Rheged Centre
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A Place to Meet.
Rheged is a gallery, café, cinema, shopping venue, workplace and creative space on the edge of the Northern Lakes. A place where kids can be kids in our Indoor Play and Making Space and where friends, family and colleagues can share a meal, watch a film, hold a meeting, see an exhibition, buy a gift or catch up over coffee. A flexible space for getting together or enjoying time alone with a book or notepad; a place where stories are told, ideas are sparked and the Cumbrian landscape is a constant source of inspiration.
Cinema
Our giant-screen cinema offers an immersive experience unique within our region. The 18.3-metre-wide screen invites you to leap into the action of the latest Hollywood releases and family favourites or be transported to one of the world’s great theatres, where live-streamed opera, ballet and musical performances come vividly to life through our state-of-the-art surround sound system. Enjoy the show with sweet treats from our Deli including Kimi’s Gelato, popcorn and hand-packed confectionery range from Bon Bon’s.
Indoor Play
Our state of-the-art indoor play area, designed by Tigerplay features a new café serving coffees and cakes, along with a seating area for parents and guardians. The revamped space features three slides alongside each other to race down and a specific area for young children. It also includes an elevated level including a ‘nest-like’ den which can be reached through climbing walls and ladders.
Making Space
Where children can get creative decorating a range of models including bunnies, dinosaurs, masks, letters and more with decorative patterned papers in our Decopatch workshop.
Gallery
In our spacious Gallery we host a changing programme of four exhibitions every year which have a connection with our Cumbria home. We are proud to exhibit work by Cumbria’s artists and craftspeople, as well as emerging and established artists from all over the UK. This strong relationship with artists means we can show creativity at its most diverse, as well as reflecting life in the landscape. Alongside each exhibition is a range of creative classes led by exhibiting artists.
Café
Our 100-seat ground-floor cafe is a relaxed dining space where you can brunch with friends, enjoy a working lunch or catch up before a movie. Our menu is inclusive and flexible, changing with the seasons and featuring handmade food and drink from our community of local producers.
Deli
Our Deli counter offers sandwiches, pies, salads, cakes and bakes made by us as you would make them at home. On the move? We offer speciality coffee by Carvetii in Threlkeld available to take away with you. In our Deli shop you will find edible gifts with a strong sense of place. Local and handmade foods, including Cumbrian preserves, artisan pastas, organic wines and small-batch craft spirits. Functional cookware and eco-conscious utensils and accessories for table and pantry.
Toyshop
Our toy shop is packed almost to the rafters with children’s books, clothes, toys, puzzles, gifts, Jellycat teddies and pocket-money treats. Children can find new titles by their favourite authors, or discover retellings of classic fairytales. Our vibrant range of children’s clothing is from brands such as Blade Rose as well as Marcus Walters screen-printed just for us sweatshirts and t-shirts. We stock a huge selection of LEGO® which features Harry Potter, Avatar, Lego City, Technic, Spider-Man, Lightyear and Minecraft.
Clothing and Wellbeing
Our lifestyle shop includes stylish womenswear and accessories, exceptional beauty products, and contemporary interior accessories. Clothing ranges includes sustainable labels (People Tree; Thought Clothing), iconic names (Birkenstock) and British knitwear from Eribé and Harley of Scotland.
Our Wellbeing space showcases natural skincare and vegan-friendly makeup from emerging and established brands. Our brands include REN, This Works, Trilogy, L’Occitane, Dr Hauschka, with makeup from Stila.
Find textiles, ceramics, lighting and craft to bring warmth and personality to indoor and outdoor spaces in our Home section. As well as bespoke blankets, scarves and natural scented candles created for us by craft producers and beguiling gallery of cards and gift wrap designed and printed in Britain.
Design Shop
An evolving space celebrating art, design and thought. Ceramics, jewellery and items for the home from iconic names and local makers. We stock a range of stationery, art materials and craft kits for both adults and children to get creative with. As well as products made by artist exhibiting in our Gallery.
Outdoor Shop
Kit to inspire adventure in the Cumbrian landscape. Clothing, footwear, rucksacks, accessories, books and camping gear from KUHL, Rab, Fjallraven, Cotopaxi and mindful brands including Fjällraven, Patagonia, Howies and many more.
Location
Rheged Centre, Redhills
Penrith, Cumbria
CA11 0DQ
Rheged is a couple of minutes’ drive from the M6 (J40) at Penrith along the A66 towards Keswick.
