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Overview of local events and activities in the Lake District area and on-site at Park Cliffe.

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Spring Bird Challenge

29 March - 27 April

Sizergh

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This self-led family trail will take you out along the Holeslack accessible route, and you’ll collect clues along the way before crowning your winner.

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Walks and Tours

Easter Egg Hunt – Allen Bank

6-21 April

Allen Bank

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Follow in the footsteps of Wordsworth’s children, John, Dora, Thomas, Catherine and William on an Easter trail around the garden at Allan Bank where the family once lived. The trail costs £3.50 and includes a trail sheet, bunny ears and a dairy or vegan/Free-from chocolate egg. No booking. (Last entry for the trail is 4.30pm).

Inside you’ll find Easter themed printing blocks you can use to decorate a hard-boiled egg. Once dry, take your egg outside to have a go at the Georgian tradition of egg rolling in the garden. There are fun games to challenge your egg handling skills. Pick up and an egg and spoon to have a race or try your hand at ‘egg’ throwing. Become a hero or a villain, by putting on a cape and picking up a play sword to re-enact your own traditional Easter ‘Pace’ play. No booking required.

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Easter Egg Hunt

18-21 April

Sizergh

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Make your way along the trail and find nature-inspired activities for the whole family. The trail takes place between 18 – 21 April 2025, from 10am to 4pm, so come along and explore the beautiful parkland of Sizergh. Prices are £3.50 per trail which includes an Easter trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy or vegan and Free From* chocolate egg.

*Suitable for people with milk, egg, gluten, peanut and tree nut allergies.

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Park Cliffe Easter Duck Race

20 April 2025

Park Cliffe

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Join us for our annual Duck Race. This popular event will be held at Park Cliffe on Sunday 20th April, time TBC. ‘Ducks’ cost £1 and will be available from Monday 14th April from reception. Proceeds to local charity tbc.

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Windermere Science Festival

10-11 May

Windermere Jetty

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Experience the best in science communication

This years festival has our best line up to date, from material scientist & broadcaster Dr Anna Ploszajski to our science busker, we will deliver engaging science like
never before!

Get ready for intriguing discoveries, inspiring talks, engaging exhibitions, cutting edge research, and explosive family fun!

Windermere Science Festival is generously funded this year by Lakeland Arts, Arts Council England and the Granada Foundation.

This years festival will take place on the 10th & 11th May 2025 at the Windermere Jetty Museum – an award winning museum that enjoys a stunning lakeside position.

The museum is a short walk from the centre of Bowness-on-Windermere and is easily accessible by car, train, bike, boat or bus.

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Keswick Mountain Festival

16-18 May 2025

Keswick

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Keswick Mountain Festival is an outdoors sports festival with incredible entertainment taking place on 16-18 May, 2025. Once again we can promise you a wonderfully immersive experience, with an emphasis on outdoor sports, activities, live music, inspirational speakers, and an incredible array of outdoor brands, plus top-notch food and drink stalls.

You’ll find the same 16 wonderful sports events to choose from across trail running, hikes, open water swimming, cycling, triathlon, and adventure racing. But KMF25 will be slightly different from last year. We’re making improvements, particularly in the delivery of the live music. The Big Top will be replaced with an open air live music stage; plus there will be live music in the food and drink area, as well as a new DJ bar tent.

Another change will be in the ticketing of the event and access to the festival village site. If you enter a sports event, the weekend festival experience is included within that – i.e. live music, and daytime speakers. If you simply want to enjoy the live music and speakers without entering a sports event, you need a festival ticket.

Anyone without those wristbands cannot access the festival village after 5pm.

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Live Music – Pete Lashley

17 May 7pm-9pm

Park Cliffe Caravan Park

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Join us for live music in Fellside Bar with local singer/songwriter Pete Lashley 7pm-9pm.

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Live Music – Kev Kendal

23 May 7pm-9pm

Park Cliffe Caravan Park

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Join us for live music in Fellside Bar with local singer/songwriter Kev Kendal.

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Cartmel Races –

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Cartmel Racecourse

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Cartmel Race days 2o25

24, 25, 26 May

27, 29 June (Olly Murs live 27 June – buy tickets here

19, 21 July

23, 25 August

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County Fest

31 May & 1 June

County Showground, Crooklands

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Now in its 17th year Country Fest will again be held at the Westmorland County Showground, Crooklands on Saturday 31st May and Sunday 1st June 2025.

