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Cumbria, PENRITH, Another Place The Lake, Ullswater, Watermillock, Cumbria, CA11 0LPTelephone
01768 486442Another Place The Lake, Ullswater, Watermillock
Get your skates on as our ice rink returns to the shores of Ullswater. A 16ft Christmas tree, shimmering lights, snow-capped fells – and a 200-square-metre ice rink overlooking the lake – will transform the Another Place grounds this winter.
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- 20 Nov 2025to22 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
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- 27 Dec 2025to29 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
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- 2 Jan 2026to10 Jan 2026Various Opening Times
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Signal Film and Media, Cooke's Studios, 102-104 Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA14 5QRTelephone
+441229838592102-104 Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness
SIGNAL proudly presents its first major group exhibition in their newly refurbished gallery spaces. Their ARTIST LAB EXHIBITION showcases bold new work shaped by landscape and protest from 14 emerging artists connected to Cumbria and the wider North…
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- 28 Nov 2025to20 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
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- 6 Jan 2026to31 Jan 2026Various Opening Times
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Penrith Players Theatre, Penrith Playhouse, Auctionmart Ln, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 7JGTelephone
01234567890Auctionmart Ln, Penrith
The traditional tale of Cinderella, but with hilarious twists!
All the traditional elements of that most British of institutions, the Pantomime. Suitable for all ages, You will encounter:
a Fairy Godmother new to the job, a downtrodden Cinders…
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- 17 Dec 2025to20 Dec 2025Open 19:30 - 22:00
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- 20 Dec 2025Open 14:00 - 16:30
Sedbergh
Your chance to make something beautiful for Christmas.
Would you like to learn how to make a beautiful beaded Christmas bauble? Join us in Sedbergh this December for a joyful, hands-on workshop. It's a festive, social event complete with hot drinks…
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- 20 Dec 2025Open 12:30 - 15:30
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Grizedale Forest, Grizedale, Hawkshead, Cumbria, LA22 0QJTelephone
03000674495Hawkshead
Get in the festive spirit at Grizedale with our Christmas cinema!
We'll be showing the Gruffalo's Child and Stick Man throughout the day, free of charge!Call in before or after your Stick Man adventure to enjoy family film time with your favourite…
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- 20 Dec 2025to23 Dec 2025Open 11:00 - 15:00
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Upfront Puppet Theatre, Upfront Gallery & Coffee Shop, Unthank Farm/Unthank, Penrith, Cumbria, CA11 9TGTelephone
017684 84538Unthank Farm/Unthank, Penrith
This year's Christmas production at Upfront Puppet Theatre is a magical retelling of the classic French fairy tale: "Puss in Boots."
This faithful adaptation brings the beloved story to life with a cast of expertly crafted long string marionettes,…
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- 20 Dec 2025Open 14:00 - 16:00
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Abbot Hall, Abbot Hall, Kirkland, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 5ALTelephone
015394 46139Kirkland, Kendal
Get creative with us this Christmas holidays at Abbot Hall.
Make a Clothes Peg Doll
Materials will be available to assemble and decorate your own clothes peg doll. Dress them up to look like one of the portraits in our gallery, or to look like you!…Venue
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- 20 Dec 2025to3 Jan 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
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Whinlatter Forest, Whinlatter Pass, Braithwaite, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5TWTelephone
07932 015383Braithwaite, Keswick
Join JAG Outdoors for a very family friendly festive walk around the forest at night.
The event starts in the yurt for Christmas treats and a short chat about the stars and the route Santa will take take in a few days time!!The walk will cover…
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- 20 Dec 2025Open 17:00 - 20:00
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Heritage Boat Trips at Windermere Jetty Museum, Windermere Jetty Museum - Stories of boats and steam, Jetty Museum, Rayrigg Rd, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 1BNTelephone
015394 46139Rayrigg Rd, Bowness-on-Windermere
Join us this festive season for hands-on family fun at Windermere Jetty Museum. Whether you're solving clues, decorating a keepsake, or building something brilliant in our interactive play space, there's plenty to keep young explorers busy during…
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- 20 Dec 2025to4 Jan 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
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Blackwell – the Arts & Crafts House, Blackwell, Blackwell - the Arts & Crafts house, Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3JTTelephone
015394 46139Blackwell - the Arts & Crafts house, Bowness-on-Windermere
Enjoy a fun festive day out with the family at Blackwell – the Arts & Crafts house on Saturday 20 December!