Regular bus services between Penrith and Keswick stop at Rheged. Visit traveline.info for timetables.
Our 250-space car park is free for Rheged visitors. Please note that the car park closes when Rheged closes. It is locked and unattended overnight.
Filling station and EV charging points available on site.
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Great Print 8 Exhibition
Our annual exhibition celebrating the art of printmaking. It features hand pulled prints by over 50 printmakers from across the UK, showcasing the range of techniques from traditional to modern.
New for 2023, a spotlight on how sustainably sourced plant dyes and pigments are being used by Madder Cutch & Co to hand screen-print linen for home furnishings. The exhibition will also feature the fascinating story of the Gunning family of printmakers who invented the Gunning Etching Press. All the artwork on display is for sale throughout the exhibition. Many of the exhibiting artists will also run creative classes at Rheged, for beginners and people with some experience.
Fri 20 Jan – Sun 8 May | Free Entry
Cartoon Circus Live Show
The one hour family show features some of Britain's funniest clowns, traditional slapstick comedy, magic, illusions, the amazing girl in the spinning bottle, cartoon characters, plate spinning, an acrobatic human slinky, puppets, prizes and surprises.
Cartoon Circus Live Show
The one hour family show features some of Britain's funniest clowns, traditional slapstick comedy, magic, illusions, the amazing girl in the spinning bottle, cartoon characters, plate spinning, an acrobatic human slinky, puppets, prizes and surprises.
Two Colour Reduction Lino Printing with Liz Jones
During this workshop, you will design, cut and print five reduction lino prints in two colours, plus white. The class is ideal for those who have some experience in single cut lino printing and wish to develop their skills further. It is also suitable for beginners.
The workshop will cover:
- Introduction to the process of reduction lino printing and points to consider when creating a two colour design.
- Transferring the design onto a printing block
- Preparing the block and paper for accurate registration using the Ternes Burton registration method
- Cutting the design into the block, giving thought to how the separate layers of colour will print; and
- Printing two layers of colour with professional water-based relief printing inks using a printing press.
- Learn how to print without a press too.
Willow Piglets for the Garden with Willowpool
Suitable for complete beginners and experienced willow weavers, this seasonal class invites you to create a piglet for the Garden from soaked willow rods. You will learn how to prepare dried “withies” or willowsticks and how to create frameworks for which to create your willow creature. Willow sculptures can be used as either indoors or as a garden sculpture. You will be using a few simple tools such as secateurs and bodkins provided on the day. The techniques that you will learn can be applied to other materials and can be scaled up for large site-specific installations. Materials are all included, just bring your own pair of secateurs if you do not what to share tools and a ribbon or bells if you wish to decorate your sculpture. Willowpool designs are traditional and contemporary willow weavers, who have been weaving with willow for over 40 years.
Natural Willow Plant Supports with Willowpool
Suitable for complete beginners and experienced willow weavers, this seasonal class invites you to create natural willow supports (2 wigwams) to take home to your garden which will be suitable for sweet peas and climbing annuals. In this class you can learn the basic principles of willow weaving. Materials are all included, just bring your own pair of secateurs if you do not what to share tools. Willowpool designs are traditional and contemporary willow weavers, who have been weaving with willow for over 40 years.
People and Place: Mindful Stitched Collage
Create a portrait made from fabric and paper collage using various techniques including sketching, portraiture, collage, painting and hand stitch. All materials are included.
Ailish Henderson is an artist, researcher and teacher. Her career started in painting, quickly she began incorporating textiles and has studied both subjects formally for the last 13 years.
You are welcome to bring personal items which you would like to incorporate such as vintage fabrics or memorabilia
Portraits in Watercolours with Catherine Macdiarmid
Develop some different watercolour techniques that can be used for portraits. Photographs and photocopies will be used as source material for the portraits, eliminating a lot of the time usually taken to draw out before painting.
Catherine MacDiarmid has exhibited widely including in the BP Portrait Award and was a semi-finalist in the Sky Portrait Artists of the Year 2019. Catherine has 26 years’ experience teaching art courses.
Wildlife Themed Introduction to Linocut with Sue Rowland
We are delighted to welcome back Sue Rowland, who will inspire you to create an original lino print featuring your favourite animal or bird, combined with pattern and foliage. In this class you will explore mark making, creating texture and learn the technique of chine colle. You will then produce a range of one colour and multicolour prints. The course will equip you with all the knowledge for hand printing at home.
