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The Armitt Museum, Nook Lane, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BLTelephone
015394 31212Ambleside
On 28 October 2025
14:00-15:30This presentation will provide an overview of the PhD research carried out with the aim of designing and critically evaluating a method to monitor visitor behaviour and the physical condition of free-to-enter…
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- 1 Feb 2025to31 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
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The Armitt Museum, Nook Lane, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BLTelephone
01539431212Ambleside
30/9/25
This talk will explore the development of children's literature and, in particular, the 'holiday adventure' genre within the context of the Lake District
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- 1 Feb 2025to31 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
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The Armitt Museum, Nook Lane, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BLTelephone
01539431212Ambleside
13/9/25
Local author Deborah Lyon talks about her children's book set in second century Ambleside. Join her for an action-packed reading travelling back in time, followed by a Q&A looking at what it was like to be a Roman soldier in ancient…
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- 1 Feb 2025to31 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
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The Armitt Museum, Nook Lane, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BLTelephone
015394 31212Ambleside
On 21 November 2025
14:00-15:30
£15Join this very special event to mark 175 years since Charlotte Brontë visited Ambleside to stay with her friend Harriet Martineau at The Knoll. Authors Ann Dinsdale and Sharon Wright share why that visit in…
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- 1 Feb 2025to22 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
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The Armitt Museum, Nook Lane, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BLTelephone
015394 31212Ambleside
On 29 October 2025 10:00-17:00
It's that time of year again! Fungi Fest returns!
We're looking forward to hosting Fungi Fest again, this time with more outdoor events. This year we are blending the scientific and entertainment sides of…
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- 1 Feb 2025to31 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
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The Armitt Museum, Nook Lane, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BLTelephone
015394 31212Ambleside
On 29 October 2025
10:00-17:00It's that time of year again! Fungi Fest returns!
We're looking forward to hosting Fungi Fest again, this time with more outdoor events. This year we are blending the scientific and entertainment sides of fungi…
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- 1 Feb 2025to31 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
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The Armitt Museum, Nook Lane, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BLTelephone
015394 31212Ambleside
On 12 November 2025
14:00-16:00
£10Meg has worked in many museums and galleries in the North West, and has always been fascinated by the magical objects they contain. She has also admired the fantastic illustrations of people who discovered…
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- 1 Feb 2025to22 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
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The Armitt Museum, Nook Lane, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BLTelephone
015394 31212Ambleside
On 8 November 2025
14:00-15:30
£15Greenside Mine is one of the world's most famous mines and this talk will describe its rich history mainly through original photographs from when the mine was working. Travelling from its earliest proven date,…
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- 1 Feb 2025to22 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
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The Armitt Museum, Nook Lane, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BLTelephone
015394 31212Ambleside
On 5 October 2025
18:00-19:30We are delighted to bring this project to England this year, marking the 250th anniversary of Turners birthday. At the invitation of Brantwood, John Ruskin's home and museum, the exhibition Drawing Along Turner's…
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- 1 Feb 2025to31 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
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The Armitt Museum, Nook Lane, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BLTelephone
015394 31212Ambleside
On 13 November 2025
16:30-18:00
£15Although Derry had illustrated other countryside books, he was not familiar with the Lakeland Fells but AW was extremely helpful. Once that first project got under way, Derry's task was eased by AW's…
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- 1 Feb 2025to22 Dec 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00
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The Armitt Museum, Nook Lane, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BLTelephone
015394 31212Ambleside
On 17 October 2025
18:00-19:00Over a period of ten years, Teesdale based artist, Andy Beck, undertook a fascinating an unique project on the Lake District Fells - The Wainwrights in Colour. This task has been to find a locate every single…
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- 1 Feb 2025to31 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
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The Armitt Museum, Nook Lane, Ambleside, Cumbria, LA22 9BLTelephone
015394 31212Ambleside
On 25 November 2025
14:00-15:30
£6Author Alan Cleaver re-discovers the routes walked by the rural postmen and women of the 19th and 20th Centuries (the Post Office stopped walking routes in the 1970s). These routes were walked (and sometimes…
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- 2 Feb 2025to25 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
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1st February 2025-31st December 2025This autumn, Abbot Hall presents Boat Works, a solo exhibition by Turner Prize-winner Simon…
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20th September 2025-13th March 2026Get your skates on as our ice rink returns to the shores of Ullswater. A 16ft Christmas tree,…
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20th November 2025-22nd December 2025This holiday season, the magic begins on the big screen. Join André Rieu for his 2025 Christmas…
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7th December 2025On 21 November 2025 14:00-15:30 £15 Join this very special event to mark 175 years since…
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1st February 2025-22nd 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 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 2025Get your friends, family, or workmates together and join us in the beautiful Drawing Room at Barrow…
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11th December 2025Friday 5th December 2025 Get ready to jingle all the way at our renowned Christmas Party Nights in…
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5th December 2025November 16th: 1pm-5pm December 7th: 1pm-5pm December 17th: 12pm-4pm Cumbria Tourism's Experience…
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16th November 2025-24th December 2025Join us on the first Saturday of every month for our monthly morning meet at the Lakeland Motor…
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6th December 2025Please come along and support the Windermere Food Bank and of course some amazing local crafters…
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7th 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 202513/9/25 Local author Deborah Lyon talks about her children's book set in second century Ambleside.…
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1st February 2025-31st December 2025A multimedia exhibition at the Dock Museum from 5th December to 23rd February exploring local…
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5th December 2025-23rd February 2026Join The Jerseys as we celebrate the timeless music of the 100 million album selling Frankie Valli…
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6th December 2025This holiday season, the magic begins on the big screen. Join André Rieu for his 2025 Christmas…
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6th December 2025-7th December 2025Experience the enchanting voice of The Voice Finalist Nadia Eide at Carlisle Cathedral in a magical…
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7th December 2025On 25 November 2025 14:00-15:30 £6 Author Alan Cleaver re-discovers the routes walked by the…
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2nd February 2025-25th December 2025Step back in time with Townend's Victorian Christmas. The fire is roaring, the house decked with…
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5th December 2025-6th December 2025We're not in Keswick anymore… From Aunty Em's Cumbrian cottage Dorothy dreams of returning to her…
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14th November 2025-4th January 2026Following last year's sell out performance, FMC presents another concert filled with festive fun.
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6th December 2025Handpicked Productions offers a first glimpse of new work for the Mid-Winter Hullabaloo 2026. Enjoy…
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