GENERAL EVENTS
Please be aware that events may be cancelled so do check before travelling...
CLHF ANNUAL CONVENTION AND AGM 2026
The 2026 Annual Convention and AGM will take place on Saturday 10th October 2026. Venue The North Lakes Hotel, Penrith, Topic 17th Century Cumbria.
Further details and booking forms coming soon.
MOURHOLME LHS HISTORY WEEKEND
Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th September
The History and Heritage of the Yealands, Lancashire
More details when available.
Claiming dates
Cumbrian Railways Association
Autumn Conference Saturday 14th November 2026
Spring conference and AGM Saturday 20th March 2027
Cumbria Family History Society
One Day Conference 11th April 2026 Boundary Hotel, Seascale
Golden Jubilee Conference 29th July to 1st August 2026 with a Family History Fair 1st August 2026
Conference 6th - 8th November 2026 Crookland Hotel.
Cumbria Industrial History Society
Spring Conference Saturday 13th March 2027
Member Group Events
N.B. All talks start at 7.30pm unless otherwise stated.
Please be aware that events may be cancelled due to illness - or the weather!
E Cumbria | Wednesday 1st April 2026
Cumbrian Youth Camps | Speaker Emily Clarke
Alston moor Historical society, Alston Masonic Hall.
SW Cumbria | Wednesday 1st April 2026
The Coniston Connection | Speaker Ian smith
Dalton Local History Society, St Mary's Church Centre, Market Place, Dalton-in-furness, LA15 8AZ
SW Cumbria | Thursday 2nd April 2026
Atlantic Slavery & the Cumbrian Gunpowder Industry | Speaker Dr Nick Rayburn.
Cartmel Peninsular LHS, Cartmel Village Hall. Visitors £3.
S Cumbria | Monday 13th April 2026 2.00 pm
Cumbria's History and the History of the USA and Harriet Martineau.
Cartmel Fell and District LHS, The Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell
SW Cumbria | Thursday 16th April 2026
The Beautiful Game, as Played in Askam | Speaker Ben Shirley
Askam and Ireleth in Furness HG, Methodist Church, Duddon Rd £3.00
S Cumbria | Thursday16th April 2026
The Hole in Hadrians Wall | Speaker Steve Dickinson
Staveley District History Society St Anne's Church, Ings.
SE Cumbria | Monday 20th April 2026
An Atlas of the English Lakes | Speaker John Parker
Burton, Holme LHS,
SW Cumbria | Monday 20th April 2026
History of Kirkby Hidden (Mostly) in Plain Sight
Kirkby History Group, Community Centre. Kirkby in Furness
E Cumbria | Monday 20th April 2026
17th/18th Century Satire and the Lowther Family | Speaker Chris Donaldson
Upper Eden History Society, Schoolroom, Methodist Church Kirkby Stephen CA17 4 SG Visitors £5
SW Cumbria | Wednesday 22nd April 22026
Walls in the Cumbrian Landscape - Speaker Dr David Johnson
Duddon Valley Local History Group.
SE Cumbria | Monday 27th April 2026
AGM and More Deaths Than One | Speaker Ian Smith
Kendal History & Archaeology Society, The Castle Street Community Centre, Castle Street, Kendal Visitors £3
W Cumbria | Wednesday 29th April 2026
Local Water Resources and Supply | Speaker Stan Leigh
Maryport Heritage Society, At Signpost, Curzon St, Maryport
S Cumbria | Wednesday 29th April 2026
The Local Finds of a Metal Detectorist | Speaker Nigel Law
Mourholme Local History Society, The Gaskell Hall, Silverdale LA5 0RA visitors £2
E Cumbria | Wednesday 6th May 2026
Quakers and Lead Mining in the North Pennines | Speaker David Penn
Alston moor Historical society, Alston Masonic Hall.
SW Cumbria | Thursday 14th May 2026
Bowness - Old or Ancient? | Speaker John Campbell.
Cartmel Peninsular LHS, Cartmel Village Hall. Visitors £3.
SW Cumbria | Thursday 21st May 2026
The Prehistoric Footprints of Millom | Speaker Jan Bridget
Askam and Ireleth in Furness HG, Methodist Church, Duddon Rd £3.00
W Cumbria | Wednesday 27th May 2026
The Palace Ballroom, Maryport | Speaker Tom Little & Robin Melville
Maryport Heritage Society, At Signpost, Curzon St, Maryport
SW Cumbria | Wednesday 27th May 2026
Journal of Kenneth Burgess - Speakers Stan Aspinall & Nigel Pattinson
Duddon Valley Local History Group.
