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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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What's On This Week
This autumn, Abbot Hall presents Boat Works, a solo exhibition by Turner Prize-winner Simon…
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20th December 2025Every Christmas the Carlisle Cathedral choirs join forces for the annual Christmas Concert; this…
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18th December 2025-19th December 2025William Wordsworth wrote his radical Guide to the Lakes at Allan Bank. A new permanent exhibition…
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10th December 2025-27th December 2025On 12 November 2025 14:00-16:00 £10 Meg has worked in many museums and galleries in the North…
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1st February 2025-22nd 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 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 2025Get creative with us this Christmas holidays at Abbot Hall. Make a Clothes Peg Doll Materials will…
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20th December 2025-3rd January 2026Saturday, November 1st: 6pm-7.30pm Saturday, November 8th, 6pm-7.30pm Thursday, November 13th,…
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1st November 2025-24th December 2025I grew up in Huddersfield, in the heart of the textile industry, and spent many childhood days…
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17th September 2025-21st 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 2025Step back in time with Townend's Victorian Christmas. The fire is roaring, the house decked with…
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19th December 2025-20th 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 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 2025Tapestry of the North: Our Textile Heritage is an open, non-juried exhibition, hosted by the…
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17th September 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 2025Taking inspiration from Beatrix Potter, this years Fungi walks will take place at key locations…
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1st February 2025-31st December 2025Uncover the life and work of printmaker Gwyneth Alban Davis who ran her business while living in a…
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4th November 2025-21st December 2025Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway Santa Express – A Magical Christmas Journey Step aboard our magical…
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