, Thu 17 Aug, Thu 24 Aug, Thu 31 Aug
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 1 Jul, Sat 5 Aug
Hill Top - Conservation in action
Chat to our Conservation volunteers and learn about how we care for our large book collection at Hill Top. Booking Not Needed.
Hill Top, Near Sawrey, Hawkshead, Ambleside,
Thu 6 Jul
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 8 Jul
Rhythem of the Dance
This incredible live show creates a new era in Irish entertainment, featuring world champion dancers, a traditional Irish band, and the handsome...
The Forum, 28 Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness
Fri 7 Jul
Sir Ranulph Fiennes
In Mind Over Matter, Sir Ranulph Fiennes offers a personal journey through his life, from birth to the present day.
From light-hearted to...
The Forum, 28 Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness
Mon 10 Jul
Giovanni Pernice - Dance is Life
Giovanni Pernice & Luba Mushtuk, from Strictly Come Dancing, star in ‘il ballo è vita’.
Not just another ‘An evening with….’ show, but a...
The Forum, 28 Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness
Wed 19 Jul
Rydal Hall - Open Garden for NGS
Formal Italianate gardens designed by Thomas Mawson in 1911; the gardens have recently been restored to their former glory. Formal garden with...
Rydal Hall, Ambleside
Thu 6 Jul
Watch for Whales and Dolphins
Sea Watch Foundations’ annual National Whale and Dolphin Watch.
Take part by recording and reporting your sightings, all you need is a pen and some sightings forms.
Saturday 29th July - Sunday August 6th
