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Events in Cumbria in September

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2 September Hesket Newmarket Agricultural Show (this is near Caldbeck, of John Peel fame)
2 September Alston Agricultural Show
2 September Lowick Show (Lowick is between Coniston and Ulverston- Ulverston being best known for Stan Laurel of Laurel and Hardy)- this date corrects early season publicity of 3 September
2 September Chill Swim Winderermere- at 11 miles the longest open water swim in the UK- another date correction from 3 September
3 September Loweswater Show
3 September Helvellyn Triathlon
5 and 12 September- Sunset Sailing (in sail boats) on Derwent Water
6- 10 and 13-17 September- Fairfield Mill Heritage Open Days, at Sedbergh (an old water driven textile mill)

MORE DETAILS OF HERITAGE OPEN DAYS EVENTS TO BE POSTED SEPARATELY

7- 10 September Silloth Beer Festival
[8-10 September Bowness Bay Brewery Beer Festival (at Kendal)- was advertised, but seems to be cancelled]
9 September Orton Farmers Market
13-14 September Westmorland County Show
15-16 September Egremont Crab Fair and World gurning Championships
16 September Oktober Fest (Beer Festival) at Carlisle Old Fire Station- SOLD OUT
16-17 September Vintage Excavator Trust Demonstration Weekend- at Threlkeld Quarry Mining Museum
17 September Dalemain Harvest Celebrations (Dalemain Mansion is near the east end of Ullswater)
22-24 September Walx Lake District walking Festival- at Patterdale, Ullswater
22-24 September Outdoor Cinema at Carlisle Racecourse
22-24 September Kendal Torchlight Carnival Street Party
23-24 September Taste Cumbria food festival at Cockermouth
24 September Urswick Rushbearing at 1pm (traditional laying of rushes on the Church floor) with procession and bands
29 September- 8 October Barrow in Furness Music Event
30 September Eskdale Show (the oldest and premier show for Herdwick Sheep- the local breed

ALSO NOTE-
The Borrowdale Shepherds Meet and Show- which showcases the local Herdwick Sheep and fell racing was originally advertised for 17 September. Due to a clash with another local event it has now been moved to 22 October.

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One of these days, I'm going back to England in September! These all look so wonderful!

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Heritage Open Days is held annually around England (London and Scotland do similar schemes, but on different dates) - this year between 8 and 17 September- https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting

It is a great chance to visit places which are either normally closed to the public, or which normally charge you.

In Cumbria there are too many places to list but they include-
Sizergh Gunpowder Mills (there was once a concentration of gunpower works in what was then Westmorland and Lancashire north of the Sands, a largely forgotten piece of history);
Warwick Bridge Corn Mill (near Carlisle)
Gleaston Water Mill and Newland Charcoal Iron Furnace (both near Ulverston)
Hawkshead Grammar School Museum Library (where William Wordsworth was schooled)- the Museum is always open, but the Library hardly ever
Barrow in Furness Town Hall and St James' Church. - Barrow in Furness grew so rapidly in the 1860's and 1870's that four new Churches named after the Evangelists were dedicated on the same day in 1878- believed to be a unique event.

Appleby in Furness- the Moot Hall, Lady Anne's Alms houses and The Colourists Home (where artists pigments have been made since the 17th century); there is also Appleby Castle (not in the scheme, but now open daily for the first time in many years)

In 2022 the programme was severely curtailed as it was the weekend after the Queen died, so there were many last minute cancellations.

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