Theatre / Cinema / Art
Places to visit during your stay
We hope you find the following selection useful. These are some of our favourite things to do and favourite places to visit but we are also interested in hearing about the places you discover so we can share your experience and make recommendations for others.
We hope you find the following selection useful. These are some of our favourite places but we are also interested in hearing about the places you discover so we can share your experience and make recommendations for others.
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- Old Laundry Theatre – Bowness-on-Windermere
- Theatre by the Lake – Keswick
- The Brewery Arts Centre – Kendal – Theatre
- The Kirkgate Arts Centre – Cockermouth
- The Playhouse – Penrith
Cinema
- Alhambra – Keswick
- Brewery Arts Centre – Kendal
- Vue Cinema – Carlisle
- Zeffirellis Cinema and Jazz Bar – Ambleside
Arts
- Abbot Hall Art Gallery – Kendal
- Arts and Culture – Go Lakes Review
- Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House – Bowness-on-Windermere
- Brantwood, former home of John Ruskin – Coniston
- Castlegate House Gallery – Cockermouth
- Crafts in The Lake District – The Lake District Guide
- Cumbria Art Gallery & Galleries – Red Rag Directory
- Dove Cottage, Wordsworth Museum & Art Gallery – Grasmere
- Heaton Cooper Studio – Grasmere
- Lee Chapman Gallery – Keswick
- Northern Lights Gallery – Keswick
- Percy House Gallery – Cockermouth
- Red Barn Gallery – Melkinthorpe, Penrith
- The Rheghed Centre – Penrith
- Thornthwaite Galleries – near Keswick
- Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery – Carlisle
- Viridian Gallery – Keswick
- Wordsworth House and Garden – Cockermouth
If you have any suggestions or recommendations for additional listings, we’d love hear from you. Please forward these to Joanne Roberts by email a joanne@rowlingend.co.uk
Theatre by the Lake
Theatre by the Lake opened its doors in 1999 and is a very popular destination for visitors to the area. Boasting a 400-seat auditorium and a 100-seat studio, the theatre stages productions throughout the year.
Rowling End is part of the The Theatre by The Lake Ambassador scheme and guests receive a discount on tickets to in-house performances. Discount vouchers available on request – please ask Joanne when making your booking.
For further information about the Theatre by the Lake or to find out what’s on, please click here to visit the website.