Sue will provide all the materials you need such as lino, ink, printing paper, tracing, and carbon paper. This is included in the price of the class.
You are welcome to bring simple, bold drawings or pictures of animals, birds, butterflies, and foliage which would work at A4 size. Sue will also have plenty of ideas you can use.
Please bring a pencil, biro, masking tape, fine permanent pen, apron or old clothes, rubber gloves or vinyl gloves which are large enough so you can take them off and reuse easily.
Sue is an experienced tutor, who trained at Central St Martins School of Art and really enjoys passing on her enthusiasm for printmaking. Sue works between her studio in Kendal and her home in the beautiful Kentmere Valley. Sue’s illustrative folklore, landscape, and nature themed lino prints are part of the Great Print 8 exhibition in our Gallery our Rheged. (20 Jan – 14 May 22)
There is a lot of lino cutting which may not be suitable for people who struggle with their hands and wrists.
Full day workshop is £90pp inc materials
9.30am-4.30pm
Maximum number 10
Minimum age 16 years
Portrait in Oils with Catherine Macdiarmid
Working from a live sitter you will be guided through some traditional oil painting techniques, from underpainting, blocking in and blending. Good use of materials, palette control, colour mixing, and the use of oil painting mediums will all be covered.
Catherine MacDiarmid has exhibited widely including in the BP Portrait Award and was a semi-finalist in the Sky Portrait Artists of the Year 2019. Catherine has 26 years’ experience teaching art courses.
Kendal Mountain Tour 2023 with film and guest speaker
Join us for an evening celebrating adventure from some of the most spectacular places on earth, brought to you by the team behind Kendal Mountain Festival.
A chance to watch a selection of award-winning films from high altitude adventure to cinematically beautiful tales showcasing wilderness and adventure travel from across the globe. The films will be introduced by a member of the Kendal Mountain Presenting team.
Alongside the collection of films, will be a talk from an incredible guest speaker - an explorer, activist or adventurer with a unique and inspiring story to share.
This not-to-be-missed event will include free prize giveaways from the tour partners, and is guaranteed to ignite your desire for adventure!
Demijohn Terrarium Workshop
Absolutely no plant knowledge required to join The Plant Lady for some green therapy, in a relaxed and friendly workshop environment. Create your own sealed terrarium, dipping your fingers into the soil with plenty of plant chat and advice freely available.
You’ll be repurposing a vintage demijohn bottle to take away with you, with all the layers and plants included Enjoy learning about the history and science behind these fascinating ecosystems, and why they are perfect for even the most inexperienced plant lover.
Learn how to look after your mini world, so you can continue to enjoy it into the future.
Minimum age 16
Kenton Cool – Everest: The Untold Story
Presented by Speakers from the Edge:
Everest/Chomolungma has long captured the imagination of mountaineers and aspiring adventurers as the pinnacle of climbing: simply the highest point on the planet that ‘must be reached’. To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first successful summit, Kenton Cool - the 16x summit non-Sherpa world record-holder – has created a new show to take audiences on a fascinating journey through the history of the highs and lows of summit attempts on one of the world’s most magnificent mountains: from its first ‘discovery’ as part of the Great Indian Trigonometric Survey, through to the perceived ‘bucket list adventure’ that it is considered today.
An Introduction to Photography with Amy Bateman
Join British Life Photographer of the year, Amy Bateman, and start taking better photographs today. This beginners course will introduce students to photography using phones or digital cameras. It will cover composition, use of light, photographing children, people and animals, simple editing skills and top tips on how to make your images instantly better. Amy is a professional photographer loves to share her knowledge and skills of photography. Amy lives on her farm near Kendal, from where she runs photography tours.
Minimum age: 14 years
Hazel Findlay – The Walls Within
In ‘rockstar’ climber Hazel Findlay's new show, she'll walk you through the biggest internal battles she's faced in her career and how she's overcome them. She'll take stories from her most difficult ascents and wild expeditions, such as her recent climbing trip to Greenland with Alex Honnold, to talk about the psychological 'walls within' that we all face, such as imposter syndrome, fear of failure, distraction and motivation
Honeycomb Weaving with Jan Beadle
Honeycomb weaving creates a cell like structure which resembles the bee’s honeycomb. This class is perfect for beginners but weavers with a little more experience will enjoy learning this pattern. Come and enjoy a day weaving on a 4 shaft table loom. The looms will be set up and ready to go on the day.This fabric is suitable for a cushion, bag, purse, or any of your own sewing projects
Minimum age 16
Beauty and the Beast Christmas Pantomime
Gary Starr Pantomimes returns to Rheged for 2023.
