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Signal Film & Media is an award-winning charity based at the grade II listed Cooke’s Studios in Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. It creates opportunities for all to take part in film and digital art activity.
Our Tourist Telescope is set on the coast – more specifically, Morecambe Poetry Festival, back for a fourth year with an impressive line-up now spread over two venues: the wonderful
From £65.00
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
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
Experience the art of Abbot Hall in a hands on and creative way with their monthly Sketch and Stroll tours.
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Meet other expecting parents and connect with yourself artistically in Bumps and Brushes a relaxed artistic workshop at Abbot Hall.
Free entry
‘Bees: A Story of Survival’ seamlessly marries art and science to tell the fascinating story of bees and their essential role in nature.
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A night of surreal, DIY, and subversive short films headlined by a mind-bending early work from The Substance director Coralie Fargeat.
From £1.00
The unique European Poetry Festival European Camarade is back, bringing together poets to create brand-new work.
Free entry
Piel Island is a half mile off the southern tip of the Furness Peninsular.
One of Cumbria’s finest historical sites, Holker Hall and Garden offers a gloriously asymmetrical pile of rambling galleries and green spaces.
Sister restaurant to Simon Rogan’s two Michellin starred L’Enclume – more low key but just as tasty.
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.
The Royal at Heysham began life in the 16th century as a grain store, and has undergone a multi-million pound restoration and transformation into 11 en-suite rooms, a restaurant and bar.
Independent restaurant, cafe, baker, and deli in the Lake District.
Edgelands Gallery in Morecambe is a beautiful studio and gallery, regularly displaying high quality artwork.
Award winning music and education charity housed in a building with a varied, interesting history and a year-round programme of events. More Music work throughout Lancashire, the North West and internationally.
This technicolour mural along the Morecambe pier brings local artists’ talent to the forefront of the seaside town.
Music, comedy, dance, drama and children’s shows in an Edwardian railway station, opposite The Midland Hotel.
From tongue-twisters to twisty page-turners, we have all kinds of spoken word surprises in the latest literature round-up.
Summer signals theatre festivals, world premieres and open-air spectacle - from MIF25 to comedy, outdoor circus and beyond, here’s what we’re looking forward to.
The sun is shining in the North, so use our guide to get out there and eat, drink and be merry in it.
The summer holidays are here and what a packed programme of events we have in store for you!
Go forth with wild abandon to dance the pavements, dabble with the paint and down the pints in this month's tours and activities guide.
July's cinema highlights include spotlights on international cinema, a new cult classic, plus a visit from one of our favourite directors.
Captivating, urgent and intimate - we bring you our top exhibition picks, with even more art festivals, artist-led shows and new venues.
Shape-shifting bands, scorched-earth techno, and off-grid festivals. Our latest music picks catch the live scene at its most urgent, inventive and alive.
