What’s on in the Western Lakes & Coast
Use our calendar to see what’s coming up. You can choose a different date or view by clicking the options in the calendar header, or there’s a search option if you’re looking for something specific. To add your event free, please complete the online form here on the Visit Lake District Cumbria site and the team will add your event to our events calendar and the What’s On page of visitlakedistrict.com too.
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Family Photography Workshops
Join photographer Steve Blake in our beautiful woodland environment.
This taster session is the perfect opportunity to ‘dip your toe’ into the world of landscape photography, exploring different elements and techniques. Suitable for al the family, under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.
£20 per child
One accompanying adult free of charge
Booking essential.
Dried Flower Crown Workshop
Come and create an everlasting flower crown, with our fantastic instructor, Jackie from ‘Flowers from my Attic’. She will guide you step by step in creating a stylish dried flower crown. Make it for yourself or the little one in your life. If cared for your crown should last for many months.
Everything will be provided, you will go away with a new skill, some floristry insider tips and more importantly rocking your new accessory. Just bring some sharp scissors or secateurs, gloves are optional.
Cost includes a glass of fizz (or a tea/coffee) and a tasty cupcake.
Age 16+ unless otherwise agreed.
£46.00 per person
VRi Music Workshop
Presented in collaboration with Kirkgate Arts and Heritage, Cockermouth, and Arts Out West.
Critically acclaimed chamber-folk trio VRi comprise three young Welsh musicians who are pushing the boundaries of their art.
In this workshop on Saturday 3 June, alongside music performed live you will hear all about the inspiration behind VRi’s music, as the trio talk about the heritage of their craft, mined from past centuries when traditional music in Wales was suppressed by the Methodist revival and when folk music, along with dancing and drinking, were frowned upon and instruments were hidden under floorboards.
For more details and to book, visit the Kirkgate website.
I Spy with my Little Eye
The People’s Theatre Company presents I Spy With My Little Eye – The Party! Based on the picture book by Steven Lee.
Molly and Bingo the puppy are having a birthday party and, best of all, you’re invited! There’ll be a terrific treasure hunt, all your favourite sing-along songs, including The Ants Go Marching, Hickory Dickory Dock and BINGO, and lots of fantastic games to play, including Molly’s favourite game, I Spy With My Little Eye!
So put on your party clothes and come join us for what promises to be a magical day of fun and laughter.
It’s going to be the best party ever!
A sweet surprise and photos with Bingo and the birthday girl will be available after the show so grown-ups should bring along their cameras to capture the smiles.
***** Perfect for Families
What’s On Stage
***** I Spy With My Little Eye lots of very happy children
Mumsworld
WHITEHAVEN’S Beacon Museum is to host another priceless work of art.
Following paintings from Rembrandt and Chardin, visitors will now be able to see Verrocchio’s Tobias and the Angel when it is hosted as part of the National Gallery’s Masterpiece tour in March.
The oil painting from the renowned 15th century master shows the archangel Raphael guiding Tobias and his dog through the countryside, to collect a debt owed to his blind father, Tobit. Tobias carries a gutted fish, while Raphael shows him a box containing its organs – ingredients to cure Tobit’s blindness.
The Beacon Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday. See the Museum’s website for opening hours.
Whinlatter Tails Canicross Race
A new series of canicross races, held in England’s only mountain forest. The perfect location for you to enjoy stunning scenery and a fully marked course on forest roads and trails.
The route is a five mile course at Whinlatter including 1200ft of ascent. It reaches the summit of Seat How along a mix of forest roads and narrower walking trails with stunning scenery across the whole course.
Also on offer is a shorter three mile option recommended for those just starting out or looking for an easier run. This equally beautiful route avoids the summit of Seat How and involves just 800ft of ascent. The second half of both routes is identical, allowing all participants to finish together. It is possible to select your route on the day of your event.
The Kendal Mountain Tour returns with a brand new collection of incredible adventure films for you to enjoy on the big screen. You will be guided through a curation of thrilling and cinematically beautiful stories from across the globe told by a unique group of travellers, athletes, activists and creatives.
Full film details will be released closer to the event, but the event typically includes a selection of six films.
Introduced on-screen by the Kendal Mountain Team, with behind-the-scenes insights from the filmmakers themselves.
About Kendal Mountain
Kendal Mountain Festival has been sharing adventures for over four decades and has grown to become the ultimate social gathering for outdoor enthusiasts – with a world-class programme of films and talks from international adventurers taking place on the edge of the Lake District each year.
Each year, the best content from the Festival is taken out on tour across the globe.
Visit Kendal Mountain Tour website for full details.
Celebrating and working with the energy of the full moon to manifest our dreams and desires to live our best life! Mindful meditation, visualisation, drumming, fire ritual and manifestation – sharing with other women in a supportive and nurturing circle.
Tea and cake provided.
All you need to be is you! All you need to bring is yourself, some warm clothes and maybe a journal…
£15 per person, booking essential
Ever wanted to learn about the history of Whitehaven Harbour and town? Well join us for our guided walk and talk, on the first Wednesday of every month.
Time: 13.30 – 15.00
£2 for the walk only, or FREE with admission to the museum.
