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Christmas in the Lake District & Cumbria 2011 The Ultimate Guide 2 Christmas 2011 in the Lake District & Cumbria!  Christmas Fayres | Christmas Concerts & Events Christmas Lights Switch-Ons | Christmas Menus Christmas Pantos & Shows in the Lake District Christmas Fayres & Christmas Markets 2011  • Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th November - Winter Gift Fair at Dalegarth
 At Dalegarth - from Ravenglass Station - 11am to 8pm (Sat); 11am to 3:30pm (Sun)Combine a day out on Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway with Christmas shopping! Beautiful and unusual gifts for all budgets plus guest artisan & craftmen's stalls - More Details...  • Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th November - Christmas Craft Fair Weekend At Sizergh Castle, Sizergh, Kendal, LA8 8AE - A special seasonal craft fair that's part of the Sizergh Castle Christmas Extravaganza which continues until Christmas Eve - More Details...  • Friday 2nd, Sat 3rd & Sun 4th December - Hawkshead Christmas Fair At Hawkshead Parish Church, Hawkshead - 4pm (Fri); 10am (Sat/Sun)The annual Hawkshead Christmas Fair is a traditional family fair that's held over three days which offers seasonal shopping and entertainment with Santa in his grotto - More Details...  • Friday 2nd December - Queen Elizabeth School Christmas Fair At the Queen Elizabeth School, Kirkby Lonsdale - 7:00pm to 9:00pmThe Queen Elizabeth School Christmas Fair in Kirkby Lonsdale features stalls, food, music and Christmas cheer - More Details...  • Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th December - Kirkby Lonsdale Christmas Fair At Market Square, Kirkby Lonsdale - 2:00pmThe annual two day Christmas Fair and Santa Parade with Christmas lights switch-on on the Saturday with the fair continuing on Sunday - More Details... • Saturday 3rd December - Charity Christmas Fayre in Bowness At the Lakes Christian Centre, Bowness-on-Windermere - 10:30am to 3:00pm In aid of The Good Shepherd Orphanage with Christmas Gifts, Tombola, Crafts & Cards, Toy Stall, Coffee, Tea & Mince Pies, Light Lunches, etc. - More Details...  • Saturday 3rd December - Rainbow Fair in Grange At Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands - 10:00am to 2:00pmA Rainbow Fair organised by Grange Soroptomists will have many stalls selling bacon butties, books, dolls, chocolate items, cakes, scarves, jewellery & toys etc. - More Details...  •
Sunday 4th December - Traditional Christmas Fayre in Keswick In the Market Place & Town Centre, Keswick - The 24th annual fayre with decorated charity stalls and superb street entertainment plus a small funfair for young children and a Santa's Grotto - More Details...  • Sunday 4th December - Masons Arms Christmas Market At Masons Arms, Bowland Bridge - From 12:00noon to 4:00pmThe annual market at the Masons Arms offers a wonderful selection of Lake District food and Christmas gifts plus roast chestnuts, mulled wine, cider and game BBQ - More Details...  • Wednesday 7th December - Leighton Hall Christmas Fayre At Leighton Hall, Carnforth - 11:00am - 3:00pmWith Christmas cards, seasonal floral decorations and beautiful Christmas gift ideas in aid of CancerCare with Carnforth Choral Society singing carols - More Details...  • Saturday 10th December - Christmas Craft Fair at St.Paul's, Grange At St.Paul's Church Hall, Grange-over-Sands - 10:00am to 4:00pmA Christmas Craft Fair is being held at St.Paul's Church Hall in Grange-over-Sands offering great ideas, unique designs and unusual and quality Christmas gifts - More Details...  • Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th December - Coniston Christmas Farmers' Market and Arts Fair At Coniston Institute, Coniston - 12:00noon to 5:00pm The farmer's market and arts & crafts fair offers unique and handcrafted gifts for everyone plus music and delicious homemade food using local produce - More Details...  • Saturday 10th December - Christmas Bring & Buy Sale at South Lakes Foyer At South Lakes Foyer, Yard 95a, Stricklandgate, Kendal - 10:00am to 2:00pmBring and buy sale with gifts, bric-a-brac, household items, books, cakes etc. All proceeds to provide a Christmas dinner for the homeless of Kendal and district - More Details... 
