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Saturday September 23, 2017
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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 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 - 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, 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 - 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, 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 - 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 - 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
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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
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
Sat 21 Oct, Sat 28 Oct
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
Today, Sat 21 Oct
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,
Sat 21 Oct to Sun 29 Oct
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
‘Back Again’ by Keith Brown
Exhibition of paintings representing the arrivals of the geese and ducks that return to the Solway during the winter.
WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre, Eastpark Farm, Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Today to Sat 28 Oct
Dawn Flight
Join the wardens as we open early to experience the wild geese flighting in against the dawn sky. The coffee shop will also be open early to provide...
WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre, Eastpark Farm, Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Sun 8 Oct
Moth evening: Ivy & Sugaring
As part of National Moth Night 2017, we will be looking at moths at WWT Caerlaverock. The theme is ’ivy and sugaring’ so we will look at...
WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre, Eastpark Farm, Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Fri 13 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
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
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 29 Sep, Fri 6 Oct, Fri 13 Oct, Fri 20 Oct, Fri 3 Nov, Fri 10 Nov
Allan Bank and Grasmere - Woodland pumpkin trail
The Allan Bank woodland has been taken over by spooky pumpkins, venture into the woods and see how many you can find... don’t forget to check...
Allan Bank and Grasmere, High Close, Loughrigg, Ambleside
Sat 21 Oct to Sun 5 Nov
Borrowdale and Derwent Water - The Time Machine
Like HG Wells’ Time Machine the massive boulder at Bowder Stone has stood unchanged while the world has evolved around it. Visit our pop-up...
Borrowdale and Derwent Water
Today to Sun 29 Oct
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
Today, Sun 24 Sep, Sat 30 Sep, Sun 1 Oct, Sat 7 Oct, Sun 8 Oct, Sat 14 Oct, Sun 15 Oct
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 24 Sep, Sun 1 Oct, Sun 8 Oct, Sun 15 Oct
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
Mon 25 Sep to Fri 29 Sep, Mon 2 Oct to Fri 6 Oct, Mon 9 Oct to Fri 13 Oct, Mon 16 Oct