Gin Train Evening
An evening with a special Gin twist or two! Train departs from Ravenglass station at 6pm, arrives Dalegarth at 6.40pm. Enjoy a scenic train ride to Dalegarth station to meet the Shed 1 distillery team. The team will be on hand to explain some of the distilling process and there are four different gins to try including a mystery gin which will be revealed on the night! Train departs Dalegarth station at 8pm.
Four gins for sampling are
Cuckolds Revenge featured in “101 Gins to try before you die” by spirits guru, Ian Buxton.
Fancy Frolic – a gin with a lovely sunny aspect with a mix of three types of lime
Chilli Fest – a great gin for those who prefer a little heat in their tipple
Plus a Mystery Gin…
Visit our website for more information and to book tickets.
Whitehaven Flower Club Gala
Whitehaven Flower Club invite you to their annual Summer Gala.
Sit back and enjoy an evening watching beautiful flowers arranged by an expert, with advice and entertaining stories.
There will also be an opportunity to win some of the arrangements in a raffle.
Tickets £10 + Booking Fee.
Booking information
Please book online where possible. If you have difficulty with our website, call 01946 692422 and leave a message for us to respond as soon as we can.
Access to the Circle is only possible by stairs. All other parts of our building are accessible to all, including people with limited mobility and wheelchai
Lino Printing Workshop
Take a deep dive into linocut print making on this day long workshop. You will create your own unique linocut print in full colour with this beautiful, accessible medium. Laura has taught for many years and has noticed that everybody , without exception, leaves with a huge sense of achievement , a beautiful print , or usually several , and a big boost , if any were needed, to their creative confidence. You will have the opportunity to learn every step of the process as she shares with you what she knows, as well as the chance to take inspiration from your fellow participants within a small friendly group.
Laura Sowerby creates intricate botanical prints and handmade wallpaper in linocut from her picturesque studio in the Langdale Fells. Her work has been featured in Country Living, Gardens Illustrated, Country Homes and Interiors and The English Home magazines and has been shown in galleries both locally and nationally. She is a regular exhibitor at Cumbria’s own Printfest and Great Print Exhibitions .
There will be tea/coffee available throughout the workshop, and lunch will be provided.
Please check the following T&Cs before booking:
Workshop T&Cs
Payment is required upon booking via our booking website. Please note tickets are non-refundable. Make sure to read all details below before purchasing your ticket.
Guests with special nutritional requirements must contact our team at thebeacon@copeland.gov.uk, no later than 7 days prior to the event.
Our workshop has a minimum of six participant guests and a maximum of eight. In the event that this workshop does not meet the minimum of six guests, we reserve the right to change the event date to the next available workshop with the minimum required guests. Customers will be contacted to arrange the best suitable available date.
Minimum age 18
£95.00 per person.
WiFi Wars
BEHOLD! WiFi Wars! The live comedy game show where you all play along! Log in with your smartphone or tablet and compete in a range of games, puzzles and quizzes to win the show, and prizes.
Hosted by comedian Steve McNeil (team captain on UK TV’s hit comedy/gaming show Dara O’Briain’s Go 8 Bit) and aided by Guinness World-Record-Breaking tech whizz, the award-winning Rob Sedgebeer!
WiFi Wars
BEHOLD! WiFi Wars! The live comedy game show where you all play along! Log in with your smartphone or tablet and compete in a range of games, puzzles and quizzes to win the show, and prizes.
Hosted by comedian Steve McNeil (team captain on UK TV’s hit comedy/gaming show Dara O’Briain’s Go 8 Bit) and aided by Guinness World-Record-Breaking tech whizz, the award-winning Rob Sedgebeer!
Oil Painting Workshop
Have you ever dreamed of trying your hand at Painting with oils but have not known where to start?
How about a Painting with oils workshop with a local based artist.
You will be equipped with the confidence & empowered you to create your own pieces of Art. During this class we will take you through the beginner steps of ‘Wet on Wet’ techniques.
• All Art Supplies are included; all you need to do is turn up ready to learn a new Skill.
•You will all take home your very own Painting on Canvas that day.
Tea and coffee will be available throughout the day along with a sweet treat.
£42 per person
Wild Women
Our fabulous wild women instructors will guide you through an unforgettable day of fun where you will dip your toes into the world of bushcraft and survival skills. You will have the chance to learn traditional living skills, foraging, fire lighting and gain knowledge of the woodland.
Time spent with our inspiring and knowledgeable instructors will leave you with wonderful memories set in Whinlatter Mountain Forest.
Mums, daughters, grannies come for a grand day out. Wild women day is for over 16’s only.
£45 per person, includes parking & light refreshments.
The Railway Children is a charity for street children living in India, East Africa and the UK. We are holding our Three Peaks Challenge by Rail next year, the twentieth time we will have run this event. By using this form of transport we will be limiting the impact on the environment. This specially chartered train departs from Crewe Station on Thursday 15th June, arriving in Ravenglass on Friday 16th June at 9:00. We will then travel on the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway to Dalegarth from where we will walk to Scafell Pike.
Royal Opera House: Il Trovatore (12a)
Passions run high as Manrico and the Count di Luna compete for the affections of Leonora. Little do they know, Manrico’s mother Azucena has been keeping a terrible secret for decades.
Soon a curse from the past will rise up from the ashes with devastating implications for them all.
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