Throughout the day, you can enjoy cheerful storytelling with Taffy Thomas MBE, live folk music, creative hands-on activities and a sprinkle…
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- 20 Dec 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
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Wordsworth Grasmere, Learning Space, Grasmere, Cumbria, LA22 9SHTelephone
+441539435544Grasmere
What was Christmas like when the Wordsworths lived at Dove Cottage 200 years ago? Have a go at some Regency Christmas crafts, including making pomanders and wreaths. Read Dorothy Wordsworth's gingerbread recipe and decorate some gingerbread stars.…
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- 20 Dec 2025Open 10:30 - 12:00
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- 20 Dec 2025Open 14:00 - 15:30
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Rosehill Theatre, Rosehill Theatre, Moresby, Whitehaven, Cumbria, CA28 6SETelephone
+441946692422Moresby, Whitehaven
Come and celebrate the festive season with us and enjoy an evening full of great West Cumbrian talent in our great Big Christmas Concert!
Upon arrival you will be welcomed with a Hot Roast Turkey Roll and a glass of something non-alcoholic but very…
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- 20 Dec 2025Open 19:00 - 21:40
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Celebrate the Christmas season in style with a Festive Afternoon Tea in Blackwell's charming Tea…
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22nd November 2025-21st December 2025Get in the festive spirit at Grizedale with our Christmas cinema! We'll be showing the Gruffalo's…
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20th December 2025-23rd December 2025On 29 October 2025 10:00-17:00 It's that time of year again! Fungi Fest returns! We're…
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1st February 2025-31st December 2025Lady Anne Clifford: Building Attributes is a pop up exhibition presenting four architectural models…
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9th May 2025-27th December 2025Discover how World War II shaped the lives of people in our community in this powerful, story-led…
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20th September 2025-1st February 2026Saturday, November 1st: 6pm-7.30pm Saturday, November 8th, 6pm-7.30pm Thursday, November 13th,…
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1st November 2025-24th December 2025The 25/26 series of canicross races has now launched! Held in England's only mountain forest, Dodd…
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19th October 2025-10th May 2026Discover life on Windermere through the lens of award-winning artist Juliet Klottrup. This…
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11th October 2025-31st May 2026What was Christmas like when the Wordsworths lived at Dove Cottage 200 years ago? Have a go at some…
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20th December 2025Join us for our Christmas Opening here at Levens Hall this December. We will be opening the House…
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5th December 2025-21st December 20254 October 2025 9:45-12:30 The Armitt is excited to be running fungi walks once again this year…
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1st February 2025-31st December 2025SIGNAL proudly presents its first major group exhibition in their newly refurbished gallery spaces.…
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28th November 2025-20th December 2025Print, sculpture and sound-based installation exploring bird song. Artist Heather Mullender-Ross…
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4th November 2025-21st December 2025Enter the incredible world of Stuff and Nonsense. There's a wolf coming… but for now, The Three…
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20th December 2025-28th December 2025On 29 October 2025 10:00-17:00 It's that time of year again! Fungi Fest returns! We're…
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1st February 2025-31st December 2025Busy Weekly Market with 80 stalls. Food, Crafts and Gifts.
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20th July 2025-20th July 2026We can't wait to welcome Rob Young to The Swan this Christmas Eve for a magical evening of live…
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24th December 2025As Rheged celebrates 25 years of culture, discover the work of 25 exceptional Cumbrian artists…
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1st November 2025-1st February 2026Find a Christmas carols service to go to in Cumbria. Search the whole county and use the map to…
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17th December 2025-24th December 202530/9/25 This talk will explore the development of children's literature and, in particular, the…
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1st February 2025-31st December 2025
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