Join us for a fun packed show full of pantomime fun, comedy and custard pies!
A magical story of a young girl named Belle, pursued by the dastardly Prince Anton for her hand in marriage and yet she longs for something more. Upon discovering the Beast, she slowly falls in love with the man inside. Will the Beast be able to break the curse before the last petal falls? Find out this December!'
Beautiful costumes, talented actors and heart warming music help bring this story to life!
Beauty and the Beast Christmas Pantomime
Gary Starr Pantomimes returns to Rheged for 2023.
Join us for a fun packed show full of pantomime fun, comedy and custard pies!
A magical story of a young girl named Belle, pursued by the dastardly Prince Anton for her hand in marriage and yet she longs for something more. Upon discovering the Beast, she slowly falls in love with the man inside. Will the Beast be able to break the curse before the last petal falls? Find out this December!'
Beautiful costumes, talented actors and heart warming music help bring this story to life!
Beauty and the Beast Christmas Pantomime
Gary Starr Pantomimes returns to Rheged for 2023.
Join us for a fun packed show full of pantomime fun, comedy and custard pies!
A magical story of a young girl named Belle, pursued by the dastardly Prince Anton for her hand in marriage and yet she longs for something more. Upon discovering the Beast, she slowly falls in love with the man inside. Will the Beast be able to break the curse before the last petal falls? Find out this December!'
Beautiful costumes, talented actors and heart warming music help bring this story to life!
Beauty and the Beast Christmas Pantomime
Gary Starr Pantomimes returns to Rheged for 2023.
Join us for a fun packed show full of pantomime fun, comedy and custard pies!
A magical story of a young girl named Belle, pursued by the dastardly Prince Anton for her hand in marriage and yet she longs for something more. Upon discovering the Beast, she slowly falls in love with the man inside. Will the Beast be able to break the curse before the last petal falls? Find out this December!'
Beautiful costumes, talented actors and heart warming music help bring this story to life!
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A Place to Meet.
Rheged is a gallery, café, cinema, shopping venue, workplace and creative space on the edge of the Northern Lakes. A place where kids can be kids in our Indoor Play and Making Space and where friends, family and colleagues can share a meal, watch a film, hold a meeting, see an exhibition, buy a gift or catch up over coffee. A flexible space for getting together or enjoying time alone with a book or notepad; a place where stories are told, ideas are sparked and the Cumbrian landscape is a constant source of inspiration.
Cinema
Our giant-screen cinema offers an immersive experience unique within our region. The 18.3-metre-wide screen invites you to leap into the action of the latest Hollywood releases and family favourites or be transported to one of the world’s great theatres, where live-streamed opera, ballet and musical performances come vividly to life through our state-of-the-art surround sound system. Enjoy the show with sweet treats from our Deli including Kimi’s Gelato, popcorn and hand-packed confectionery range from Bon Bon’s.
Indoor Play
Our state of-the-art indoor play area, designed by Tigerplay features a new café serving coffees and cakes, along with a seating area for parents and guardians. The revamped space features three slides alongside each other to race down and a specific area for young children. It also includes an elevated level including a ‘nest-like’ den which can be reached through climbing walls and ladders.
Making Space
Where children can get creative decorating a range of models including bunnies, dinosaurs, masks, letters and more with decorative patterned papers in our Decopatch workshop.
Gallery
In our spacious Gallery we host a changing programme of four exhibitions every year which have a connection with our Cumbria home. We are proud to exhibit work by Cumbria’s artists and craftspeople, as well as emerging and established artists from all over the UK. This strong relationship with artists means we can show creativity at its most diverse, as well as reflecting life in the landscape. Alongside each exhibition is a range of creative classes led by exhibiting artists.
Café
Our 100-seat ground-floor cafe is a relaxed dining space where you can brunch with friends, enjoy a working lunch or catch up before a movie. Our menu is inclusive and flexible, changing with the seasons and featuring handmade food and drink from our community of local producers.