Attracting over 9,000 visitors we are looking forward to again celebrating rural life and returning with all the elements of the true family event giving a real taste of the countryside.

Preparations are underway for another fun-filled weekend for all the family. Arena demonstrations, food, craft and shopping marquees, The Northern Area Floral Design Competition and Horticultural section, baking and craft sections, historic cars, military vehicles, lots of food & drink or soak up the sunshine (fingers crossed!) and kick back listening to one of the many amazing performers on the band stand. With lots of free activities for the children there’s something for everyone!

This show raises funds for the Westmorland County Agricultural Society to help support farming and the countryside.

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Music

Live Music – Pete Lashley

6 June 7pm-9pm

Park Cliffe Caravan Park

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Join us for live music in Fellside Bar with local singer/songwriter Pete Lashley 7pm-9pm.

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Great North Swim

13-15 June 2025

Windermere

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The Arla Great North Swim will be back from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 June 2025. Choose from six different open water swimming distances to suit all ages, abilities, and level of experience. Whether you’re looking to get fit, improve your time, soak up some nature or raise money for charity, you‘ll be part of an amazing collective experience – guaranteed. Dive into nature at Windermere and join us at the UK’s biggest open water swimming event.

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Live Music – Kev Kendal

14 June 7pm-9pm

Park Cliffe Caravan Park

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Join us for live music in Fellside Bar with local singer/songwriter Kev Kendal 7pm-9pm.

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Windermere Marathon

15 June 2025

Windermere

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Take on one of the most scenic road marathons in the UK, showcasing the natural beauty of the lakes. The stunning Windermere Marathon route takes in one anticlockwise circuit of Lake Windermere, passing Hawkshead, Newby Bridge and Bowness-on-Windermere.

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Family enjoing day out at Fell Foot by the Windermere Lake

Fell Foot Community Open Day

22 June

Fell Foot

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Come along to Fell Foot, a historic park on the shores of lake Windermere, and discover ways to connect with nature and boost your wellbeing. There will be collaborative and inclusive outdoor activities, with BSL interpreters available across the day.

More event details will be announced closer to time.

The community open day is delivered in partnership with; Active Cumbria; Age Friendly South Lakeland; Age UK South Lakeland; Cumbria Deaf Association; Sight Advice South Lakes; Paddlers for Life, Anyone Can & Stoked Watersports.

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Live Music – Kev Kendal

27 June 7pm-9pm

Park Cliffe Caravan Park

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Join us for live music in Fellside Bar with local singer/songwriter Kev Kendal 7pm-9pm.

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Live Music – Kev Kendal

4 July 7pm-9pm

Park Cliffe Caravan Park

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Join us for live music in Fellside Bar with local singer/songwriter Kev Kendal 7pm-9pm.

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Windermere Triathalon

5th & 6th July

Cockshott Point, Bowness

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Join us on the shores of LAKE WINDERMERE for a weekend of spectacular Triathlon and Duathlon Events based at the beautiful Cockshott Point where the Transition area overlooks the breath-taking lake.
The event takes place over two days with all SPRINT (SHORT) & NOVICE Distances taking place on Saturday 5th July and all STANDARD Distances on Sunday 6th July.
Following the Swim in the Lake all the cycle routes go to Ambleside where the Novice & Sprint turn back and the Standard continue around the whole of the Lake. All running is on paths and trails around the shoreline of the Lake with some outstanding views and perfect for spectators.
Saturday 5th July 2025
Novice Triathlon – 350m swim, 20k cycle, 2.5k run
Sprint (SHORT) Triathlon (and Relays) – 750m swim, 20k cycle, 5k run
Sprint (SHORT) Duathlon – 5k run, 20k cycle, 2.5k run
Sprint (SHORT) Aquabike – 750m swim, 20k cycle
Sunday 6th July 2025
Standard Triathlon (and Relays) – 1,500m swim, 48k cycle, 10k run
Standard Duathlon – 10k run, 48k cycle, 5k run
Standard Aquabike – 1,500m swim, 48k cycle
A Medal, event top, snacks and a beer or soft drink for all finishers!

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Live Music – Harvey Boddy

19 July 7pm-9pm

Park Cliffe Caravan Park

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Join us for live music in Fellside Bar 19 July with Harvey Boddy 7pm-9pm.

