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The Lake District, Cumbria, has provided inspiration for a whole host of artists throughout the years, so it may come as no surprise that we’ve got a rich arts and crafts scene across the area! Here, you’ll find a range of art galleries and exhibition spaces that host an ever-changing calendar of works in virtually every medium.
Discover pieces by local and nationally known artists at venues including independent galleries and studios, to museums and seasonal fairs. Some offer the chance to take a piece home with you, while others host regularly changing exhibitions as well as permanent art collections.
There’s even the opportunity to check out art in the great outdoors: there’s a sculpture trail at Grizedale Forest, for example, as well as open air exhibitions as part of festivals and events throughout the year.
If you fancy trying it for yourself, several galleries and studios also host workshops and classes. Often, you’ll be able to get inspired by the stunning natural surroundings of your venue as you learn a new skill or hone existing abilities.
As well as viewing some fantastic art pieces, here in Cumbria we also invite you to explore the studios and workshops where that work was made; and even meet the artists who create it.
Keep an eye out, too, for touring exhibitions to see something a little different while in the Lake District, Cumbria. Discover our galleries and exhibitions below.
Connie Flynn's Text & Textile! explores everyday sayings rooted in the textile trade. Using…
The Paper Quilt Project is a living exhibition in which a community art piece is created while on…
Step inside the charming world of Tabitha Twitchit's second-hand bookshop in Hawkshead, where every…
Useful/Beautiful marks 25 years of contemporary craft at Blackwell – the Arts & Crafts house,…
Discover the creatures that came before the T.REX. Step back to the Carboniferous period, 100…
Join us for a powerful multi-media exhibition exploring stories of fragility and survival, told…
Grizedale Observatory and planetarium for stargazing under the dark skies of the Lake District.…
A diverse exhibition celebrating printmaking techniques, creativity, and artistic exploration by…
Art exhibition showing 32 original paintings from a selection of Beckstones'artists all inspired by…
"Our personal encounters within Morecambe Bay." This exhibition brings together the creative voices…
Conceived by the British painter Daniel Sturgis, On the Thick and Thin of Painting explores the…
If you’re visiting the Ambleside area why not pop into the Old Courthouse Gallery? We have a…
Discover 200 years of Rock Climbing history, from the earliest scrambles to the modern sport we…
Roman museum displaying the internationally significant collection of Romano-British altars,…
We are very pleased to bring you a new exhibition to the Dock Museum, "What the sea decides to give…
Head to the Great Barn at Sizergh to see an exhibition from a creative collective of artists,…
Explore the musical, interactive, piano sculptures of local artist Joshua Payne, exhibited across…
Great exhibitions, activities, gift shop and café in a glorious park setting amongst the mountains.…
Celebrating the beauty, behaviour, symbolism and diversity of birds through the work of 57 UK…
Inside just got interesting. Step off the trail and into a space where the Lake District is…
Discover documentary photographer Joanne Coates's powerful exhibition about women in agriculture in…
A contemporary art gallery 9 miles east of Carlisle. located close to Hadrian’s Wall, the Scottish…
Venture into the fateful night that inspired one of the world's greatest gothic tales: Mary…
Eskdale Mill is a unique experience, nestled in one of the Lake District's most beautiful locations…


You may leave the Lake District, but once you’ve been, it’ll never leave you.

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The Lakeland Model Village showcases dozens of miniature buildings crafted from locally sourced Coniston slate. Over the past 25 years, local builder Edward Robinson carefully created each one by hand, faithfully recreating some of Cumbria’s most…
Coniston
Brantwood, the former home of eminent Victorian John Ruskin and a treasure house of art and memorabilia. The 250-acre estate comprises 8 unique gardens, ancient woodland, high moors and meadows.
Hawkshead, Ambleside
Situated in the quaint Lake District Village of Hawkshead, the boys Grammar School gives insight into school life ever since it opened in 1585. William Wordsworth also attended the school from age 9 to 17 with his brothers.
Ambleside
Museum, art gallery and reference library covering the history life and arts of the Lakes. Collections include Kurt Schwitters, Beatrix Potter, photography, fine art and local history.
Hawkshead
Grizedale Observatory and planetarium for stargazing under the dark skies of the Lake District. Nestled deep within the breathtaking Grizedale Forest in the heart of the Lake District, this immersive stargazing experience invites the whole family to…
Hawkshead
Step inside the charming world of Tabitha Twitchit's second-hand bookshop in Hawkshead, where every shelf holds a story. Come in and wander round, browse and lose yourself in the quiet magic of well-loved pages and forgotten treasures. Whether…
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