Deli
Our Deli counter offers sandwiches, pies, salads, cakes and bakes made by us as you would make them at home. On the move? We offer speciality coffee by Carvetii in Threlkeld available to take away with you. In our Deli shop you will find edible gifts with a strong sense of place. Local and handmade foods, including Cumbrian preserves, artisan pastas, organic wines and small-batch craft spirits. Functional cookware and eco-conscious utensils and accessories for table and pantry.
Toyshop
Our toy shop is packed almost to the rafters with children’s books, clothes, toys, puzzles, gifts, Jellycat teddies and pocket-money treats. Children can find new titles by their favourite authors, or discover retellings of classic fairytales. Our vibrant range of children’s clothing is from brands such as Blade Rose as well as Marcus Walters screen-printed just for us sweatshirts and t-shirts. We stock a huge selection of LEGO® which features Harry Potter, Avatar, Lego City, Technic, Spider-Man, Lightyear and Minecraft.
Clothing and Wellbeing
Our lifestyle shop includes stylish womenswear and accessories, exceptional beauty products, and contemporary interior accessories. Clothing ranges includes sustainable labels (People Tree; Thought Clothing), iconic names (Birkenstock) and British knitwear from Eribé and Harley of Scotland.
Our Wellbeing space showcases natural skincare and vegan-friendly makeup from emerging and established brands. Our brands include REN, This Works, Trilogy, L’Occitane, Dr Hauschka, with makeup from Stila.
Find textiles, ceramics, lighting and craft to bring warmth and personality to indoor and outdoor spaces in our Home section. As well as bespoke blankets, scarves and natural scented candles created for us by craft producers and beguiling gallery of cards and gift wrap designed and printed in Britain.
Design Shop
An evolving space celebrating art, design and thought. Ceramics, jewellery and items for the home from iconic names and local makers. We stock a range of stationery, art materials and craft kits for both adults and children to get creative with. As well as products made by artist exhibiting in our Gallery.
Outdoor Shop
Kit to inspire adventure in the Cumbrian landscape. Clothing, footwear, rucksacks, accessories, books and camping gear from KUHL, Rab, Fjallraven, Cotopaxi and mindful brands including Fjällraven, Patagonia, Howies and many more.
Location
Rheged Centre, Redhills
Penrith, Cumbria
CA11 0DQ
Rheged is a couple of minutes’ drive from the M6 (J40) at Penrith along the A66 towards Keswick.
Regular bus services between Penrith and Keswick stop at Rheged. Visit traveline.info for timetables.
Our 250-space car park is free for Rheged visitors. Please note that the car park closes when Rheged closes. It is locked and unattended overnight.
Filling station and EV charging points available on site.
Great Print 8 Exhibition
Our annual exhibition celebrating the art of printmaking. It features hand pulled prints by over 50 printmakers from across the UK, showcasing the range of techniques from traditional to modern.
New for 2023, a spotlight on how sustainably sourced plant dyes and pigments are being used by Madder Cutch & Co to hand screen-print linen for home furnishings. The exhibition will also feature the fascinating story of the Gunning family of printmakers who invented the Gunning Etching Press. All the artwork on display is for sale throughout the exhibition. Many of the exhibiting artists will also run creative classes at Rheged, for beginners and people with some experience.
Fri 20 Jan – Sun 8 May | Free Entry
Cartoon Circus Live Show
The one hour family show features some of Britain's funniest clowns, traditional slapstick comedy, magic, illusions, the amazing girl in the spinning bottle, cartoon characters, plate spinning, an acrobatic human slinky, puppets, prizes and surprises.
Cartoon Circus Live Show
The one hour family show features some of Britain's funniest clowns, traditional slapstick comedy, magic, illusions, the amazing girl in the spinning bottle, cartoon characters, plate spinning, an acrobatic human slinky, puppets, prizes and surprises.
Two Colour Reduction Lino Printing with Liz Jones
During this workshop, you will design, cut and print five reduction lino prints in two colours, plus white. The class is ideal for those who have some experience in single cut lino printing and wish to develop their skills further. It is also suitable for beginners.
The workshop will cover:
- Introduction to the process of reduction lino printing and points to consider when creating a two colour design.
- Transferring the design onto a printing block
- Preparing the block and paper for accurate registration using the Ternes Burton registration method
- Cutting the design into the block, giving thought to how the separate layers of colour will print; and
- Printing two layers of colour with professional water-based relief printing inks using a printing press.
- Learn how to print without a press too.
