Local Events & Information in the Lake District   Please see below a selection of links to cultural interests and organisations that we are associated with. We hope you will find these helpful and interesting.   *** Please note that we are not responsible for any content that you see on any site listed on this page ***   Special Interests * The Lakeland Fells - good maps & views for walkers * David Hall walk up Skiddaw from Ravenstone Hotel * Activity Providers near Keswick * Keswick in Bloom Tourist Information Sites * Cumbria Tourist Board * National Park Authority site * Keswick Tourism Association site * Visit Cumbria   Culture and Interest * William Wordsworth * Beatrix Potter * Cruises around Derwentwater * Mirehouse * The Theatre by the Lake * Osprey Watch * Keswick Mountain Festival * The Rum Story - Voted Small Visitor Attraction of the year for 2007 * Ullswater Steamers * Golf Clubs throughout the UK * Thornthwaite Galleries -The largest Gallery in the Lakes displaying work of local artists. * Go Ape at Whinlatter - High Wire Forest Adventure   Special Events   Paint the Town Red From 19- May-2012 to 19- May-2012 at Workington , Workington One day of fun across Workington to help celebrate and raise funds for Hospice At Home West Cumbrias 25th anniversary. Dozens of events - from cookery demos, street entertainment, music, food and much much more. . . . More information - www.paintthetownred2012.co.uk   Cockermouth Midsummer Festival From 15- Jun-2012 to 23- Jun-2012 at Cockermouth , Cockermouth A very popular multi venue festival across Cockermouth featuring a host of events and performances spread across a week in midsummer. More details to follow. More information - info@cockermouthfestival.org More information - www.cockermouthfestival.org Annual/Biannual Events February - Keswick Film Festival March - Words by the Water Festival April - Pirelli International Rally May - Cockermouth Georgian Fair June - Appleby Horse Fair June - Whitehaven Maritime Festival June - North Cumbria Tractor Club Ploughing  Competition, Hornby Hall June-July - Barrow's Annual Festival of the Sea July - Coniston Water Festival July - Langwathby Scarecrow Festival July - Tebay Elephant Festival July - Cockermouth Agricultural show July - Lakeland Rose Show July - Brampton Live - folk/roots music festival July - Maryport Blues Festival July - Cumbria Steam Gathering, Flookburgh. July - Windermere Air Show - 2006 pics July - Windermere Air Show - 2011 pics August - Solfest August - Lake District Summer Music festival August - Lake Artists Society Summer Exhibition August - Grasmere Sports August - Eskdale Fete September - International Sheepdog Trials June-sept - Rushbearing festivals Other Irregular Events Steam Charter Special Trains The Tall Ship Grand Turk at Whitehaven Some other lists of events Cumbria Tourist Board Event lists Wordsworth Country Event lists Event lists Clubs and Societies offering entertainment Brampton Film Club Keswick Film Club Film Club at the ROXY (Ulverston) Oxen Park Cinema Club (Ulverston)

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