• Friday 16th December - Cartmel Christmas Food Market In Cartmel Village adjacent to the Priory - 10:00am to 4:00pm The popular Market features the finest food from the area including Farmers, Growers, Artisan Producers and Speciality Food Merchants - More Details... • Saturday 17th December - Christmas Fair 2011 in Bowness At the Rayrigg Rooms, Bowness-on-Windermere - 10:00am to 9:00pm A Christmas Fair with stalls run by local businesses offering books, kitchenware, clothes, shoes, vintage and recycled clothing, health foods, hampers - More Details...  • Monday 19th & Tuesday 20th December - Kendal
Christmas Market At the Market Place,
Kendal - 9:30am to 3:30pmTake home last minute stocking fillers or truly unique Christmas gifts - More Details... • Friday 23rd December - Kendal
Christmas Farmers' Market At the Market Place,
Kendal - 9:30am to 3:30pmA vibrant farmers' market which is organised by Made in Cumbria - More Details...  •
Saturday 24th December - Brampton
Christmas Farmers' Market By the Moot Hall, Brampton - 9:30am to 1:30pmA variety of local produce is always available at the Brampton market - More Details... Christmas Concerts, Party Nights and Other Xmas Events • Thursday 17th November - Christmas Tipples & Tastings Supper At Masons Arms, Bowland Bridge - 7:30pmThe Masons Arms near Cartmel Fell present a Christmas Tipples and Tastings Supper, dinner and wine tasting which is hosted by an expert from House of Townend Wines - More Details...  • Sunday 20th November - Kendal Santa Dash for St.John's Hospice From Market Place to K Village, Kendal - 3:00pm to 5:00pmThe 2011 Kendal Santa Dash in aid of St. John's Hospice is fun for all the family and takes place in conjunction with the Kendal Christmas Lights switch-on - More Details...  • Friday 25th November to Friday 23rd Dec. - Party Nights at Castle Green At Castle Green Hotel, Castle Green Lane, Kendal - The Castle Green Hotel hosts 15 Christmas parties with excellent food, dancing and live entertainment until late with the Hoovers, Mustard Cutters or Fabulous Picasso Brothers - More Details...  • Friday 2nd December - Burneside Brass Band Christmas Concert At St Thomas's Church, Kendal - 7:00pmThe annual Burneside Brass Band Christmas Concert - the band have been entertaining in the Lake District & Cumbria for eighteen years - More Details...  • Friday 2nd December - Staveley Winter Festival At Various venues in Staveley village - 4:00pm to 9:30pmThe inaugural Staveley Winter Festival will involve the whole village and will feature live music, carol singing, storytelling, crafts and food - More Details... • Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th December - Naughty or Nice Christmas Weekend At Sizergh Castle, Sizergh, Kendal - Meet Santa plus face painting, Christmas games, quizzes, Christmas crafts etc. - part of the Sizergh Castle Christmas Extravaganza - More Details...  • Saturday 3rd December - An Amabile Christmas Concert At Kendal Parish Church, Kendal - 7:30pmAll four choirs of the Amabile family - Amabile, Poco Amabile, Piccolo Amabile & Donne Amabile - perform in their annual Christmas Concert - More Details...  • Saturday 3rd December - Christmas Extravaganza and Lights Switch-On At Various venues in Grange-over-Sands - from 10:00amA day of family entertainment, crafts, galleries, cartoonist, face painting & giveaways plus Christmas lights switch-on with carol singing and Father Christmas - More Details...  • Saturday 3rd December - Winter Warble with the Amblesingers At Ambleside Parish Centre, Ambleside - 2:00pm A relaxed and informal afternoon learning some Christmas harmonies with Ambleside's all women acapella group, the Amblesingers - More Details...  • Tuesday 4th December - Levens Choir Xmas Concert in Kendal At United Reformed Church, Highgate, Kendal - 7:30pmLevens Choir sings Britten's St. Nicolas and Carter's Benedicite with Amici young singers and Nicholas Hurndall Smith in their annual concert - More Details...  • Tuesday 6th, Wed 7th & Thurs 8th December - Spirit of Christmas Cruise From Pooley Bridge Pier, Pooley Bridge, Ullswater - 11:00am Ullswater Steamers Spirit of Christmas Cruise with Dalemain includes a Winter Cruise on Ullswater and a Christmas Lunch at the Dalemain Historic House - More Details... • Tuesday 6th December - Levens Choir Xmas Concert in Grange At St.Paul's Church, Kents Bank Road, Grange-over-Sands - 7:30pmLevens Choir sings Britten's St.Nicolas and Carter's Benedicite with Amici young singers and Nicholas Hurndall Smith in their annual concert - More Details...  • Friday 9th & Saturday 10th December - Christmas Party Nights at Fell Foot At Fell Foot Park, Newby Bridge, Nr. Windermere -Bridge Catering's Magical Christmas party. Magical nights of partying at the National Trust grounds at Fell Foot in Teepees. Not to be missed! - More Details... • Friday 9th December - Christmas Party Night at the Plough Inn at Lupton  At The Plough Inn, Cow Brow, Lupton, Nr. Kirkby Lonsdale -Party Nights include dinner & dancing. Festive activities at the Plough Inn begin on 1st December through to New Years Eve - View Festive Brochure... • Friday 9th December - K Shoes Male Voice Choir Annual Christmas Concert  At Kendal Town Hall, Kendal - 8:00pm K Shoes Male Voice Choir perform their annual Christmas Concert. Ian Allan will lead the choir in light-hearted and traditional Christmas revelry. - More Details...  • Saturday 10th December - Ambleside Choral Society Christmas Concert At Ambleside Parish Church, Ambleside - 7:30pm A feast of Christmas Music with well known carols and glorious music from the seventeenth century accompanied by South Cumbria Brass Quintet - More Details... • Sunday 11th December - Christmas Carols at the Masons Arms At The Masons Arms, Bowland Bridge - 7:00pmThe annual gathering of Christmas Carols & free Hotpot Supper featuring all your favourite carols - enjoy the jovial atmosphere and join in if you want to - More Details... • Monday 12th December - Staveley Choral Society Christmas Celebration At Staveley Village Hall, Staveley - 7:30pmStaveley Choral Society's Christmas Celebration will feature a medley of seasonal songs including The 12 Days of Christmas and The Little Drummer Boy - More Details... • Friday 16th & Saturday 17th December - Christmas Party Nights at Fell Foot At Fell Foot Park, Newby Bridge, Nr. Windermere -Bridge Catering's Magical Christmas party. Magical nights of partying at the National Trust grounds at Fell Foot in Teepees. Not to be missed! - More Details...  • Saturday 17th December - Cartmel Choral Society Christmas Concert At Cartmel Priory, Nr. Grange-over-Sands - 7:30pmThe popular choir present their annual Christmas concert in the Priory with the main feature of the programme Hail Sacred Day, a ceremony of Cornish Carols - More Details...  • Saturday 17th December - Lakeland Sinfonia Christmas Charity Concert At Westmorland Hall, lakes leisure, Kendal - 7:30pmLakeland Sinfonia's annual charity Christmas concert with the Kentside Singers, soprano Catrine Kirkman and conducted by Philip Sunderland - More Details...  • Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th December - Sizergh Castle's Party Weekend At Sizergh Castle, Sizergh, Kendal - With Santa in the cafe and his grotto, face painting, Christmas games & quizzes - part of the Sizergh Castle Christmas Extravaganza - More Details...  • Sunday 18th December - Ullswater Steamers Santa Cruises From The Pier House, Glenridding, Ullswater - 10:30am or 1:30pmThe Ullswater Steamers Santa Cruise is a truly magic experience in which you can meet Santa and pull a cracker with their very own Sammy Squirrel! - More Details...  • Sunday 18th December - Flookburgh Band Annual Carol Concert At Cumbria Grand, Grange-over-Sands - 7:30pmThe popular band present their annual concert in Grange in which they perform a selection of classic and popular Christmas favourites - More Details...  • From Monday 19th to Tuesday 27th December - Christmas Events at The Station Inn At the Station Inn, Oxenholme, Kendal - Various timesIncluding Burneside Brass Band playing Xmas carols, Xmas knock-out dominoes, charity mince pie eating competition, knock-out darts and a car treasure hunt - More Details...  • Christmas Day 25th December - Flookburgh Band Carols On The Square In Flookburgh Square, Flookburgh, Nr. Grange-over-Sands - 11:30am to 12noonFlookburgh Band are performing 'Carols on the Square' - your invitation to join the band in celebrating Christmas with carol sheets provided - More Details... 
