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An excellent example of a car which dominated the estate market in the late 60s and early 70s, which caused quite a stir on social media earlier this year, has been put on display at the Lakeland Motor Museum. A tweet sent out by Drew Pritchard, presenter of TV’s Salvage…

A series of stones and sculptures gilded in copper will soon form a trail through Coniston’s Coppermines Valley as part of a temporary art installation to celebrate the area’s natural heritage. Artists Jessica Elleray and Siobhan Miles-Moore – both of whom are united through their use of copper in their…

we are making the tracking down of our fabulous heritage through itinerary planning simplicity itself, by launching our own ‘Heritage Cumberground’ map. The map features 10 different lines: the Victorian, the Diary, the Monument, the Museum, the Castle and Home, the Wellington, the Garden, the Spiritual, the Walkies and the…

200 years since the roller skate was patented for the first time, the Lakeland Motor Museum is appealing to anyone who may have a pair of iconic boots from the 70s, 80s – and inline skates from the 90s, to contribute them to a new display. While the first recorded…

Cockermouth’s Wordsworth House and Garden is the Cumbria Tourism Small Visitor Attraction of the Year – 80 years to the month after it opened to the public, following a dramatic rescue by local people. Poet William’s childhood home was presented to the National Trust and opened in June 1939 after…

Eighty years ago this month, Cockermouth’s Wordsworth House and Garden opened to the public for the first time after local people saved it from demolition. Poet William’s childhood home was presented to the National Trust and opened in June 1939 after a campaign to prevent it being knocked down and…

Turn your four-legged friend into a heritage hound this year, by following his lead towards ‘outpaws’ adventures in the stunning county of Cumbria, sure to leave you culturally enriched, invigorated and ready for a nice post-adventure nap after breathing in Cumbria’s fresh fells and forest air. Cumbria’s Living Heritage is…

Earlier this year Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life in Carlisle Castle reached out to veterans of Afghanistan in a bid to add a more contemporary record to its already extensive archive to ensure Afghanistan is not forgotten. A team of veterans have now come together to form a thought provoking…

Arranging Patches of Colour, an exhibition of paintings by Eden-based artist, David Boyd will be opening in the Dawson Gallery of the Ruskin Museum, Coniston 25 May. The title of the exhibition, Arranging patches of colour, is inspired by a quote from John Ruskin himself: “Everything that you can see…