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Countrystride Live : ‘Are Our National Parks Broken?’

75 years since the Lake District was designated a National Park in a moment of national optimism, we ask our expert panel (Julian Glover, Tiffany...

Create a Curve Top Tote Bag with Emma Redfern | 2 Day Course

2 Day CourseThe curve top tote is a smart looking handbag with leather handles and a secure, recessed zip top. Suitable for making from light...

Brilliant Birds with North Lakes Stained Glass

Come join us for a fabulous 4-hour workshop celebrating our fabulous feathered friends, whilst exploring the wonderful heritage craft of stained glass with a contemporary...

Introduction to Watercolour | Abstract Landscapes with Catherine Macdiarmid

In this workshop you will learn the basic techniques of painting watercolour, through a series of fun experimental exercises. The workshop will be taught through...

Royal Opera | Carmen

Under the oppressive heat of the Spanish sun, the fiercely independent Carmen attracts the attention of Don José. She warns him not to fall in...

Everest’s Greatest Mystery | with Julie Summers, Jochen Hemmleb & Rebecca Stephens MBE 

Julie Summers, Sandy Irvine's great niece and Everest historian and member of the 1999 team that found Mallory's body, Jochen Hemmleb, in conversation with Rebecca...

Ordinary People doing Extraordinary Things

Becky's Challenge 365 | In aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.As part of Challenge 365, Becky Christmas is walking 214 Wainwrights, 116 outlying fells, swimming 13...

Feature Film | Kendal Mountain Festival 2025 (TALK)

Kristin Harila stunned the climbing community in 2023 when she set out to become the fastest person to summit the world’s 14 highest peaks.  Alongside...

Become a Weaver with Jan Beadle | 2 Day Course

2 Day Course, 10-4pm each dayYou may know the basics, maybe you have set up your own loom and woven some patterns and need a...

Sea Glass Jewellery Workshop with Gail Coxon

During this six hour workshop, you will learn the basic metal smithing techniques of sawing, sizing accurately, filing, sanding, bezel setting, drilling glass and soldering....