A Grade II* listed town house is home to Six Castlegate, a luxury B&B in the Georgian heart of Cockermouth. Original features and a gently styled interior lends itself to some easy relaxation here.
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
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
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
A thoughtfully-curated season of Queer British Gems courtesy of Paraphysis Cinema.
From £1.00
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
The John Moores Painting Prize is back, and bigger than ever! Head to Liverpool’s Walker Gallery to see the best of contemporary painting.
Free entry
‘Treasure: History Unearthed’ gathers the largest collection of archaeological Treasure ever shown in the region.
From £5.00
Privately-owned Cockermouth Castle dates back to Norman times and is occasionally open to the public.
A snazzy wine and food joint, with a lovely terraced beer garden.
Percy House Gallery in Cumbria is a contemporary art gallery which majors in painting, photography, and craft from local Cumbrian artists and makers.
Castlegate House Gallery in Cockermouth offers a changing programme of temporary exhibitions.
A theatre-cum cinema in Cockermouth offering a wide programme of touring theatre, music, independent film and events to townsfolk and visitors.
Independent hotel in an idyllic setting.
An historic and atmospheric country house complete with roaring fires and wood panelling and set in its own grounds.
Dramatic landscapes and beautiful wilderness surround this Michelin awarded restaurant and hotel.
A beautiful boutique hotel in the Lake District, near some of the region’s most stunning lakes and mountains.
Pastoral fine-dining in the Lake District at this Michelin-starred restaurant
Interactive optical illusion, for each visitor to immerse themselves in. This specialty museum in Keswick will baffle, surprise and amuse.
Today it is a stunning purpose-built theatre and studio on the very shores of Derwentwater offering a good and varied programme of theatre.
From New York’s experimental underground to the most exciting sounds coming from local scenes, we're lining up a noisy autumn of gigs.
Picks this month include bold visual art, wondrous opera and cinematic dance - plus a touch of ghostly storytelling for the Halloween season.
Get ready for a suitably spooky October, with Pumpkin delight, theatre, workshops and all sorts of hair-raising fun!
Galleries in the North are far from spooky this October - instead you'll find tactile sculptures, plant magic and curatorial experiments.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
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...
It's busy month across the cinemas of the north as Halloween programming leads into two of the region's biggest film festivals.