• Boxing Day 26th December - Woods,
Tarns and Gills Walk Meet in LDNPA Car Park,
Coniston - 10:30amShed some Christmas pounds by visiting Tarn Hows, Tom Gill and Yewdale Woods in this 5 hours Lake District National Park Authority Boxing Day walk - More Details...  • Tuesday 27th December - Cartmel Christmas Walking For Health At Cartmel Racecourse Car Park, Cartmel - 11:00amBurn off the Christmas calories in Cartmel - Walking For Health improves people's health by gentle exercise in the fresh air - More Details...  • Saturday 31st December - Sing Out for Marie Curie Concert at Cartmel Priory At Cartmel Priory, Cartmel, Nr. Grange-over-Sands - 11:15pmSee in the New Year with the Cumbria Choral Initiative Chorus of 90 singers performing works by Brahms, Bruckner, Faure, Mozart and Parry plus readings - More Details...  • Saturday 31st December - New Year's Eve Party at Bootleggers At Bootleggers Bar, 24 Finkle Street, Kendal - New Year's Eve Party with The Mustard Cutters and DJ Craig Chaplow - Tickets £7 in advance, £8 on the door - 01539 723824 - More Details... Buy Tickets Online  • Saturday 31st December - Ceilidh Band at the White Hart At the White Hart Inn, Bouth - 10:00pmSee in the New Year at the White Hart Inn at Bouth with a ceilidh band - More...  Christmas Lights Switch-Ons 2011 in the Lake District & Cumbria  • Friday 18th November - Coniston Christmas Lights Switch On In Institute Main Hall, Coniston and Town Centre - 3:00pmThe Christmas lights switch-on features the village Christmas party with mulled wine & mince pies and a talk by the Blackpool Illuminations manager - More Details...  • Saturday 19th November - Ambleside Christmas Lights Switch-On & Cruise On Windermere and in Ambleside - from 10:00amA Father Christmas cruise followed by a parade through the Lake District town at dusk, featuring hundreds of paper lanterns plus firework display - More Details... • Saturday 19th November - Barrow Christmas Lights Switch On In the Town Square, Duke Street, Barrow-in-FurnessThe annual Christmas Lights switch on -  • Sunday 20th November - Kendal Christmas Lights Switch On From K Village to Kendal Market Place and Finkle Street - 3:00pm to 5:00pmThe Kendal Christmas Lights Switch On 2011 features Father Christmas riding in his sleigh and the Salvation Army Band singing festive carols - More Details...  • Sunday 20th November - Christmas Lights Switch On at Rheged At Rheged Centre, Redhills, Nr. Penrith - 3:00pm to 5:00pmJoin Santa and his elves, led by huskies, for an afternoon of festive fun at Rheged's Christmas tree lights switch on with plenty of entertainment! - More Details...  • Saturday 26th November - Windermere
Santa Cruise & Parade At Bowness &
Windermere - from 10:00amWindermere Seeking Santa Cruise & Winter Sparkle Masked Parade includes a cruise, switching on of Windermere's winter lights and Father Christmas - More Details... • Sunday 27th November - Dalton Christmas Lights Switch On At Market Place, Dalton in Furness - The annual Christmas Lights switch on - • Saturday 3rd December - Grange Christmas Lights Switch-On At Yewbarrow Terrace, Grange-over-Sands - from 6:00pmThe 65th annual Christmas Tree Lighting with Father Christmas meeting children and switching on the Christmas lights, followed by carol singing - More Details... • Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th December - Kirkby Lonsdale Christmas Lights / Fair At Market Square, Kirkby Lonsdale - 2:00pmThe annual two day Christmas Fair and Santa Parade with Christmas lights switch-on on the Saturday with the fair continuing on Sunday - More Details...  • Wednesday 7th December - Sedbergh Christmas Lights Switch-On At Main Street, Sedbergh - 6:00pmSanta travels into Sedbergh to switch on the Christmas lights with seasonal band music, carols, Santa's grotto, mulled wine & mince pies - More Details...  The Windermere Santa Cruise, Parade and Xmas Lights Switch-on
Directory of Christmas Pantos & Shows in the Lake District & Cumbria
 • Saturday 26th November until 7th January - The Firework-Maker's Daughter At Main House, Theatre by the Lake, Keswick - Various timesThe Firework-Maker's Daughter is an explosive adventure set in the tropical jungle of Indonesia written by Philip Pullman and adapted by Stephen Russell. - More Details...  • Wednesday 7th until Sunday 11th December - Puss in Boots At Gaskell Hall, Silverdale, Nr. Carnforth and Kendal -The Silverdale Village Players present the popular pantomime Puss in Boots at Gaskell Hall in Silverdale directed by Simon 'Yakkers' Yaxley. - More Details...  • Wednesday 7th until Saturday 31st December - Beasts & Beauties At the Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal - Box Office: 01539 725133The Brewery Christmas Show features eight magical fairy tales brought to life by hair-raising costumes, atmospheric sounds and audience participation. - More Details... • Thursday 8th, Friday 9th & Saturday 10th December - Snow White At Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands - 7:30pm (with 2:30pm matinee on Sat)A cast of 45 children and young people perform Snow White with colourful costumes, laughter and dance and audience participation encouraged. - More Details...  • Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th December - Sizergh Castle Pantomime Weekend At Sizergh Castle, Sizergh, Kendal - 12:30pm and 2:30pmSleeping Beauty with a twist performed by drama students from Kendal College. Santa will also be in the Sizergh Cafe with face painting and quizzes. - More Details...  • Thursday 15th until Saturday 17th December - Dick Whittington At the Grasmere Village Hall, Grasmere - The popular Grasmere Players perform their annual winter production which this year is the classic pantomime 'Dick Whittington'. - More Details...  • Friday 6th to 8th and Wed 11th to 14th January - Puss in Space Boots At the Bryce Institute, Burneside - Box Office: 07792 77213Burneside Amateur Theatrical Society (BATS) tell the comic tall tale of how Max Miller and his talking cat Ziggy saved the planet Earth from Lady Gargle - More Details...  • Wednesday 11th to Saturday 14th January - Sing A Song of Sixpence At Theatre on the Bay, Storth Nr. Milnthorpe - Box Office: 01524 761903 Storth Entertainers Christmas panto is Sing A Song of Sixpence by Norman Robbins and directed by Brian Barden and features members of Kids on The Bay. - More Details...  • Tuesday 24th to Sunday 29th January 2012 - Cinderella by Lakes Players At the Lakes School, Troutbeck Bridge, Nr. Windermere - Another glittering panto extravaganza with the Lakes Players who tell the story of the young servant girl and her evil step-mother - More Details... • Thursday 26th to Saturday 28th January 2012 - Robin Hood & The Singing Nun At Victory Hall, Station Road, Broughton-in-Furness - 7:30pmBroughton Drama Group presents Robin Hood and the Singing Nun by Stuart Ardern over three nights at Victory Hall- a rib-tickling pantomime for all the family - More Details... Christmas and New Year 2011 Menus  Download Sun Inn Kirkby Lonsdale Click HereBrochure contains Christmas Break, Festive Menu and Christmas Day Lunch details The Sun Inn, 6 Market Street, Kirkby Lonsdale 015242 71965 View Sun Inn Feature  Station Inn, Oxenholme Christmas 2011 Brochure: Click Here Brochure contains Festive Lunch Menu, Festive Dinner Menu and New Year's Eve Menu The Station Inn, Oxenholme, Nr. Kendal 01539 724094 View Station Inn Feature  Download Sun Inn Crook Festive Menus: Festive Lunch Menu; Festive Dinner Menu; Christmas Day Menu; New Year's Eve Menu; View Sun Inn Crook FeatureThe Sun Inn, Main Road, Crook 01539 821351  Download Plough Lupton Christmas 2011 Brochure: Click Here Brochure contains Party Nights Menu, Christmas Eve Menu and New Year's Eve Menu Plough Inn, Cow Brow, Lupton, Nr. Kirkby Lonsdale 015395 67700 Plough Inn Feature  Download Whoop Hall Christmas Party Nights Menu: Click Here The Whoop Hall Hotel, Burrow with Burrow, Nr. Kirkby Lonsdale 01524 271284 View Whoop Hall Feature  Kings Arms, Cartmel Christmas 2011 Menus: Click Here The Kings Arms, The Square, Cartmel 015395 33246 View Kings Arms Feature  Download Gilpin Bridge Inn Christmas 2011 Menu: Click HereGilpin Bridge Inn, Bridge End, Levens, Nr. Kendal 015395 52206 View Gilpin Bridge Feature  Download Snooty Fox Festive Menus: Christmas Menu; Christmas Day Menu Snooty Fox Inn, 33 Main Street, Kirkby Lonsdale 01524 271308 View Snooty Fox Feature  Sunrise Cottage Tea Rooms Christmas 2011 Menu: Click Here Sunrise Cottage Tea Rooms, Kents Bank Road, Grange-over-Sands 015395 38897 View Sunrise Cottage Feature  Rogan & Co New Years Eve 6 Course Dinner @ £49 per head ...just a few places left!Rogan & Co. Wine Bar & Restaurant, The Square, Cartmel, Nr. Grange 015395 35917 View Rogan & Co. Wine Bar & Restaurant Feature Christmas Day Lunch in a Box!  Andrew
Southcott Catering are once again offering their traditional Christmas
Day Lunch delivered to your door* on Christmas Morning. The meal is plated on white china or foil oven ware. All you have to do is pop it in the microwave or oven for re-heating. The menu is Smoked Salmon; Roast Turkey with all the trimmings; Christmas pudding and brandy sauce; Meat pie and Christmas cracker. £18.95 per person. Tel. 015395 59090 Andrew Southcott Catering Feature *Grange-over-Sands district only |
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