Willow Piglets for the Garden with Willowpool
Suitable for complete beginners and experienced willow weavers, this seasonal class invites you to create a piglet for the Garden from soaked willow rods. You will learn how to prepare dried “withies” or willowsticks and how to create frameworks for which to create your willow creature. Willow sculptures can be used as either indoors or as a garden sculpture. You will be using a few simple tools such as secateurs and bodkins provided on the day. The techniques that you will learn can be applied to other materials and can be scaled up for large site-specific installations. Materials are all included, just bring your own pair of secateurs if you do not what to share tools and a ribbon or bells if you wish to decorate your sculpture. Willowpool designs are traditional and contemporary willow weavers, who have been weaving with willow for over 40 years.
Natural Willow Plant Supports with Willowpool
Suitable for complete beginners and experienced willow weavers, this seasonal class invites you to create natural willow supports (2 wigwams) to take home to your garden which will be suitable for sweet peas and climbing annuals. In this class you can learn the basic principles of willow weaving. Materials are all included, just bring your own pair of secateurs if you do not what to share tools. Willowpool designs are traditional and contemporary willow weavers, who have been weaving with willow for over 40 years.
People and Place: Mindful Stitched Collage
Create a portrait made from fabric and paper collage using various techniques including sketching, portraiture, collage, painting and hand stitch. All materials are included.
Ailish Henderson is an artist, researcher and teacher. Her career started in painting, quickly she began incorporating textiles and has studied both subjects formally for the last 13 years.
You are welcome to bring personal items which you would like to incorporate such as vintage fabrics or memorabilia
Portraits in Watercolours with Catherine Macdiarmid
Develop some different watercolour techniques that can be used for portraits. Photographs and photocopies will be used as source material for the portraits, eliminating a lot of the time usually taken to draw out before painting.
Catherine MacDiarmid has exhibited widely including in the BP Portrait Award and was a semi-finalist in the Sky Portrait Artists of the Year 2019. Catherine has 26 years’ experience teaching art courses.
Wildlife Themed Introduction to Linocut with Sue Rowland
We are delighted to welcome back Sue Rowland, who will inspire you to create an original lino print featuring your favourite animal or bird, combined with pattern and foliage. In this class you will explore mark making, creating texture and learn the technique of chine colle. You will then produce a range of one colour and multicolour prints. The course will equip you with all the knowledge for hand printing at home.
Sue will provide all the materials you need such as lino, ink, printing paper, tracing, and carbon paper. This is included in the price of the class.
You are welcome to bring simple, bold drawings or pictures of animals, birds, butterflies, and foliage which would work at A4 size. Sue will also have plenty of ideas you can use.
Please bring a pencil, biro, masking tape, fine permanent pen, apron or old clothes, rubber gloves or vinyl gloves which are large enough so you can take them off and reuse easily.
Sue is an experienced tutor, who trained at Central St Martins School of Art and really enjoys passing on her enthusiasm for printmaking. Sue works between her studio in Kendal and her home in the beautiful Kentmere Valley. Sue’s illustrative folklore, landscape, and nature themed lino prints are part of the Great Print 8 exhibition in our Gallery our Rheged. (20 Jan – 14 May 22)
There is a lot of lino cutting which may not be suitable for people who struggle with their hands and wrists.
Full day workshop is £90pp inc materials
9.30am-4.30pm
Maximum number 10
Minimum age 16 years
Portrait in Oils with Catherine Macdiarmid
Working from a live sitter you will be guided through some traditional oil painting techniques, from underpainting, blocking in and blending. Good use of materials, palette control, colour mixing, and the use of oil painting mediums will all be covered.
Catherine MacDiarmid has exhibited widely including in the BP Portrait Award and was a semi-finalist in the Sky Portrait Artists of the Year 2019. Catherine has 26 years’ experience teaching art courses.
Kendal Mountain Tour 2023 with film and guest speaker
Join us for an evening celebrating adventure from some of the most spectacular places on earth, brought to you by the team behind Kendal Mountain Festival.
A chance to watch a selection of award-winning films from high altitude adventure to cinematically beautiful tales showcasing wilderness and adventure travel from across the globe. The films will be introduced by a member of the Kendal Mountain Presenting team.
Alongside the collection of films, will be a talk from an incredible guest speaker - an explorer, activist or adventurer with a unique and inspiring story to share.
This not-to-be-missed event will include free prize giveaways from the tour partners, and is guaranteed to ignite your desire for adventure!
