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Golden Star Hunt
3rd February-13th March 2026
Venue: Brockhole on Windermere
Address: Windermere, LA23 1FF
Website: https://www.brockhole.co.uk/whats-on/golden-star-hunt/#main
Discover the Magic Every Morning! Welcome to the Golden Star Hunt at Brockhole on Windermere! Nestled in the beautiful grounds of Brockhole and the charming White House, this morning adventure is perfect...
Blue Space
12th May-6th July 2025
Venue: Windermere Jetty Museum
Address: Rayrigg Road, Bowness on Windermere, LA23 1BN
Website: https://lakelandarts.org.uk/events/blue-space/
Let your imagination run wild in our Blue Space. Enjoy an interactive play space inspired by life by the water, STEM and engineering where there’s endless possibilities to create. Set within our temporary...
Forest Walkies with Wallace & Gromit
12th May-6th July 2025
Venue: Whinlatter Forest
Address: Whinlatter Pass, Keswick, CA12 5TW
Website: https://www.forestryengland.uk/whinlatter-forest/forest-walkies
Join Wallace and Gromit for the ultimate forest walkies. Bond with your pooch by taking on dog-tastic challenges together, solve crossword clues and have lots of fun along the way – with everyone’s...
Mini Trek Windermere
12th May-6th July 2025
Venue: Zip World
Address: Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, LA23 1LJ
Website: https://www.zipworld.co.uk/adventures/mini-trek-windermere
A treetop high-ropes course for the adventurous. Zips, floating platforms, rope bridges… there’ll be plenty for them to get stuck into whilst surrounded by nature. Get them up, out and moving on this...
Father’s Day 2024
15th June 2025
Venue: Walby Farm Park
Address: Crosby-on-Eden, Carlisle, CA6 4QL
Website: https://www.walbyfarmpark.co.uk/event/fathers-day-2025/
Fancy a Father’s Day FREEBIE? We hope you have a brilliant day whatever you’re up to, though you do know you’d be having more fun here with us at Walby Farm Park…the red slide is calling you! Be...
Lakes Classic Vehicle Show
15th June 2025
Venue: Ayland Recreation
Address: Ground, Staveley, (Near Kendal), LA8 9LN
Website: https://lakeslions.co.uk/lakes-classic-car-show/
The Lakes Charity Classic Vehicle Show is an annual event for the whole family where you will see hundreds of Classic Vehicles, as well as some fantastic family-friendly trade stands, attractions, entertainment...
Pond Dipping
16th June 2025
Venue: Gosling Sike
Address: Houghton Road Houghton, Carlisle, CA3 0LD
Website: https://www.cumbriawildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2025-06-16-pond-dipping
6 to 7pm. Join us for a guided pond dip across the Gosling Sike Wetlands. Discover fascinating pond creatures and learn about their habitats and life cycles. Hands on fun for all ages, equipment provided....
Skelton Show
5th July 2025
Venue: Old Park
Address: Hutton in the Forest near Penrith, CA11 9TH
Website: https://www.skeltonshow.com/
A great family day out in a picturesque location. Skelton Show has been running since the late 1800’s and grown from a small local show held in the village to one of the major agricultural shows in Cumbria....