E Cumbria | Wednesday 3rd June 2026
How to Trace the History of Your House | Speaker Chester Forster
Alston moor Historical society, Alston Masonic Hall.
SW Cumbria | Thursday 18th June 2026
the Tides of Morecambe Bsay and the Kent Estuary | Speaker Mike Warren
Askam and Ireleth in Furness HG, Methodist Church, Duddon Rd £3.00
W Cumbria | Wednesday 24th June 2026
A virtual Tour of Maryport | Speaker Geoff Wilkinson
Maryport Heritage Society, At Signpost, Curzon St, Maryport
SW Cumbria | Wednesday 24th June 2026
Britain1914 - 18 War Resisters - Communities, Prisoners, Fugitives, Revoluntionaries and Broughton in Furness - Speaker Cyril Pearce
Duddon Valley Local History Group.
E Cumbria | Wednesday 1st July
Were the Romans in Allendale? | Speaker Mick Hall
Alston moor Historical society, Alston Masonic Hall.
SW Cumbria | Thursday 16th July 2026
Home Sweet Home | Speaker Ambleside Oral History Group
Askam and Ireleth in Furness HG, Methodist Church, Duddon Rd £3.00
SW Cumbria | Wednesday 22nd July 2026
AGM & John Ruskin: Victorian Polymath - Speaker Dr David Cross
Duddon Valley Local History Group.
E Cumbria | Wednesday 5th August
Alston Laundry, Public Baths, and Stocking Factory | Speaker Simon Danby
Alston moor Historical society, Alston Masonic Hall.
SW Cumbria | Thursday 20th August 2026 5pm till 9pm.
A Very Special Memories and Memorabilia with an Exhibition of the Chris Killip Photographs
Askam and Ireleth in Furness HG, Methodist Church, Duddon Rd £3.00
E Cumbria | Wednesday 2nd September 2026
Flocks and Herds: Livestock Farming in Medieval and Early Modern Cumbria | Speaker Angus Winchester
Alston moor Historical society, Alston Masonic Hall.
SW Cumbria | Thursday 3rd September 2026
The Bobbin Mills at Force | Speaker Suzanne Tiplady
Cartmel Peninsular LHS, Cartmel Village Hall. Visitors £3.
S Cumbria | Monday 14th September 2026 2.00 pm
The Tudor Alchemist | Speaker Terry Harvey-Chadwick
Cartmel Fell and District LHS, The Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell
SW Cumbria | Thursday 17th September 2026
Walking the Old Postal Trials | Speakers Alan Cleaver
Askam and Ireleth in Furness HG, Methodist Church, Duddon Rd £3.00
SE Cumbria | Monday 21st September 2026
Benjamin Franklin's Visit to the Lake District in 1772
Burton, Holme District LHS
SW Cumbria | Thursday 1st October 2026
Brockhole 125 - The Story of Brockhole from the Gaddum Archive | Speaker Kevin Grice
Cartmel Peninsular LHS, Cartmel Village Hall. Visitors £3.
E Cumbria | Wednesday 7th October 2026
Methodism on Alston Moor | Speaker Mary Elliot
Alston moor Historical society, Alston Masonic Hall.
S Cumbria | Monday 12th October 2026 2.00 pm
Cumbria's First Farmers | Speaker Gill Farmer
Cartmel Fell and District LHS, The Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell
SW Cumbria | Thursday 15th October 2026
Folklore of the Lake District: Boggarts, Brownies, Hobs and their Goblin Kin | Speaker Stephen Rae.
Askam and Ireleth in Furness HG, Methodist Church, Duddon Rd £3.00
SE Cumbria | Monday 19th October 2026
Medieval Forgers? The Nuns of Armathwaite Nunnery | Speaker Harry Hawkins
Burton Holme District LHS
E Cumbria | Wednesday 4th November 2026
The Vernacular Buildings of Cumbria | Speaker Paul Lewis
Alston moor Historical society, Alston Masonic Hall.
S Cumbria | Monday 9th November 2026 2.00 pm
The High Road to Dalton | Speaker Suzanne Tiplady
Cartmel Fell and District LHS, The Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell
SE Cumbria | Monday 16th November 2026
Crime & Policing | Speaker DR M Winstanley
Burton Hulme District LHS
SE Cumbria | Monday 14th December 2026
300 Years of Schoolin in Satterthwaite and Rusland | Speaker Dr Suzanne Tiplady
Burton Hulme District LHS