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A Cumbrian hideaway has been named as the ‘Country House Hotel of the Year’ in the Good Hotel Guide 2022. Askham Hall, located in the Lake District near Ullswater, has picked up this prestigious César award in the latest edition of the UK’s leading independent accommodation guide. Named after famous…

As the season draws on be mindful of ‘Tocktober’, we wouldn’t want you to miss out on a visit to some of our attractions that close later in the autumn – the clock is ticking. Until October 31, you can explore the grounds and gardens at Mirehouse, near Keswick, exploring…

Muncaster is delighted to announce the launch of their innovative new visitor app, a specially designed ‘hand-held’ guide to the castle, gardens and Hawk & Owl Centre that visitors can download on their own smart phones. The app, available for Android and iOS devices, uses GPS and a navigable map…

Here at Cumbria’s Living Heritage, we have fabulous herbaceous borders, or natural plantings, which will wow with visual uplift and seduce with rich floral fragrance.  Summer is when they are...

Two gardens associated with William Wordsworth are representing the Lake District in an exciting new interactive online exhibition. Rydal Mount near Ambleside, along with Dove Cottage at Grasmere, have collaborated with Google Arts and Culture to feature in Gardens United, a new project which has just launched. The exhibition, which…

Artful Ways Month: June 25 – July 25.  Artful Ways is a new Arts Council funded project bringing people together across Cumbria. It’s a celebration of creativity, connection and place, inviting people to add creative tracks to a new map, and submit artwork for a touring exhibition. Throughout July, Artful…

‘String of Pearls’: Landscape and literature of the Lake District by Compiled by Margaret Wilson and photographs by Helen Shaw. Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the USA wrote while on a cycle tour in 1906: ‘No doubt God could have made a lovelier country than the Lake District, but I…

So, dig out the picnic basket, shake out the rug and start planning summer afternoons and dusky evenings, chilled fizz and strawberries and cream. Outdoor theatre has long been a staple of our summer events calendar but this year it feels even more exciting – getting back to live performances,…

We’re back! with lots of enthusiasm and new ideas and full of independent spirit, ready to champion the county of Cumbria’s heritage more fiercely than ever before. We’ve enjoyed keeping in touch with everyone through virtual means during the past year with a Virtual Cumbrian Flower Show, Post-It Notes of Positivity and…