Archives for April 2010


 

Photo Competition 2010 Now Closed

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Thank you to everybody who submitted their fantastic photos for our Photo Competition sponsored by HF Holidays and held in conjunction with Trail Magazine. We have had loads of brilliant entries. All of which can be seen online here. The competition is now closed, judges will shortlist the top 10 photos which will be revealed by the 10th May on this website.  [...]

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Andy and Andy Offer

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Fancy seeing both Andy Cave and Andy Kirkpatrick? Well now is your chance as we are running an exclusive offer where you can see both of them for just £20. Normal prices are £12.50 each. Tickets are limited and there are less than 100 available.  You can see Andy Cave at the Theatre by the Lake on Friday [...]

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Final Line up confirmed for Bike Night

Tuesday, April 20th, 2010

We can now reveal the full line up for our Bike Night sponsored by Montane featuring some fantastic films along with some inspirational speakers and Q&A sessions. The fantastic line up now includes 3 films, these are as follows: ‘Take a seat’ Dominic Gill’s mission is to cycle the 32,000 kilometres from the northern coast of Alaska to the southern [...]

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DINE IN A MINE

Friday, April 9th, 2010

As part of this year’s Keswick Mountain Festival we have teamed up with Honister Slate Mine to offer a unique and exclusive experience of dinner in a Mountain. YOU’VE heard of Al Fresco dining? Dinner in a Mountain….its a black tie dinner with a radical difference. It is set in the cavernous glory of the Honister [...]

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Win with Lakeland Walker Magazine

Friday, April 9th, 2010

There is only a week left to enter the Lakeland Walker competition! Win 2 nights dinner bed and breakfast plus tickets to see Leo Houlding at this year’s Keswick Mountain Festival (prize worth £500) Relax and enjoy your stay in Overwater Hall, Keswick an elegant 18th century country house, tucked away in the unspoilt beauty of the [...]

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Mountains of Inspiration

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010

John Ruskin famously said that “Mountains are the beginning and end of all natural landscape”. For as long as the human spirit has aspired to higher places, mountains have been an inspiration for art, literature and religion. To explore these themes, the Mountain Heritage Trust is offering an afternoon symposium of inspirational lectures, short films [...]

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