GENERAL EVENTS
Please be aware that events may be cancelled so do check before travelling...
LDNP ARCHAEOLOGY CONFERENCE
Saturday 14th November 2026.
Tickets available here Archaeology Conference - Lake District National Park
Claiming dates
Cumbria Local History Federation
2027 Convention and AGM 10th October2027 North Lakes hote, Penrith
Cumbrian Railways Association
Autumn Conference Saturday 14th November 2026
Spring conference and AGM Saturday 20th March 2027
Cumbria Family History Society
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!
C Cumbria Armitt Library October Events
The Library events and tickets can be booked at
EVENTS | ARMITT MUSEUM AND LIBRARY
C Cumbria Wordsworth Trust
The Trusts events etc. can be found at
S Cumbria | Monday 12th October 2026 2.00 pm
Cumbria's First Farmers | Speaker Gill Hay
Cartmel Fell and District LHS, The Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell
NE Cumbria | Tuesday 13th October 2026
Pendle Witches | Speaker Terry Bond
Renwick and Kirkoswald Local History. Renwick Church, Renwick
SE Cumbria Thursday 15th October 2026
Big Ben's Country Cousin - Langdale's Parish Church Clock | Geoff Sykes
Staveley and District History society, St Anne's Church, Ings. LA8 9PY
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
Sarah Nelson and the history of Grasmere Gingerbread | Speaker Caitlin Whitehead
Upper Eden History Society, Methodist School Room, Kirkby Stephen visitors £5
SW Cumbria | Monday 19th October
Furness Dialect | Speaker John Campbell
History of Kirkby Group, Kirkby Community Centre
SE Cumbria | Monday 19th October 2026
Medieval Forgers? The Nuns of Armathwaite Nunnery | Speaker Harry Hawkins
Burton Holme District LHS
E Cumbria | Wednesday 21st October 2026
More Musings of a Taphophile | Speaker Bev Brummitt
Ravenstonedale Parish History Group, Newbiggin-on-Lune Public Hall Non Members £6
S Cumbria | Monday 26th October
The postal Paths of Cumbria | Speaker Alan Cleaver
Kendal Historical and Archaeology Society, Castle Street Community Centre visitors £3
SE Cumbria | Wednesday 28th October
Muncaster Castle's Wartime Secret | Speaker Dr Rob David
Mourholme Local History Group, Gaskell Hall, 17 Emesgate Lane, Silverdale visitors £2
W Cumbria | Wednesday 28th October
Thomas Ismay | Speaker Tom Snaith
Maryport Heritage Society, The Signpost, Curzon St.
SW Cumbria | Monday 2nd November
The Rev T Hardy | Speaker Martin Cooper
Furness family History Society, Barrow Island Community Primary School, Visitors £3
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
NE Cumbria | Tuesday 10th November 2026
Benjamin Frankoln's visit to the Lake District in 1772 | Speaker Chris Donaldson
Renwick and Kirkoswald Local History. Renwick Church, Renwick
SE Cumbria | Monday 16th November 2026 2.30 pm
The RAF in Cumbria during WW2 | Speaker Ian Tyler
Upper Eden History Society, Methodist School Room, Kirkby Stephen visitors £5
SE Cumbria | Monday 16th November 2026
Crime & Policing | Speaker DR M Winstanley
Burton Hulme District LHS
E Cumbria | Wednesday 18th November 2026 2.30 pm
The Making of the Stainmore Railway 200 Textile Panel | Speaker Anne Taylor
Ravenstonedale Parish History Group, Newbiggin-on-Lune Public Hall Non Members £6
SE Cumbria Thursday 19th November 2026
Thomas Mawson Gardens in Cumbria | Alison Shaw
Staveley and District History society, St Anne's Church, Ings. LA8 9PY
S Cumbria | Monday 23rd November 2026
Looking Back in Time- The Hodbarrow Mines 1840 - 1986 | Speaker Stephe Cove
Kendal Historical and Archaeology Society, Castle Street Community Centre visitors £3
SE Cumbria | Wednesday 25th November
Field Names in the North West of England | Speaker Prof Angus Winchester
Mourholme Local History Group, Gaskell Hall, 17 Emesgate Lane, Silverdale visitors £2
W Cumbria | Wednesday 25th November
Smuggling in Cumbria | Speaker Tommy Higham
Maryport Heritage Society, The Signpost, Curzon St.
