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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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The Old Laundry Theatre, Crag Bow, Bowness on Windermere, Cumbria, LA23 3BXTelephone
015394 40872Bowness on Windermere
Christmas is fast approaching and Santa's Sleigh is nowhere to be found. Will Sprocket and Dibs be able to create a new sleigh in time or will
Christmas be cancelled? Can you help them save the day? Only time will tell but with audience…Dates
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- 20 Dec 2025Open 14:00 - 14:50
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- 24 Dec 2025Open 12:00 - 12:50
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Brewery Arts, Brewery Arts, 122A Highgate, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 4HETelephone
01539 725 133122A Highgate, Kendal
Enter the incredible world of Stuff and Nonsense.
There's a wolf coming… but for now, The Three Little Pigs have tricked him onto a bus. If he catches them, he'll huff and he'll puff and we all know how that ends…
On the run and with the need to…
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- 20 Dec 2025to28 Dec 2025Open 11:00 - 15:00
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Carlisle City Centre, Carlisle City Centre, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8JWTelephone
01228 598596Carlisle
Christmas comes alive in Carlisle: festive market and magic in the city centre.
Carlisle is set to glisten this festive season with this Christmas themed market, adding to the city's regular Friday open-air markets.
Taking place on Sunday 21…
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- 21 Dec 2025Open 09:00 - 16:00
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St. Thomas' church, Shyreakes Lane, Crosscrake, Kendal, Cumbria, LA8 0ABCrosscrake, Kendal
Join us for a traditional service of lessons and carols by candlelight in the beautiful surroundings of Crosscrake Church. Come along, join in with well known Christmas carols and enjoy refreshments afterwards. All are welcome.
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- 21 Dec 2025Open 18:30 - 19:30
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Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle Cathedral, Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8TZTelephone
+441228548151Carlisle
Our series of free Afternoon Recitals continues, we are delighted to welcome back Sempre Amabile to the Fratry from 2pm.
While entry to our concerts is complimentary, we encourage contributions during the collection at the end of each performance…
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- 21 Dec 2025Open 14:00 - 14:40
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Wasdale Hall Lodge, Nether Wasdale, Wasdale, Cumbria, CA20 1EXTelephone
01768774649Wasdale
We will gather to honour the longest night and welcome the rebirth of the sun.
Join in a ritualistic sacred circle on the shores of Wastwater to welcome the return of the sun. Led by Karen Whybrow Coaching, you'll connect with the flow of the…
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- 21 Dec 2025Open 15:30 - 17:00
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Chapel Stile, Ambleside, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9JDTelephone
015394 38088Ambleside
Join us on Monday 22nd December for an exciting morning at Wainwrights' Inn at Chapel Stile. Start your day with a hearty full English breakfast with unlimited tea, coffee and juice. Then head out to meet the big guy himself, Father Christmas! …
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- 22 Dec 2025Open 09:00 - 12:00
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Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre at Conishead Priory, Ulverston, Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre, Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre, Conishead Priory, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12 9QQTelephone
+44 (0)1229 584029Conishead Priory, Ulverston
CHRISTMAS EVE & DAY & MEDITATION RETREAT
Celebrate Christmas in a different wayThis Christmas, give yourself the most meaningful gift: a peaceful and loving heart.
In the beautiful and relaxing environment of the Kadampa Temple for World Peace,…
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- 24 Dec 2025to28 Dec 2025Open 09:10 - 20:30
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The River Room Brasserie at The Swan Hotel & Spa, The Swan Hotel & Spa, Newby Bridge, Cumbria, LA12 8NBTelephone
01539 531681Newby Bridge
We can't wait to welcome Rob Young to The Swan this Christmas Eve for a magical evening of live music.
Settle in and enjoy the cosy festive atmosphere as Rob fills the room with his unique blend of roots acoustic blues, ragtime, and the…
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- 24 Dec 2025Open 18:00 - 20:00
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4th November 2025-21st December 2025Every Christmas the Carlisle Cathedral choirs join forces for the annual Christmas Concert; this…
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1st February 2025-31st December 2025Carlisle Cathedral will once again host their Christmas Tree Festival throughout December, building…
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6th December 2025-4th January 2026Lady Anne Clifford: Building Attributes is a pop up exhibition presenting four architectural models…
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24th December 2025This new body of work explores the ever-changing Lakeland landscape. The work is abstract, painted…
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17th September 2025-21st December 2025Christmas comes alive in Carlisle: festive market and magic in the city centre. Carlisle is set to…
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21st December 2025Your chance to make something beautiful for Christmas. Would you like to learn how to make a…
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20th December 2025Come one, come all, to The Swan Hotel's lair, The Grinch himself will be waiting there! This…
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22nd November 2025-21st December 2025We will gather to honour the longest night and welcome the rebirth of the sun. Join in a…
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21st December 2025Saturday, November 1st: 6pm-7.30pm Saturday, November 8th, 6pm-7.30pm Thursday, November 13th,…
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1st November 2025-24th December 2025Find 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 2025On 28 October 2025 14:00-15:30 This presentation will provide an overview of the PhD research…
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1st February 2025-31st December 2025There's winter wonder for the whole family at the gateway to the Lake District this year. From 21…
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21st November 2025-24th December 2025Discover life on Windermere through the lens of award-winning artist Juliet Klottrup. This…
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11th October 2025-31st May 2026he Swan's Santa's Grotto, a festive wonderland awaits your little ones! Every weekend from…
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