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Live Music – Kev Kendal

25 July 7pm-9pm

Park Cliffe Caravan Park

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Join us for live music in Fellside Bar with local singer/songwriter Kev Kendal 7pm-9pm.

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Ambleside Sports

31 July 2025

Rydal Park

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The origins of Ambleside sports have variously been traced back to the granting of the market charter and the annual fair. As far back as the 17th and 18th centuries sporting events were held in Low Wood Bay where events included regattas with rowing races as well as cock-fighting and bare fist boxing (both of which would be unacceptable today).

There are many early reports relating to wrestling contests, but whether they were linked to larger organised events along with other sports is not clear. The most significant of these was in 1809 when Professor John Wilson (aka Christopher North of Elleray) offered the then huge sum of five guineas and a silver belt to the winner of the Ambleside contest.

Find out more about the history or see what activities are taking place.

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Live Music – Pete Lashley

2nd August 7pm-9pm

Park Cliffe

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Join us for live music on Saturday 2nd August 7pm-9pm with local singer/songwriter Pete Lashley.

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Live Music – Kev Kendal

15 August 7pm-9pm

Park Cliffe Caravan Park

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Join us for live music in Fellside Bar with local singer/songwriter Kev Kendal.

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Hawkshead Show

19 August 2025

Hawkshead

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Set in the Vale Of Esthwaite famous for William Wordsworth & Beatrix Potter, who happens to be one of our founder members. The show field is situated half a mile north of our quaint village. With plenty of attractions for people to see all day. They have the judging of all horse classes ranging from the miniatures to the heavy horses, Private driving (horse & small carriage) and jumping classes, Judging of a large variety of sheep along with dogs & cattle. The Horticultural is a must to see. With home produce, flowers vegetables, arts & crafts.

Directions

Post Code for SAT NAV – LA22 0NN

what3words – recover.graceful.goose Hawkshead show field is located 5 miles to the south of Ambleside to the west side of Windermere Lake.

Take the A593 Coniston, Langdale road out of Ambleside for half a mile then take the first left onto the B5286 for 4 miles show field on the left to the north of the village Traveling from the south or Furness Turn off the A590 at Newby Bridge onto the B5286 for 9 miles, at the recreation ground turn left onto North Lonsdale Road. Half a mile North of village show field on the right.

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Food and Drink

Grasmere Sports

24 August 2025

Grasmere

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Now one of the most popular traditional events in the English Lake District, participants compete in a variety of sports, including Cumberland & Westmorland Wrestling, Fell Running and Hound Trails.

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Westmorland County Show

10-11 September 2025

County Showground, Crooklands

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For over 200 years, 225 years for Westmorland, agricultural shows have brought together communities, showcasing rural life while providing businesses a platform from which to trade. Westmorland County Show has survived world wars, recessions, the Great British weather and the pandemic.

For everyone’s enjoyment, there is a limited capacity per day and tickets will only be on sale at the gate if still available. Livestock classes will be split across both days and the layout is being overhauled to make best use of our extensive Showground. A full programme of activities will be held on both days, including WI, Learning for Life, The Sheep Show, Vintage Tractors, forestry and craft demonstrations. However, some sections, as listed below, will be day specific. Alongside the magnificent Food Hall, Food Theatre, Craft Marquees and over 500 trade stands you are guaranteed a fabulous day at the Show.

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Music

Live Music – Harvey Boddy

13 September 7pm-9pm

Park Cliffe Caravan Park

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Join us for live music in Fellside Bar 13 September with Harvey Boddy 7pm-9pm.

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Live Music – Kev Kendal

26 September 7pm-9pm

Park Cliffe Caravan Park

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Join us for live music in Fellside Bar with local singer/songwriter Kev Kendal.

Park Cliffe On-site Event

Live Music – Kev Kendal

11 October 7pm-9pm

Park Cliffe Caravan Park

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Join us for live music in Fellside Bar with local singer/songwriter Kev Kendal.

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Park Cliffe Halloween

25 October 2025

Fellside Bar

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Join us for our Halloween celebrations, including a Children’s Magic Show in the afternoon, with games and prizes for children’s fancy dress, best carved pumpkin and best dressed tourer, pod or static later in the evening.

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Park Cliffe Bonfire & Fireworks

1 November 2025

Park Cliffe

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Join us on Saturday 1st November for our annual bonfire and fireworks evening following by games in the bar and our charity raffle.

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