- No events scheduled for 3rd November 2024.
Week of Events
Build a fairy home
Build a fairy home
Bring your imagination to life this half term and build a fairy home using twigs, leaves, pinecones and twine. Gain inspiration by the changing nature surrounding Abbot Hall and exhibits within. Your creations will form our temporary little village display. This child friendly activity is included with gallery admission. Tickets can be booked online in […]
Lakes Adventure Writing Group
Lakes Adventure Writing Group
Hosted on the last Monday of every month, the group aims to bring together adventure and nature writers, potential writers, and publishers in a supportive and collaborative group. This session will include author of Swimming Wild in the Lake District, Suzanna Cruickshank. and the usual safe space peer support, for group members to share their […]
Halloween Craft & Play Drop In
Halloween Craft & Play Drop In
Join us at Ragtag Arts & Community Scrapstore for a spooktacular themed week of Halloween Craft & Play! From 10am – 4pm drop in with the kids for a fun day full of spooky fun! Crafting Create a wicked witches or ghouly ghost to wave around and spook your pals with! Loo-OOOO-se Parts Play Our […]
Ceramic Animal Masks – Kids Clay Workshop
Ceramic Animal Masks – Kids Clay Workshop
Ceramic Workshop For Kids! Calling all creative kids! Looking for something to do over the October Half Term? Come and create Your Own Animal Mask! Suitable for kids of all […]
Charmaine Watkiss: Legacy Abbot Hall
Charmaine Watkiss: Legacy Abbot Hall
Charmaine Watkiss’ largest institutional solo exhibition to date will be presented at Abbot Hall in Kendal. From 20 July, the Cumbria art gallery will be showcasing Legacy, an exhibition featuring drawings, as well as a touring installation from Liverpool Biennial 2023, ‘uMoya: The Sacred Return of Lost Things’, for Watkiss’.
Nick Cope’s Family Show
Nick Cope’s Family Show
Starts 11am | Tickets £15.50 | Theatre | Recommended Age 3+ Nick Cope has been writing and recording his beautiful and totally unique songs for children and their families for […]
Express your creativity
Express your creativity
Express your creative response to our temporary exhibitions and gallery displays of historic and contemporary artwork in our collective visitor sketchbook. Activities are suitable for all ages and included with gallery admission. Children must always be supervised by an adult. Please note Abbot Hall is open Wednesday – Saturday.
Halloween Craft & Play Drop In
Halloween Craft & Play Drop In
Join us at Ragtag Arts & Community Scrapstore for a spooktacular themed week of Halloween Craft & Play! From 10am – 4pm drop in with the kids for a fun day full of spooky fun! Crafting Create a wicked witches or ghouly ghost to wave around and spook your pals with! Loo-OOOO-se Parts Play Our […]
Express your creativity
Express your creativity
Express your creative response to our temporary exhibitions and gallery displays of historic and contemporary artwork in our collective visitor sketchbook. Activities are suitable for all ages and included with gallery admission. Children must always be supervised by an adult. Please note Abbot Hall is open Wednesday – Saturday.
Nature storytime
Nature storytime
Gather in the cosy Creative Space and Coffee Bar to listen to children’s stories about ecology and our environment. The stories draw on themes from our Johannes Pretorius exhibition and […]
Halloween Craft & Play Drop In
Halloween Craft & Play Drop In
Join us at Ragtag Arts & Community Scrapstore for a spooktacular themed week of Halloween Craft & Play! From 10am – 4pm drop in with the kids for a fun day full of spooky fun! Crafting Create a wicked witches or ghouly ghost to wave around and spook your pals with! Loo-OOOO-se Parts Play Our […]
Scrap Clocks
Scrap Clocks
Come along this half term to build your own fab scraptastic clock! Using the terrific treasures from our scrapstore, we’ve got colourful knitting needles, orange pipes and great shapes and […]
Charmaine Watkiss: Legacy Abbot Hall
Charmaine Watkiss: Legacy Abbot Hall
Charmaine Watkiss’ largest institutional solo exhibition to date will be presented at Abbot Hall in Kendal. From 20 July, the Cumbria art gallery will be showcasing Legacy, an exhibition featuring drawings, as well as a touring installation from Liverpool Biennial 2023, ‘uMoya: The Sacred Return of Lost Things’, for Watkiss’.
Express your creativity
Express your creativity
Express your creative response to our temporary exhibitions and gallery displays of historic and contemporary artwork in our collective visitor sketchbook. Activities are suitable for all ages and included with gallery admission. Children must always be supervised by an adult. Please note Abbot Hall is open Wednesday – Saturday.
Halloween Craft & Play Drop In
Halloween Craft & Play Drop In
Join us at Ragtag Arts & Community Scrapstore for a spooktacular themed week of Halloween Craft & Play! From 10am – 4pm drop in with the kids for a fun day full of spooky fun! Crafting Create a wicked witches or ghouly ghost to wave around and spook your pals with! Loo-OOOO-se Parts Play Our […]
Charmaine Watkiss: Legacy Abbot Hall
Charmaine Watkiss: Legacy Abbot Hall
Charmaine Watkiss’ largest institutional solo exhibition to date will be presented at Abbot Hall in Kendal. From 20 July, the Cumbria art gallery will be showcasing Legacy, an exhibition featuring drawings, as well as a touring installation from Liverpool Biennial 2023, ‘uMoya: The Sacred Return of Lost Things’, for Watkiss’.
Sketch and Stroll: Guided drawing tour
Express your creativity
Express your creativity
Express your creative response to our temporary exhibitions and gallery displays of historic and contemporary artwork in our collective visitor sketchbook. Activities are suitable for all ages and included with gallery admission. Children must always be supervised by an adult. Please note Abbot Hall is open Wednesday – Saturday.
Nature storytime
Nature storytime
Gather in the cosy Creative Space and Coffee Bar to listen to children’s stories about ecology and our environment. The stories draw on themes from our Johannes Pretorius exhibition and introduce children to topics like farming and rewilding. Please note this activity is only running on Thursday 31 October and Saturday 2 November at 10:30am […]