NE Cumbria | Thursday 3rd December 2026
Gravestones of Cumbria - the history, artistry and social significance of Cumbrian Gravestones over the Centuries | Speaker Mark Hatton
Warwick Bridge And District Local History Group. Downagate Centre, Warwick Bridge £3
SW Cumbria | Monday 7th December
Sankey Quiz | Organised by Geoff Holmes
Furness family History Society, Barrow Island Community Primary School, Visitors £3
E Cumbria | Wednesday 9th December 2026
Christmas get-together
Ravenstonedale Parish History Group, Newbiggin-on-Lune Public Hall Non Members £6
SE Cumbria | Monday 14th December 2026 2.30 pm
Standing Pies and Possets: an old fashioned Cumbrian Christmas | Speaker Sue Allen
Upper Eden History Society, Methodist School Room, Kirkby Stephen visitors £5
S Cumbria | Monday 14th December 2026 2 pm
Our Local and National History Through Metal Detecting | Speaker Nigel Law
Cartmel Fell and District Local History Society, Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell.
SE Cumbria | Monday 14th December 2026
300 Years of Schoolin in Satterthwaite and Rusland | Speaker Dr Suzanne Tiplady
Burton Hulme District LHS
SE Cumbria | Wednesday 16th December 2026
Brockholes 125 A Pictorial History of a House and Garden | Speaker Kevin Grice
Mourholme Local History Group, Gaskell Hall, 17 Emesgate Lane, Silverdale visitors £2
SE Cumbria | Monday 11th January 2027 2pm
Houses on the Fell |Speaker Jennifer Forsyth
Cartmel Fell & District Local History Society, The Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell Visitors £5
NE Cumbria | Tuesday 12 January 2027
Citadel Station | Speaker Bruce Bennison
Renwick and Kirkoswald Local History. Renwick Church, Renwick
SE Cumbria | Monday 18th January 2027 2.30 pm
Members Afternoon | members present their latest research
Upper Eden History Society, Methodist School Room, Kirkby Stephen visitors £5
S Cumbria | Monday 25th January 2027
Marginal Kendal? Rethinking the English Working Class with Victorian and Edwardian Westmorland | Speaker Julie-Maries Strangs
Kendal Historical and Archaeology Society, Castle Street Community Centre visitors £3
SE Cumbria | Wednesday 27th January 2027
The History of Coniston Copper Mines | Speaker Mark Hatton
Mourholme Local History Group, Gaskell Hall, 17 Emesgate Lane, Silverdale visitors £2
W Cumbria | Wednesday 27th January 2027
To be arranged | Speaker Nicholas Osborne
Maryport Heritage Society, The Signpost, Curzon St.
SW Cumbria | Monday 1st February 2027
Rampside and the Islands | Speaker Peter Laird
Furness family History Society, Barrow Island Community Primary School, Visitors £3
NE Cumbria | Thursday 4th February 2027
Digging Carlisle - An update on the Cricket club Dig | Speaker Frank Geicco
Warwick Bridge And District Local History Group. Downagate Centre, Warwick Bridge £3
SE Cumbria | Monday 11th February 2027 2pm
The Lyth Valley Then and Now | Speaker Hartley Trotter
Cartmel Fell & District Local History Society, The Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell Visitors £5
NE Cumbria | Tuesday 9th February 2027
Auxiliary Hospitals - Penrith Hospital was one of 22 VAD Hospitals in Cumbria in WW1 | Speaker Richard Pestin
Renwick and Kirkoswald Local History. Renwick Church, Renwick
SE Cumbria | Monday 15th February 2027 6 2.30 pm
The Air Cadets and Kirkby Stephen | Speaker Helen Gerrish
Upper Eden History Society, Methodist School Room, Kirkby Stephen visitors £5
E Cumbria | Wednesday 17th February 2027
To be arranged
Ravenstonedale Parish History Group, Newbiggin-on-Lune Public Hall Non Members £6
S Cumbria | Monday 22nd February 2027
A RomanTemple in Carlisle| Speaker Andrew Wallis
Kendal Historical and Archaeology Society, Castle Street Community Centre visitors £3
SE Cumbria | Wednesday 24th February 2027
Lancaster Quakers and Slave Ownership | Speaker Dr Ann Morgan
Mourholme Local History Group, Gaskell Hall, 17 Emesgate Lane, Silverdale visitors £2
W Cumbria | Wednesday 24th February 2027
Bogs, Barges, and Footboards - The Maryport & Carlisle Railway and the link across the Solway to the Caledonian Railway | Speaker Ann Lingard
Maryport Heritage Society, The Signpost, Curzon St.
