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Community Dark Skies Night 

Free event (booking essential). To help celebrate the Grasmere Switch Off we will be opening the grounds of Allan Bank after dark to allow visitors to enjoy this unique date in the year where you can enjoy a true dark skies experience.

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on
28 Mar 2025
at
20:00 to 21:00
+ 2 other dates or times
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Mother’s Day Music 

Hear the sound of harp music floating through the house.

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on
30 Mar 2025
at
11:00 to 13:00
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All the Better to Hear You With 

Print, sculpture and sound-based installation exploring bird song.

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on
1 Apr to 21 Dec 2025
at
10:00 to 17:00
+ 169 other dates or times
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Women in Print - The Caravan Press 

Uncover the life and work of printmaker Gwyneth Alban Davis who ran her business from a caravan in Langdale in the late 1940s.

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on
1 Apr to 21 Dec 2025
at
10:00 to 17:00
+ 164 other dates or times
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Wordsworth the Influencer 

Explore the landscapes that inspired Wordsworth through large scale photography.

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on
1 Apr to 21 Dec 2025
at
10:00 to 17:00
+ 163 other dates or times
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Easter Egg Hunt at Allan Bank 

This spring, treat the family to a mini adventure on Allan Bank's Easter trail.

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on
6 Apr to 21 Apr 2025
at
10:00 to 17:00
+ 12 other dates or times
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Lake Artists Society Workshop: Ceri Allen 

Explore and develop your painting techniques with a professional artist.

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on
11 Apr to 9 May 2025
at
10:00 to 16:00
+ 1 other date or time
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Help Out Day: Gardening 

Help the gardeners working in the grounds at Allan Bank.

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on
13 Apr 2025
at
11:00 to 12:00
+ 2 other dates or times
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Harps North West 

Hear classical harp music in study at Allan Bank

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on
15 Apr to 14 Dec 2025
at
11:00 to 13:00
+ 8 other dates or times
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Family Art Workshop 

Be inspired to create your own collages with artist Jackie Haynes.

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on
16 Apr 2025
at
11:00 to 12:00
+ 1 other date or time
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Lake Artists Society Workshop: Angie Mitchell 

Explore and develop your linocut techniques with a professional artist.

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on
18 Apr 2025
at
10:00 to 16:00
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Lake Artists Society Workshop: Ben McLeod 

Explore and develop your painting techniques with a professional artist.

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on
25 Apr 2025
at
10:00 to 16:00
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Meet the artists 

Meet Heather Mullender-Ross & Tracy Hill and hear about their exhibitions on display at Allan Bank

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on
29 Apr 2025
at
14:00 to 15:00
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Print making demonstration 

Have a go at printing on a vintage printing press.

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on
29 Apr 2025
at
15:15 to 16:15
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Lake Artists Society Workshop: David Cemmick 

Explore and develop your drawing techniques with a professional artist.

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on
2 May 2025
at
10:00 to 16:00
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Lake Artists Society Workshop: Jamie Oldham 

Explore and develop your outdoor painting techniques with a professional artist.

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on
16 May 2025
at
10:00 to 16:00
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Lake Artists Society Workshop: Annie Luke Turner 

Explore and develop your mark making techniques with a professional artist.

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on
23 May 2025
at
10:00 to 16:00
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Relief Printing Workshop 

Relief printing with printmaker Kathryn Poole.

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on
27 May 2025
at
11:00 to 12:00
+ 1 other date or time
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Lake Artists Society Workshop: Frances Winder 

Explore and develop your painting techniques with a professional artist.

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on
30 May 2025
at
10:00 to 16:00
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Lake Artists Society Workshop: Mark Gibbs 

Explore sculpture making techniques with a professional artist.

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on
2 Jun 2025
at
10:00 to 16:00
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Lake Artists Society Workshop: Martin Greenland 

Explore and develop your mark making techniques with a professional artist.

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on
6 Jun 2025
at
10:00 to 16:00
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Big Help Out Weekend 

Come along to help look after the garden at Allan Bank

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on
7 Jun to 8 Jun 2025
at
11:00 to 12:00
+ 5 other dates or times
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Summer of Play at Allan Bank 

Fun for all the family this summer

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on
17 Jul to 2 Sep 2025
at
10:00 to 17:00
+ 33 other dates or times
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Help Out Day: Leaf Raking 

Help us to look after this historic designed garden.

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on
7 Dec 2025
at
10:00 to 15:00

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