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Browse our upcoming workshops, courses and events below. If you want to learn new skills, book your place through the links provided or drop by and get involved if the event doesn’t require booking.

In addition, each Wednesday we host a Community Lunch at 1pm. Everyone is welcome but it is first come first served so make sure you arrive on time!

Our workshops are now open as a drop-in facility every Monday to Friday, from 10.00am – 4.00pm and every other Saturday. Stop by for advice on your latest project or to make use equipment under the supervision of our expert staff.

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Roast Beef and Yorkshire Puddings
Event

Harvest Roast

Everyone LOVES a Sunday Roast, so join us for our next two-course Sunday best during our Harvest Festival! Just £26 per person for two superb courses, everything on the...

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1
October
2023
- 1 Oct 2023
The Farmer's Arms Fields
Event

The Farmer’s Arms Beer & Harvest Festival

Enjoy a weekend of celebrating the harvest season with local beer, a produce swap & sell, competitions, live music all day and much more! Summer 2023 may be a...

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30
September
2023
- 1 Oct 2023
A talk being held in the Dining Room
Event

Poetry Readings and Open Mic Evening

Join a host of Cumbrian poets at The Farmer’s Arms’ first poetry reading. All abilities are welcome, from absolute beginners to experienced writers, or just come and watch! Hosted...

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27
September
2023
- 27 Sep 2023
Lawson Park Gardens
Event

CANCELLED: Ask a Gardener – Expert-led Q&A

Do you have burning questions about a struggling plant in your garden? No idea where to start with growing your own veg or pruning that ginormous tree? Do your...

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20
September
2023
- 20 Sep 2023
Tool Sharpening Workshop
Workshop

Tool Sharpening and Restoration Workshop

Bring in your old rusty tools and leave with them shiny and sharp at our monthly tool restoration workshop with Tom Philipson. Is your scythe, sickle or secateurs as...

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16
September
2023
- 16 Sep 2023
Celtic Fiddles
Event

The Stable Bar Presents: Celtic Fiddles

We welcome back Thursday night regulars, Celtic Fiddles, who will once again fill The Stable Bar with traditional folk music.  Soak up the atmosphere as this experienced group of musicians play...

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14
September
2023
- 14 Sep 2023
Masonry Stove Design
Course

RESIDENTIAL COURSE: Design a Kachelofen Masonry Stove

Acclaimed London-based British artist and designer of Argentine and Japanese heritage, Adam Nathaniel Furman, shares his inventive and flamboyant approach in this not-to-be-missed 5-day course. Places limited to 6...

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11
September
2023
- 15 Sep 2023
Event

Film Screening: “In the Future They Ate from the Finest Porcelain”

Join us as we conclude our Social Clay weekender with a screening of Larissa Sansour and Søren Lind’s science fiction short, “In the Future They Ate from the Finest...

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10
September
2023
- 10 Sep 2023
View to Coniston Old Man
Event

Lawson Park Open Weekend: Saturday 9th September & Sunday 10th September

Celebrate late summer colour and the harvests ripening on The Paddies, a unique terraced fruit and vegetable garden made by Japanese farmers, high up in the clouds above Coniston Water....

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9
September
2023
- 10 Sep 2023
The Farmer's Arms Workshop
Workshop

Drop In Making Days with Tom Philipson and Francis Lloyd-Jones

Got a making project that you are stuck with? Need some expert advice but don’t want to join a course or class? Want to improve your skills or pick...

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9
September
2023
- 9 Sep 2023
Technicolor Black Hole
Event

The Stable Bar Presents: Technicolor Black Hole

The Stable Bar welcomes back Technicolor Black Hole, a 5-piece heavy rock band from Ulverston with deep driving electric guitar, melodic piano and a dash of youthful angst. Technicolor...

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9
September
2023
- 9 Sep 2023
Social Clay Festival 2022
Event

Social Clay Pottery Festival

Social Clay returns for its second iteration. Join us for a two day collaborative gathering of people using craft in a political, educational and social way.  Since we established The...