SE Cumbria | Monday 8th March 2027 2pm
Skeletons in the Cupboard at Strickland Castle, the Story of Cecilia Strickland and Her Dysfunctional Family |Speaker Stan Aspinall
Cartmel Fell & District Local History Society, The Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell Visitors £5
NE Cumbria | Tuesday 9th March 2027
Vikings in Eden | Speaker Steve Dickinson
Renwick and Kirkoswald Local History. Renwick Church, Renwick
SE Cumbria | Monday 15th March 2027 2.30 pm
Ring Me - The History of the Telephone in Cumbria | Speaker David Occomore
Upper Eden History Society, Methodist School Room, Kirkby Stephen visitors £5
E Cumbria | Wednesday 17th March 2027
Cattle Droving in Cumbria - the Whys and Wherefores of a Long-Distance Trade | Speaker David Johnson.
Ravenstonedale Parish History Group, Newbiggin-on-Lune Public Hall Non Members £6
S Cumbria | Monday 22nd March 2027
The First Cumbrians: Prehistoric Human Remains and Artefacts from Heaning Wood Bone Caves, Great Urswick | Speaker Rick Peterson
Kendal Historical and Archaeology Society, Castle Street Community Centre visitors £3
SE Cumbria | Wednesday 31st March 2027
Home Sweet Home | Speaker Ambleside Oral History Group, Judith Shingler & Will Steele.
Mourholme Local History Group, Gaskell Hall, 17 Emesgate Lane, Silverdale visitors £2
NE Cumbria | Thursday 1st April 2027
The Border Reivers | Speaker Dr Maksymiliam Loth-Hill
Warwick Bridge And District Local History Group. Downagate Centre, Warwick Bridge £3
SE Cumbria | Monday 12th April 2027 2pm
Bowness old or Ancient |Speaker John Campbell
Cartmel Fell & District Local History Society, The Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell Visitors £5
NE Cumbria | Tuesday 13th April 2027
analysis of what happened to the Shorthorn Breed in Ravenstonedale | Speaker Steve Fermer
Renwick and Kirkoswald Local History. Renwick Church, Renwick
SE Cumbria | Monday 19th April 2027
Researching your own family history | Speaker Steve Ellis
Upper Eden History Society, Methodist School Room, Kirkby Stephen visitors £5
S Cumbria | Monday 26th April 2027
A Tale of Two Theatres | Speaker Adrian Tayler
Kendal Historical and Archaeology Society, Castle Street Community Centre visitors £3
SE Cumbria | Wednesday 28th April 2027
The Secrets of sizergh Castle | Speaker Janice Wilson
Mourholme Local History Group, Gaskell Hall, 17 Emesgate Lane, Silverdale visitors £2
SE Cumbria | Monday 1oth May 2027 2pm
The Armitt History |Speaker
Cartmel Fell & District Local History Society, The Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell Visitors £5
NE Cumbria | Tuesday 11th May 2027
Lowthers in Politics | Speaker Andy Connell
Renwick and Kirkoswald Local History. Renwick Church, Renwick
NE Cumbria | Thursday 3rd June 2027
Changing Face of Carlisle | Speaker Stephen White
Warwick Bridge And District Local History Group. Downagate Centre, Warwick Bridge £3
W Cumbria | Wednesday 30th June 2027
Cockermouth Grammar School | Speaker Tom Little
Maryport Heritage Society, The Signpost, Curzon St.
SE Cumbria | Monday 11th October 2027 2pm
A Closer Look at Stonewalls |Speaker Stephe Cove
Cartmel Fell & District Local History Society, The Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell Visitors £5
SE Cumbria | Monday 8th November 2027 2pm
The Short Story : The Short Brothers Factory and the Building of Sunderland Flying boats at Windermere inWW2 |Speaker Ambleside Oral History
Cartmel Fell & District Local History Society, The Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell Visitors £5
SE Cumbria | Monday 13th December 2027 2pm
The Tudor Alchemist |Speaker Terry Harvey-Chadwick
Cartmel Fell & District Local History Society, The Parish Hall, Cartmel Fell Visitors £5