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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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Paul Errington confirmed for Bike Night

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Enjoy an evening listening to inspirational speakers presenting their amazing biking tales and adventures from around the world. The fantastic line up sponsored by Montane includes Paul Errington (one of the UK’s foremost endurance mountain bikers) and Steve Razzetti (one of the UK’s leading adventure sports writers and photographers) will offer all biking enthusiasts an indulgent evening [...]

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Landscape Photography Workshop

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

The Keswick Mountain Festival has teamed up with Magnetic North who will be providing a fantastic landscape photography workshop. This workshop will take place on Sunday 23rd May starting at 9am. John Morrison, your tutor for the morning’s session, is an experienced landscape photographer. As a writer and photographer he has published more than 50 [...]

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Wild Swim just announced!

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

As part of this years Keswick Mountain Festival the Outdoor Swimming Society (OSS) has been given exclusive access to run a mass swim. ‘Wild Swim:Derwent Island’ will take place on Sunday 23rd May starting at 9.30am. This one mile swim around Derwent Island starts from the shores of the Adventure Base and loops the Island. It [...]

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A Day Scrambling with Leo

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Spend a day out with Leo Holding and listen to his adventurous tales while scrambling up Cam Crag Ridge. The day will begin with a walk from Stonethwaite into the secluded valley of Langstrath, you will then ascend the base of the fell until it steepens at Woof Stones at the foot of Cam Crag Ridge [...]

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Lakeland Mountain Heroes

Friday, February 19th, 2010

We are celebrating heroes of the Lakes and will be opening this years festival with a fascinating evening of tales and adventures from Dave Birkett, Climber & Doug Scott CBE, Mountaineer. Two very different men, born and/or resides in the lakes, both with different experiences and amazing stories. Robin Ashcroft will be hosting the evening which will include [...]

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