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8
September
2023
- 10 Sep 2023
Jack Hartley Portrait
Event

CANCELLED: The Stable Bar Presents: Jack Hartley

Due to an injury, Jack Hartley has had to cancel his performance and we’ll instead be joined by folk singer songwriter Freyja Burke. Join Cumbria’s finest of singer songwriters...

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8
September
2023
- 8 Sep 2023
The Sharp Fives
Event

The Stable Bar Presents: The Sharp Fives

Joining our Thursday night music nights once again, we welcome back The Sharp Fives, who bring their swinging lines to The Stable Bar.  Pick up a pint, treat yourself...

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7
September
2023
- 7 Sep 2023
Workshop

SOLD OUT: Explore Gelli Plate Printing with Jess Levine

Explore gelli plate printing with Jess Levine as she guides you through the basics with a series of demonstrations and plenty of time to explore different materials and techniques at...

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2
September
2023
- 2 Sep 2023
Anne-Marie Sanderson
Event

The Stable Bar Presents: Anne-Marie Sanderson

Enjoy an atmospheric performance from local singer songwriter Anne-Marie Sanderson as she returns to the live scene this summer. “a gloriously wide vista of astonishing grown-up tales which both...

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31
August
2023
- 31 Aug 2023
Tom & Francis at The Farmer's Arms
Workshop

Drop In Making Days with Tom Philipson and Francis Lloyd-Jones

Got a making project that you are stuck with? Need some expert advice but don’t want to join a course or class? Want to improve your skills or pick...

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26
August
2023
- 26 Aug 2023
Children's Clay Workshop
Workshop

Drop In Clay Construction Workshops For All Ages

Are you running low on exciting ideas for the kid’s summer holidays? Look no further and let off some creative steam with our clay workshops. Come and join Tom...

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25
August
2023
- 25 Aug 2023
Clay Workshop
Workshop

Drop In Clay Construction Workshops For All Ages

Are you running low on exciting ideas for the kid’s summer holidays? Look no further and let off some creative steam with our clay workshops. Come and join Tom...

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18
August
2023
- 18 Aug 2023
Reuben Tighe Live
Event

The Stable Bar Presents: Reuben Tighe

Returning to The Farmer’s Arms, local singer-songwriter Reuben Tighe will be putting his bluesy twist on the classics in our historic Stable Bar with his folk and blues fingerpicking....

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17
August
2023
- 17 Aug 2023
Workshop
Workshop

Drop In Making Days with Tom Philipson and Francis Lloyd-Jones

Got a making project that you are stuck with? Need some expert advice but don’t want to join a course or class? Want to improve your skills or pick...

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12
August
2023
- 12 Aug 2023
Clay Workshop
Workshop

Drop In Clay Construction Workshops For All Ages

Are you running low on exciting ideas for the kid’s summer holidays? Look no further and let off some creative steam with our clay workshops. Come and join Tom...

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11
August
2023
- 11 Aug 2023
Celtic Fiddles in The Stable Bar
Event

The Stable Bar Presents: Celtic Fiddles

We welcome back Thursday night regulars, Celtic Fiddles, who will once again fill The Stable Bar with traditional folk music.  Soak up the atmosphere as this experienced group of musicians play...

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10
August
2023
- 10 Aug 2023
Jess Levine's Gelli Plate Printing Workshop
Workshop

SOLD OUT: EXPLORE GELLI PLATE PRINTING WITH JESS LEVINE

This workshop may be sold out but there are still places available on our 2nd September and 28th October Gelli Plate Printing workshops. Explore gelli plate printing with Jess Levine as...

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5
August
2023
- 5 Aug 2023
Children's Clay Workshop
Workshop

Drop In Clay Construction Workshops For All Ages

Are you running low on exciting ideas for the kid’s summer holidays? Look no further and let off some creative steam with our clay workshops. Come and join Tom...

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4
August
2023
- 4 Aug 2023

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