This is the ancient custom of annually replacing the rushes on the earth floors of the church. The procession, led by Burneside Brass Band, starts at Ambleside Primary School on Vicarage Lane, and finishes back at St Mary's Church.
Two days of cider and live music at The Mortal Man pub in the nearby village of Troutbeck.
Come and join us for the Kendal Mountain Festival 'Summer Party' at the National Trust's Sticklebarn Tavern set in the iconic Great Langdale, Cumbria. Enjoy sipping on some fantastic Cumbrian ales and dance the night away to the music of Cumbria's favourite band 'Scrogan's Run' . A night not to be missed!
The renowned Illyria Theatre Company is set to perform the popular Gilbert and Sullivan operetta Ruddigore in the beautiful setting of Rothay Park. on the evening of Friday 15 July. Ruddigore is a comic opera in two acts, and is the tenth of 14 comic operas written together by Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert. Set […]
This is the annual event on the show ground between Ambleside and Rydal. Traditional Lakeland sports including Cumberland/Westmorland wrestling, hound trailing, grass track cycling, track racing and guides & fell racing. Made in Cumbria food and beer marquee, brass band. Tickets £6.
This is the truly historic day when finally, 65 years after The Lake District National Park was designated and founded, the boundary will be extended to include an additional 27 square miles (3%) of magnificent landscape, left outside in 1951 because the original boundary merely followed local administrative boundaries! The Yorkshire Dales National Park will […]
Day 2 of the Tour of Britain takes the riders from Carlisle to Kendal, via The Lake District. They will ride into Ambleside and up the steep, narrow lane called The Struggle, to the top of Kirkstone Pass. This will take them a matter of yards away from How Head Barn! 'Love Ambleside' have arranged […]
This twice yearly event takes place in the Hikers Bar at The Old Dungeon Ghyll Hotel, at the end of the road up Great Langdale, which is 6 miles to the west of Ambleside. It's always a sociable affair with lots of live music inside the bar and lots of friendly people both inside and […]
This is part of the Festival of the Fells being held in Ambleside. Tickets on the door.
Centred on Ambleside, this is a long-weekend festival at the end of September celebrating the fells around the town. There will be guided walks of all grades, wild swims, cycles, ghyll scrambling, abseiling, illustrated talks by well known Lakeland characters, outdoor films, music, comedy, special menus in local restaurants and cafes, live music and comedy. […]