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What’s on - 2016

Beatrix Potter 150 year Anniversary
Activities throughout the year see the following for details. www.golakes.co.uk
World of Beatrix Potter Attraction, Bowness on Windermere www.hop-skip-jump.com/beatrix-potter-150-years
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/borrowdale-and-derwentwater for canoe trips on Derwent Water following Squirrel Nutkin’s adventures.
Beatrix Potter walks with the National Trust, Ravenglass  ravenglass-railway.co.uk
Beatrix Potter birthday party with Peter Rabbit, Ravenglass 28th July
Wordsworth house and gardens: Beatrix Potter events throughout the year. www.nationaltrust.org.uk/wordsworthhouse

February

  

19

Fish & Chip Suppers Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
18th Mar, 15th Apr, 13th May, 17th Jun, 16th Sep and 14th Oct

 

 

 

25-26

167h Keswick film Festival

19

Egremont Fairtrade and Local Farmers’ Market, Egremont Market hall 9.30 –1. Fairtrade refreshments, live music, demonstrations
3rd Friday 18th Mar, 15th Apr, 20th May,17th Jun,15th July,19th Aug,16th Sep, 21st Oct, 4th and 18th Nov, 2nd and16th Dec

 

 

March

 

4

Guided Canoe Trip to Owl island www.nationaltrust.org/borrowdale-and-derwentwater.
Also 16th May, 3rd Jun, 2nd Sept and 7th Oct

4-13

Words by the Water: Theatre by the Lake, Keswick

25-28

Teddy Bears picnic Muncaster castle. Children free with Teddie

March -June

Riot of Rhododendrons , Muncaster castle

25th -10th Apr

Teddies go Free (children under 15 free with teddy) Ravenglas&Eskdale Railway.

April

Wordsworth House and Gardens Cockermouth Beatrix potter Events throughout the year  www.wordsworthhouse.org.uk

 

Blue Bell heaven Muncaster Castle from April

 

 

30th – May2nd

Cumberland Life Sausage Festival Muncaster Castle

 

 

 

 

20-2nd May

Family Fun Weekend Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

May

 

1

Whitehaven Sprint Trilithon  www.getsetnorth.org

 

 

12-15

Keswick Jazz Festival

17

Photograph days with Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway.

19-22

Keswick Mountain Festival

29-31

Muncaster Festival – Fun and Fools

28

Beatrix Potter Walks with National Trust
www.ravenglass-railway.co.uk

JUNE

 

1

Explore Mills, Huts and Circles in Eskdale with National Trust

2

Steam to the Hills with LDNT Ranger Ravenglass & Eskdale

3

Colour Run Hospice at Home, Muncaster

 

 

11-12

RSPB Activity Weekend  www.ravenglass-railway.co.uk

25

Beatrix Potter Walks with NT, Eskdale

24-25

Woolfest  Mitchells Auction Cockermouth

25

Coast to Coast in a Day Cycle sportive. Seascale – Whitby
www.opencycling.com/coast-to-coast-in-a-day

July

 

1

Explore Mills, huts and Circles in Eskdale with NT

9-10

Young Engineers Day out with Peter’s Railway.

 

 

21

Beatrix Potter walks with NT, Eskdale

28

Beatrix Potter’s Birthday Party with Peter Rabbit (Ravenglass)

 

Steam train The Lakelander    www.statesmanrail.com
Saturdays in June and all July

29-31

Maryport Blues Festival.  www.maryportblues.co.uk

August

 

4

Steam to the Hills with LDPR. Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

5-6

Picnic cinema Muncaster Castle

20

Gosforth Show

 

 

31

Ennerdale Show

29

Race the tide (Muncaster)

 

 

27-29

Medieval  Muncaster

September

 

1

Steam to the hills with LDNT ranger

6

Photography Day, Eskdale and Ravenglass Railway

16-17

Egremont Crab Fair www.egremontcrabfair.com

26

Eskdale Show

 

 

October

 

1-2

Peppa Pig, Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway

8

Wasdale Head Show

26-31

Haloween Week Muncaster

29-29

Ghost Train, Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

 

 

November

 

 

 

 

Santa Express, Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

December

 

 

Santa Express

Exciting adventure trips
www.trektipi.co.uk Guided walks and overnight stay in a tepee on Whinlatter
www.westlakesadventure.co.uk activities around Eskdale and the Laal Ratty
www.honister.com Guided mine tours in England’s oldest working slate mine + climb the mine (for ages 10+ depends on height)
www.kingkongclimbingcentre.co.uk newly refurbished climbing wall, Keswick
www.plattyplus.co.uk tuition and hiring canoes, kayaks, sailing boats and Viking Longship Voyager trips.
Whinlatter Forest trails, mountain biking, adventure play with Stickman trails and Go Ape www.forestry.gov.uk

 

 

 

 

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