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Staff and Volunteers at Muncaster Castle have been nurturing and growing pumpkin plants over the last few months in time for a pre-Halloween pumpkin competition. Rivalry amongst the competitors has been the talk of the Castle with sneaky tricks, secret recipes, and cunning plans for growing the largest and heaviest…

The Lakeland Motor Museum has won praise from Castrol for its “amazing range” of related memorabilia – a sample of which has been laid-out to mark 120 years since the iconic oil company was formed. Founded in 1899 by Charles Cheers Wakefield as ‘The Wakefield Oil Company’, the Castrol branding…

Alpacaly Ever After is on a mission –  to rehome alpacas and llamas from all over the country and give them a wonderful new home with the very best of care, while bringing people in touch with the landscape and the natural world through outstanding alpaca and llama experiences, accessible…

Awards available for ‘Most interesting or unique vehicle’; New, unique hand-crafted trophy created from racing driver’s steering wheel! and Special invitation extended to Citroen & Mini owners on brands’ anniversaries Owners of all makes and models of classic and performance cars, motorbikes and light commercials are being invited to the Lakeland Motor…

Next year will see the 250th anniversary of poet William Wordsworth’s birth, and preparations have already begun at his childhood home, on Cockermouth’s Main Street. Restoration work on Wordsworth House’s garden walls started in August, and shortly after this is completed, the front of the building will be covered with…

English Heritage’s northern properties, Carlisle Castle, Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life and Birdoswald Roman Fort have joined together with Tullie House Museum, to work together to encourage both locals and tourists to take advantage of their multi venue admissions offer. In a move of co-operation, each of these top attractions are offering…

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…