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  • The Old Courthouse Gallery, Ambleside
    In Explore, Art & Culture, Attractions, Treat Yourself, Gift Ideas, Shopping

    Old Courthouse Gallery - breathing new life into the Ambleside Courthouse Building.

    on Apr 01 2021

    Treat yourself to the gift of extraordinary art.
    Old Courthouse Gallery - breathing new life into the Ambleside Courthouse Building.

  • 5 things you must experience in the Lake District, Cumbria in 2021
    In Explore, Travel, Food & Drink, Art & Culture

    5 things you must experience in the Lake District, Cumbria in 2021

    on Jan 27 2021

    It might be a quiet start to 2021 but when some normality returns and restrictions are lifted, the Lake District, Cumbria is the perfect place to rediscover. Bring loved ones for a staycation and enjoy the holiday of a lifetime.

  • Halloween 2020 in The Lake District, Cumbria
    In Activities, Attractions, Art & Culture

    10 Spook-tacular places to visit in Cumbria this Halloween!

    on Oct 19 2020

    It’s the spookiest time of the year where ghosts and ghouls come out to play. The sight of a witch flying across the moonlit sky on a broomstick cackling all the way as zombies rise from gravestones to stretch their legs.

    Cumbria is particularly spooky at Halloween because of our many medieval castles and stately homes – all favourite haunts of those who haunt.

  • Top 10 reasons why you should plan a visit to Keswick Museum this Autumn
    In Explore, Art & Culture, Attractions, Activities

    Top 10 reasons why you should plan a visit to Keswick Museum this Autumn

    on Sep 29 2020

    Keswick is one of the most beautiful towns in the country, and even more stunning in autumn as the trees turn golden with the turning of the season. Keswick Museum is an easy walk from the town centre. Read on for our top ten reasons to visit this autumn.

  • Love Culture - Visit Lake District
    In Art & Culture

    Time to reflect and rediscover with ‘Love Culture Week’

    on Aug 17 2020

    It’s ‘Love Culture Week’, running across seven days from Monday 17 August, and we’d love you to get involved and make the most of our world-class cultural offering: from stunning museums and galleries, to an array of heritage sites and a blend of unique cultural attractions waiting for you to rediscover.

  • Wordsworth 250
    In Art & Culture

    Celebrating William Wordsworth’s 250th Anniversary

    on Apr 07 2020

    It’s 250 years since the birth of William Wordsworth, and yet his works and philosophies are just as relevant today. Wordsworth and his fellow Romantic poets paved the way for subsequent generations to think about – and value – the world around them in a new way.

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