‘Peter’s Railway’ Little Engineers’ Day Halloween special at Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway
A huge warm welcome for the return of our “Little Engineers’ Day” with Chris Vine and this time its a special Halloween-themed storytelling event. Our Young Engineers will meet author Chris Vine at Ravenglass station and experience a railway adventure of their own ‘behind the scenes’. We will be visiting our engineering workshop to piece […]
Armed Forces Week: Service of Thanksgiving
Organised by Carlisle Cathedral, Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life, and The Royal British Legion (Carlisle and Stanwix branch), with funding from Cumberland Council, this service of thanksgiving will feature poems, readings, and memories from those who served in the war, read by representatives from the veteran and wider community as well as hymns chosen by […]
Taste of the Sea
Fabulous family-friendly food and drink festival
Uncovering Roman Carlisle – Big Summer Dig 2025!
We’re absolutely thrilled to welcome volunteers and visitors to the Uncovering Roman Carlisle Summer Dig 2025! This year, we’re continuing our incredible journey into Carlisle’s Roman past, right in the heart of the city, where we’ve uncovered what might be the biggest Roman building ever found on Hadrian’s Wall – a seriously impressive Imperial hotel […]
A Stroll Through History
Part of the Ramblers Wellbeing Walks, a national programme of free, short group walks encouraging people to become and stay active for better health, wellbeing and happiness.
Porgy and Bess Reimagined
All your favourite jazz standards in one evening. Featuring ‘Summertime’, ‘It Ain’t Necessarily So’, ‘Bess, You Is My Woman Now’ and ‘I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’, George Gershwin’s ‘Porgy and Bess’ is the perfect marriage of opera and jazz, the quintessential example of the Great American Songbook in an operatic setting.
Retrofitting Open Day
As part of the Big Green Week (w/c 9th June), BTP Cumbria are holding an open day which will focus on how to retrofit old homes. Come and see how you can plaster your floors, walls and roofs. Then have a go! In an age where everything costs way too much, this is a great […]
Simon Wallace: Reflections 2
Local landscape and maritime artist Simon Wallace presents a new body of work showcasing stunning scenes from the Solway, Maryport and the Lake District.
Joan Prickett: The Human Connection
Local portrait artist Joan Prickett presents an accomplished and moving body of work exploring human connections, music and more at Maryport’s Shipping Brow Gallery.
Forty Farms Exhibition
An extraordinary photographic exhibition documenting the stories of 40 Cumbrian farmers comes to The Beacon Musuem. In March 2020, British Life Photographer of the Year, and Cumbrian farmer, Amy Bateman, embarked on a journey to record the stories of Forty Farms in the Lake District and Cumbria to produce a sumptuous coffee table book. From […]