Demijohn Terrarium Workshop
Absolutely no plant knowledge required to join The Plant Lady for some green therapy, in a relaxed and friendly workshop environment. Create your own sealed terrarium, dipping your fingers into the soil with plenty of plant chat and advice freely available.
You’ll be repurposing a vintage demijohn bottle to take away with you, with all the layers and plants included Enjoy learning about the history and science behind these fascinating ecosystems, and why they are perfect for even the most inexperienced plant lover.
Learn how to look after your mini world, so you can continue to enjoy it into the future.
Minimum age 16
Kenton Cool – Everest: The Untold Story
Presented by Speakers from the Edge:
Everest/Chomolungma has long captured the imagination of mountaineers and aspiring adventurers as the pinnacle of climbing: simply the highest point on the planet that ‘must be reached’. To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first successful summit, Kenton Cool - the 16x summit non-Sherpa world record-holder – has created a new show to take audiences on a fascinating journey through the history of the highs and lows of summit attempts on one of the world’s most magnificent mountains: from its first ‘discovery’ as part of the Great Indian Trigonometric Survey, through to the perceived ‘bucket list adventure’ that it is considered today.
An Introduction to Photography with Amy Bateman
Join British Life Photographer of the year, Amy Bateman, and start taking better photographs today. This beginners course will introduce students to photography using phones or digital cameras. It will cover composition, use of light, photographing children, people and animals, simple editing skills and top tips on how to make your images instantly better. Amy is a professional photographer loves to share her knowledge and skills of photography. Amy lives on her farm near Kendal, from where she runs photography tours.
Minimum age: 14 years
Hazel Findlay – The Walls Within
In ‘rockstar’ climber Hazel Findlay's new show, she'll walk you through the biggest internal battles she's faced in her career and how she's overcome them. She'll take stories from her most difficult ascents and wild expeditions, such as her recent climbing trip to Greenland with Alex Honnold, to talk about the psychological 'walls within' that we all face, such as imposter syndrome, fear of failure, distraction and motivation
Honeycomb Weaving with Jan Beadle
Honeycomb weaving creates a cell like structure which resembles the bee’s honeycomb. This class is perfect for beginners but weavers with a little more experience will enjoy learning this pattern. Come and enjoy a day weaving on a 4 shaft table loom. The looms will be set up and ready to go on the day.This fabric is suitable for a cushion, bag, purse, or any of your own sewing projects
Minimum age 16
Beauty and the Beast Christmas Pantomime
Gary Starr Pantomimes returns to Rheged for 2023.
Join us for a fun packed show full of pantomime fun, comedy and custard pies!
A magical story of a young girl named Belle, pursued by the dastardly Prince Anton for her hand in marriage and yet she longs for something more. Upon discovering the Beast, she slowly falls in love with the man inside. Will the Beast be able to break the curse before the last petal falls? Find out this December!'
Beautiful costumes, talented actors and heart warming music help bring this story to life!
Beauty and the Beast Christmas Pantomime
Gary Starr Pantomimes returns to Rheged for 2023.
Join us for a fun packed show full of pantomime fun, comedy and custard pies!
A magical story of a young girl named Belle, pursued by the dastardly Prince Anton for her hand in marriage and yet she longs for something more. Upon discovering the Beast, she slowly falls in love with the man inside. Will the Beast be able to break the curse before the last petal falls? Find out this December!'
Beautiful costumes, talented actors and heart warming music help bring this story to life!
Beauty and the Beast Christmas Pantomime
Gary Starr Pantomimes returns to Rheged for 2023.
Join us for a fun packed show full of pantomime fun, comedy and custard pies!
A magical story of a young girl named Belle, pursued by the dastardly Prince Anton for her hand in marriage and yet she longs for something more. Upon discovering the Beast, she slowly falls in love with the man inside. Will the Beast be able to break the curse before the last petal falls? Find out this December!'
Beautiful costumes, talented actors and heart warming music help bring this story to life!
Beauty and the Beast Christmas Pantomime
Gary Starr Pantomimes returns to Rheged for 2023.
Join us for a fun packed show full of pantomime fun, comedy and custard pies!
A magical story of a young girl named Belle, pursued by the dastardly Prince Anton for her hand in marriage and yet she longs for something more. Upon discovering the Beast, she slowly falls in love with the man inside. Will the Beast be able to break the curse before the last petal falls? Find out this December!'
Beautiful costumes, talented actors and heart warming music help bring this story to life!
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