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Mini Trek Windermere
11th May-5th July 2026
Venue: Zip World
Address: Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, LA23 1LJ
A treetop high-ropes course for the adventurous. Zips, floating platforms, rope bridges… there’ll be plenty for them to get stuck into whilst surrounded by nature. Get them up, out and moving on this...
Tent Club
13th May-1st July 2026
Venue: Rosehill
Address: Moresby, Whitehaven, CA28 6SE
3.30pm. Welcome to Tent Club! Here, you can build the most elaborate den you can imagine, create a revolutionary masterpiece, all while making new friends. Tent Club is your space to explore new ideas,...
Ocean Art Adventure: Crafts, Games & Sea Art
25th-29th May 2029
Venue: Beacon Museum
Address: West Strand, Whitehaven, CA28 7LY
Join us this May for a fun and creative hands-on session exploring the impact of plastic pollution and how we can protect our seas. Learn about marine pollution, create a driftwood fish mobile, make a...
Zog
30th June-2nd July 2026
Venue: The Sands Centre
Address: Carlisle, CA1 1JQ
Based on the book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Large in size and keen in nature, Zog is eager to win a golden star at Madam Dragon’s school, where dragons learn all the things that dragons...
Party in the Park
4th-5th July 2026
Venue: Vulcan Park
Address: 14 Park Ln, Workington CA14 2QA
Join us as we take over Vulcan Park with live music, performances, fun activities, food stall and excitement. Follow “Workington Town Council” on Facebook to stay up to date.
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