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 […]

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 ages, this fabulous ceramics workshop allows them to come along and create their own awesome animal mask out of clay. Are they a fan of […]

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’ 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’.

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 over 10 years, he performs with his guitar and stunning animations to sell-out crowds all over the country. His fanatical following of little and not-so-little […]

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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.

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’ 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’.

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 gizmos and gadgets to attach and get super creative with! The clock mechanism included in price. All ages welcome! Hot & cold drinks and yummy […]

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.

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 […]

Sketch and Stroll: Guided drawing tour at 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 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.

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 […]