AUGUST

25 TEMPLE SOWEBY Nr PENRITH Acorn Bank. Enjoy a talk and bat walk with members of the Westmorland Bat Group. 6.30pm-10pm. £15 includes supper. Booking essential. Details 017683 61893. www.nationaltrust.org.uk.

25 SEDBERGH. Farmers’ Market. Details www.madeincumbria.co.uk.

26 CARTMEL. Racecourse. Evening Meeting. Racing continues 28, 30. Details
www.cartmel-racecourse.co.uk.

27-30 KESWICK. Adidas TERREX Adventure Race. Four day expedition race across Cumbria. Fell racing, mountain biking and kayaking.
Details www.adidas-ar.com

27 WINDERMERE. Brockhole Visitor Centre. Have a go at Geocaching. Treasure hunting with a difference. 10.30am and 2.30pm. £5. Booking essential. Details 0845 2720004.

27-29 SILLOTH. Solfest. Music Festival with various artists plus workshops and competitions. Details www.solwayfestival.co.uk.

28 BRAMPTON Farmers’ Market. Details www.madeincumbria.co.uk.

28-29 HAWKSHEAD Hill Top Garden. Explore Beatrix Potter’s cottage garden, planted just as she designed it. Find out which fruit and vegetables are in season and the recipes which Beatrix might have used. 10.30pm-5pm. Details 015394 36269. www.nationaltrust.org.uk.

28-30 RAVENGLASS. Muncaster Castle. Medieval Weekend. Re-enactments, displays and demonstrations of life in medieval times, armoury and cooking. History with fun and festivities. Details 01229 717614. www.muncaster.co.uk.

29 POOLEY BRIDGE. Farmers’ Market. Details www.madeincumbria.co.uk.

29 ESKDALE Fête. Adults £3, children £1.50. Free parking. Details 019467 26301.

29-30 PENRITH. Rheged Centre. Cumbria Guitar Show. For guitar enthusiasts, with live music, demonstrations and workshops. 10am-5.30pm. £8. Details 01931 713241.
www.cumbria-guitarshow.co.uk.

SEPTEMBER

TO 17 OCTOBER BOWNESS ON WINDERMERE. Blackwell Arts and Crafts. William Morris: A Sense of Place. Exhibition of samples, textiles, books, photographs and private collections illustrating the life and work of the Father of the Arts and Crafts. Details www.blackwell.org.uk.

To 26 CONISTON Brantwood. ‘Journey’ by Freya Horsley. Exhibition of spectacular and atmospheric paintings. Details 015394 41396. www.brantwood.org.uk.

1 POOLEY BRIDGE Parkin Memorial Hall. The Magic of Lakeland. One hour audio visual presentation. 8pm. Free. Continues 8,15, 22, 29.

2 ULLSWATER Information Centre.
Children’s Pathfinder. Discover the meaning of map symbols and follow the path to find the treasure. Suitable for 8-11 year olds. 1pm. £4. Details 017684 82414.

2 WINDERMERE. Brockhole Gardens.
Green Fingered Fun. Discover the mysteries and secrets of the gardens. 1pm. Free.
Details 0845 2720004.

2-5 KENDAL International Festival of Street Arts. Join companies and artists from across the globe for a packed weekend of fun. Details www.lakesalive.org.

3 EGREMONT Farmers’ Market. Details www.madeincumbria.co.uk.

3 CARLISLE Farmers’ Market. Details www.madeincumbria.co.uk.

3-5 BRAMPTON Naworth Castle. Antiques and Fine Art Far. 10.30am-5pm. Details 01423 522122. www.gallowayfairs.co.uk.

3-5 KENDAL Mintfest. An array of performances from the dramatic to the daft, powerful to playful or spectacular to downright silly. Details 01539 720252. www.lakesalive.org.

4 COCKERMOUTH Farmers’ Market. Details www.madeincumbria.co.uk.

4 ULLSWATER Information Centre. Map and Compass Day. Practical day outdoors to improve your navigation skills. Map and compass provided. 10am. Continues 5. Details 017684 82414.

4-5 WINDERMERE The Great North Swim. Over 6,000 swimmers will take part in a one-mile outdoor swim on Lake Windermere. Details 0191 2727033. www.greatswim.org.

4-5 KIRKBY LONSDALE Fork Fest. Celebration of local food, real ale and gardening. Fun filled weekend for all the family including workshops, face painting and animal farm. Details www.forkfest.co.uk.

7-8 KESWICK Cumberland Pencil Museum. Pastel Pencils Demonstrations. Free. Details 017687 73626. www.pencilmuseum.co.uk.

9 KESWICK Youth Hostel. History of the Lake District Landscape. Slide Talk. Adults £2, children £1. 8.15pm. Details 07841 370644.

9 HIGH LORTON Yew Tree Hall. An introduction to Industrial Archaeology; Mining and Bridges. Talk by Graham Brooks for Lorton and Derwent Fells Local History Society. 7.30pm. £2.50 including refreshments. Details www.derwentfells.com.

9-12 SILLOTH Music and Arts Festival. Details www.sillothbeerfestival.co.uk.

10 MILNTHORPE Farmers’ Market. Details www.madeincumbria.co.uk.

10 KENDAL Torchlight Carnival. Spectacular floats, dancers, bygone bikes, steam engines and marching pipe and display bands. 6.45pm. Details www.kendaltorchlightcarnival.co.uk.

11 ORTON Farmers’ Market. Details www.madeincumbria.co.uk.