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Thursday June 29, 2017
What's On Wigton
Crafts and Gifts at Dobbies Garden World Carlisle
A return visit to this long established Garden centre. It’s just a few minutes drive from the popular village of Dalston.The Creative Crafts...
Orton Grange, Carlisle
Fri 21 Jul to Sun 23 Jul
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Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams. Artists performing: Bryan Adams.: Tickets avaiable.
Bitts Park, , Carlisle
Sat 15 Jul
Little Mix
Little Mix. Artists performing: Little Mix.: Tickets avaiable.
Bitts Park, , Carlisle
Sun 16 Jul
The Room In The Elephant
We like to think of it as a ’daring expose revealing the state of contemporary masculinity in a post-feminist milieu’, but Total Theatre...
Old Fire Station, Peter Street, Carlisle
Sat 15 Jul
Stewart Hill Cottage - Open Garden for NGS
8yr old garden comprising mainly roses, courtyard newly designed, organic vegetable garden incl walled kitchen garden, potager,ornamental pool and...
Stewart Hill Cottage, Hesket Newmarket
Sun 2 Jul
Holme Meadow - Open Garden for NGS
Village garden developed and landscaped from scratch by owners. Incl shrubbery, perennial beds supplemented by annuals;gazebo, pergola and trellis...
Holme Meadow, Carlisle
Sun 16 Jul
Summer Serenade
The final concert in this 150th anniversary year for Cockermouth Harmonic Society is a programme of British music. Three tuneful collections of...
All Saints Church, Kirkgate, Cockermouth
Sat 8 Jul
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 22 Jul, Sat 19 Aug
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
Today, Mon 3 Jul, Thu 6 Jul, Mon 10 Jul, Thu 13 Jul, Mon 17 Jul, Thu 20 Jul
Wordsworth House and Garden - The Word-Hoard: Love Letters to Our Land
An exhibition curated by best-selling author Robert Macfarlane. Our first exhibition of 2017 celebrates the natural world and the words we once used...
Wordsworth House and Garden, Main Street, Cockermouth
Today, Sat 1 Jul to Thu 6 Jul, Sat 8 Jul to Thu 13 Jul, Sat 15 Jul to Thu 20 Jul, Sat 22 Jul to Thu 27 Jul, Sat 29 Jul to Thu 3 Aug, Sat 5 Aug to Tue 8 Aug
Wordsworth House and Garden - The Professor of Adventure
Peter McQueen’s magical one-man show about real-life caveman Millican Dalton comes to Cockermouth for two very special performances. He smelt...
Wordsworth House and Garden, Main Street, Cockermouth
Fri 30 Jun
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
Sat 1 Jul, Wed 5 Jul, Sat 8 Jul, Wed 12 Jul, Sat 15 Jul, Wed 19 Jul
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
Sat 1 Jul, Wed 5 Jul, Sat 8 Jul, Wed 12 Jul, Sat 15 Jul, Wed 19 Jul
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 2 Jul, Sun 9 Jul, Sun 16 Jul, Sun 23 Jul, Sun 30 Jul, Sun 6 Aug
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 4 Jul, Tue 11 Jul, Tue 18 Jul
Wordsworth House and Garden - Playthings and pastimes
Explore the weird world of Georgian leisure. Join a 10-minute talk by a costumed servant to discover the strange ways the Georgians amused...
Wordsworth House and Garden, Main Street, Cockermouth
Wed 26 Jul, Wed 2 Aug, Wed 9 Aug, Wed 16 Aug, Wed 23 Aug, Wed 30 Aug
Wordsworth House and Garden - Walk on the wild side
Have fun in the garden. Join a costumed servant on a family garden tour to taste flowers, touch bugs and discover how to turn your own outside space...
Wordsworth House and Garden, Main Street, Cockermouth
Thu 27 Jul, Thu 3 Aug, Thu 10 Aug, Thu 17 Aug, Thu 24 Aug, Thu 31 Aug
Cockermouth Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
Different sized gardens varying from an acre in size to an idyllic cottage styled garden all featuring a variety of garden designs and hard...
Cockermouth Gardens, Cockermouth
Sun 9 Jul
Steam Yacht Gondola - Full Lake Cruise
Enjoy an extended sailing on the glorious Steam Yacht Gondola on Coniston Water in the Lakes. Soak up the serene experience of cruising on a unique...
Steam Yacht Gondola, Coniston Pier, Lake Road, Coniston, Cumbria LA21 8AN
Today, Fri 30 Jun, Mon 3 Jul to Fri 7 Jul, Mon 10 Jul to Fri 14 Jul, Mon 17 Jul to Fri 21 Jul, Mon 24 Jul to Fri 28 Jul, Mon 31 Jul to Fri 4 Aug, Mon 7 Aug to Thu 10 Aug
Wray Castle - Guided Tours
Wray Castle is not your usual National Trust property or your usual castle! So join a guided tour to discover the many tales this Victorian mansion...
Wray Castle
Today to Fri 21 Jul
Sticklebarn and The Langdales - National Meadows Day
In Langdale we are hosting a whole day of activities for National Meadows Day to celebrate the meadows and all that lives within. Activities will...
Sticklebarn and The Langdales
Sat 1 Jul
Steam Yacht Gondola - Walkers Cruise
Experience a grand day out by sailing in style to the start of a fabulous Lakeland walk from one of Gondola’s jetties. Take the 11am cruise to...
Steam Yacht Gondola, Coniston Pier, Lake Road, Coniston, Cumbria LA21 8AN
Sat 1 Jul, Sun 2 Jul, Sat 8 Jul, Sun 9 Jul, Sat 15 Jul, Sun 16 Jul, Sat 22 Jul, Sun 23 Jul, Sat 29 Jul, Sun 30 Jul, Sat 5 Aug, Sun 6 Aug
Borrowdale and Derwent Water - A hay meadow walk
From the heart of the Newlands Valley wander through some of Lakeland’s highest hay meadows, with views of Cat Bells and Skiddaw. Join High...
Borrowdale and Derwent Water
Sat 1 Jul
Footprint - Rustic Bench and Stool Making
Create a rustic greenwood bench or stool using hand tools. Your bench will be ready to take home at the end of the day, and will look fantastic...
Footprint
Sat 1 Jul
Sticklebarn and The Langdales - Quiz Night
Get your thinking caps on at our weekly quiz night, it’s 1 per person to enter and the winning team takes home the kitty. Booking Not Needed.
Sticklebarn and The Langdales
Sun 2 Jul, Sun 9 Jul, Sun 16 Jul, Sun 23 Jul, Sun 30 Jul, Sun 6 Aug
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
