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Beauty, brains and exceedingly good taste: the Lake District, Cumbria is the full package. Here we celebrate a living culture that incorporates the past but is rooted firmly in the present. Our history - ancient and more recent - is alive and well in the very Cumbrian landscape, but you can interpret it in our impressive collection of museums that tell Cumbria’s story - from prehistory right through to the modern age.
There’s an impressive list of radical thinkers and artistic pioneers who found inspiration here – William Wordsworth, Beatrix Potter, JMW Turner, John Ruskin, Kurt Schwitters, Josefina de Vasconcellos and Andy Goldsworthy. You can walk in their footsteps, visit their homes and explore the rich creative life built on their exceptional heritage.
You can see and feel it within a few short miles: as well as museums and heritage centres there are scores of galleries and artists’ studios; there’s artworks in the mountains and forests; a packed, year-round programme of performances and festivals celebrating all manner of creative endeavours, from music to local craft. And yes, we have lots of traditional performance venues, but there’s a particular thrill in attending a show on an outdoor stage in a spectacular setting.
Our vision is to be a local theatre of national significance, presenting and producing first class…
Thuline opened a Studio-gallery in Windermere where she sells art and related gifts, paints and…
Known nationally as a centre for world-class theatre, music, art and events, the Brewery has a 450…
Beautifully converted 17thC farm buildings. Gallery, vegetarian restaurant, gift shop and 128 seat…
Located in Keswick, the home of the first pencil, visitors enter this museum through a replica…
Red Barn is the place to shop for a fantastic selection of hand picked, unusual and unique gifts.…
Visitor centre with interactive exhibitions, Mawson gardens, adventure playground, shop and…
Grizedale Forest has activities for all ages from mountain biking to relaxing walks, Go-Ape to…
Occupying three floors within an historic building this bright and welcoming gallery showcases the…
Our unconventional Japanese Robata cooking with Korean flavours and Pacific Rim influences makes…
There’s nowhere quite like Rheged, where the arts meet good food, family and fun under a green…
Inspiring art and craft workshops based in a stunning open plan studio. Treat yourself to a special…
Beautifully converted 17thC farm buildings. Changing exhibitions, vegetarian restaurant, gift shop,…
Art gallery and art shop run by the Heaton Cooper family, selling original paintings and prints…
Traditional picture house showing the latest films, arthouse movies, and live-streamed theatre…
Farfield Mill is a Victorian woollen mill in the Yorkshire Dales. Home to artists’ studios, art…
Six-screen independent cinema showing all the leatest blockbusters and weekly alternative titles,…
There’s nowhere quite like Rheged, where the arts meet good food, family and fun under a green…
Gallery 26 houses the work of the well known artist, Nelsonn, a painter and sculptor who produces…
The Coronation Hall is South Lakeland's premier and largest arts & events venue and is an…
Theatre by the Lake has a setting on the shores of Derwentwater no other professional theatre in…
Friendly, contemporary Keswick-based art gallery in the heart of the Northern Lake District…
An unrivalled range of 1,2 and 3 day courses in the Arts, Crafts, Heritage skills, Baking,…
Brantwood, the former home of eminent Victorian John Ruskin and a treasure house of art and…
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Boot, Holmrook
Eskdale Mill is a unique experience, nestled in one of the Lake District's most beautiful locations. This charming site embodies the Lake District’s heritage. It is the last remaining working water-powered corn mill in the Lake District.
Kewick
Friendly, contemporary Keswick-based art gallery in the heart of the Northern Lake District National Park, representing over 80 artists.
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.
Whitehaven
Our vision is to be a local theatre of national significance, presenting and producing first class arts and entertainment with a vibrant programme of creative learning.
Windermere
Thuline opened a Studio-gallery in Windermere where she sells art and related gifts, paints and run's art workshops. She is known for her original take on animals. and takes commissions. She also runs art workshops.
Hawkshead, Ambleside
IMPORTANT: PLEASE NOTE THAT DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS, THE MUSEUM WILL REMAIN CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Wordsworth attended Hawkshead Grammar School from age 9 to 17. The school is now a
museum and looks much as it did in Wordsworth’s day.
Ambleside
Image & Reality, exploring the life of the Armitt's most famous member. Beatrix Potter gave books and paintings to the Armitt during her lifetime, These are used in a permanent exhibition which is a must for all Potter fans.
Ulverston
The Laurel and Hardy Museum celebrates the life and career of Stan Laurel, born in Ulverston.
Station Road, Keswick
Treasures and tales of the north lakes in a beautiful Lakeland slate building in Fitz Park with special exhibitions, activities and cafe.
Penrith
Red Barn is the place to shop for a fantastic selection of hand picked, unusual and unique gifts. But Shhhhhhh don’t tell everyone! Upstairs, find ceramics, paintings, prints, glassware sculptures and the largest selection of bespoke hand-crafted…
Windermere
Visitor centre with interactive exhibitions, Mawson gardens, adventure playground, shop and information centre. Lakeshore access for all.
Staveley, Kendal
Inspiring art and craft workshops based in a stunning open plan studio. Treat yourself to a special creative day and enjoy the amazing Lakeland landscape and tranquillity of the Kentmere Valley. 2 course lunch included in the fee.
Kendal
A masterpiece of storytelling; 350 years of social history and a celebration of life, revolutions and remarkable people....made by 4,000 people. Facilities: Gift Shop, Cafe, Audio guides, Films, Interactive Displays, Children's Activities.
Nr. Hutton-in-the -Forest, Penrith
Beautifully converted 17thC farm buildings. Changing exhibitions, vegetarian restaurant, gift shop, holiday accommodation & purpose built 144 seat puppet theatre/arts venue.
Maryport
Roman museum displaying the internationally significant collection of Romano-British altars, inscriptions and sculptures from the adjacent Roman fort and civilian settlement.
Keswick
Traditional picture house showing the latest films, arthouse movies, and live-streamed theatre opera and ballet.
Sedbergh
Farfield Mill is a Victorian woollen mill in the Yorkshire Dales. Home to artists’ studios, art exhibitions, heritage looms and tea room.
Maryport Road, Workington
Six-screen independent cinema showing all the leatest blockbusters and weekly alternative titles, with disabled access, free parking and American stadium-style luxury seating.
Coniston
Meet Coniston's heroes, John Ruskin, artist, radical and seer and Donald Campbell, speed ace, and discover the mineral wealth of the fells, all at 'the most thought provoking museum in the Lakes', Rough Guide - all editions.
Keswick
Gallery 26 houses the work of the well known artist, Nelsonn, a painter and sculptor who produces works in series of 26 which are in different materials, styles and subject matter.
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