Heft
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Heft
A Michelin star restaurant and homely 17th century inn in the Lake District, with food provided by esteemed chef Kevin Tickle.
What's on near Heft
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Afternoon Tea at Blackpool Tower Ballroom
Step into the majestic Blackpool Tower Ballroom for an experience like no other. With stunning architecture, live music and treats galore, Afternoon Tea here is highly recommended.
From £60.00
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Turtle Feeding Experience at SEA LIFE Blackpool
Come face to face with SEA LIFE Blackpool’s hungriest resident. This unique experience gives you the chance to feed Phoenix the green sea turtle and learn about this endangered species.
From £75.00
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A Christmas Carol at Octagon Theatre Bolton
A heartwarming festive treat for all ages, this brand-new musical adaptation of A Christmas Carol brings Bolton’s stage to life with music, magic and Dickensian spirit.
From £15.00
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A Christmas Carol
Bringing music, laughter and a welcome dose of festive cheer, a brand-new adaptation of the Dickensian classic is the perfect festive treat for families this Christmas.
From £15.00
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Saltaire Brewery Tour
The guided tour offers a behind-the-scenes look at the brewhouse and state-of-the-art packaging plant, giving visitors a full sense of what “real Yorkshire beer” means today.
From £15.00
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Turner Prize at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery
The UK’s most important visual art prize is back for its 2025 edition, with four new artist nominations in Bradford’s Cartwright Hall Art Gallery.
Free entry
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Queer British Gems at Kitty’s Laundrette
A thoughtfully-curated season of Queer British Gems courtesy of Paraphysis Cinema.
From £1.00
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YOU:MATTER at National Science and Media Museum
YOU:MATTER is a spectacular audio-visual experience that explores our place in the universe and the invisible links between us and the cosmos
From £2.00Where to go near Heft
Windermere
The Swan Hotel and Spa
The Swan Hotel in Newby Bridge is a boutique hotel with quirky rooms and cottages, based at the tip of Lake Windermere in the Lake District.
Cumbria
Rogan & Company
Sister restaurant to Simon Rogan’s two Michellin starred L’Enclume – more low key but just as tasty.
Cumbria
The Hazelmere
Independent restaurant, cafe, baker, and deli in the Lake District.
Morecambe
Guide over Sands
At low tide, the exposed bed of the Irish Sea connects the Lancashire coast with the Cumbrian hills across Morecambe Bay, allowing crossings over the sands.
Cumbria
Holker Hall & Gardens
One of Cumbria’s finest historical sites, Holker Hall and Garden offers a gloriously asymmetrical pile of rambling galleries and green spaces.
Kendal and Sedbergh
Levens Hall
A beautiful Elizabethan manor house, featuring the oldest surviving example of a topiary garden – a joy to wander in.
Morecambe
Gaskell Hall
The Gaskell Hall was opened in 1931 and is named after Elizabeth Gaskell, the novelist who regularly stayed in the village.
Cumbria
Sizergh Castle
Sizergh Castle is a flagship National Trust property at the gateway to the Lakes, showing off the very best of Kendal.
Cumbria
The Strickland Arms
A family owned pub-restaurant near Sizergh
Cumbria
Low Sizergh Barn
A fabulous foodie shop cum day out on the farm
Cumbria
Blackwell, The Arts and Crafts House
Unlike many of the ‘historic houses’ that dot the English countryside, Blackwell in Cumbria embodies the entire opposite of rarefied stately-home-stuffiness.
Cumbria District Guides
Culture Guides
Exhibitions in the North
In galleries around the North this autumn, you'll find tactile sculptures, Treasures with a capital 'T' and plant magic.
Tours and Activities in the North
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
Music in the North
From New York’s experimental underground to the most exciting sounds coming from local scenes, we're lining up a noisy autumn of gigs.
Theatre in the North
Picks this month include bold visual art, wondrous opera and cinematic dance - plus a touch of ghostly storytelling for the Halloween season.
Literature Events in the North
One to add to your TBR pile, our latest round-up is a bumper edition and features some amazing events in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and beyond...
Cinema in the North
It's busy month across the cinemas of the north as Halloween programming leads into two of the region's biggest film festivals.
Family things to do in the North
Get ready for a suitably spooky October, with Pumpkin delight, theatre, workshops and all sorts of hair-raising fun!