Arts and Crafts

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Arts and Crafts around Ullswater

Rheged, the Village in the Hill (www.rheged.com) on the road to Penrith, houses the Made in Cumbria shop, where a huge range of locally produced crafts: paintings, prints, pottery, jewellery, toys, glass, wood turning, etc., are displayed for sale. There are regular Pottery demonstrations, also the Carlisle and Cumbria Artists Gallery, and Food from the Fells local produce shop.

Greystoke Gill Pottery (www.greystokegillpottery.co.uk), about six miles from Pooley Bridge - stoneware pots, demonstrations and tuition.

Beckstones Art Gallery, Greystoke, (www.beckstonesartgallery.co.uk), about seven miles from Pooley Bridge - reckoned to be one of the best Art Galleries in the country with over 300 paintings in a variety of media.

Upfront Gallery, (www.up-front.com) near Hutton in the Forest, about eight miles from Pooley Bridge, has regularly changing programme of exhibitions of paintings, ceramics, crafts, also cards and jewellery and vegetarian daytime restaurant.

Greystones Coffee House
Glenridding 017684 82392
info@greystonescoffeehouse.com
Opening April - small Contemporary Art Gallery and Craft Shop

Crookabeck Herdwicks
www.herdwickwood.com and www.helvellynherdwicks.com
Farmshop at Crookabeck, Patterdale. Local wool and mohair. Rugs, knitwear, hats, scarves, socks etc. Visitors welcome, please telephone first to make appointment. 017684 82742

Just Playhouses
www.justplayhouses.co.uk
info@justplayhouses.co.uk
Playhouses and dog kennels hand built using sustainable pressure-treated redwood and first grade ironmongery guaranteeing generations of safe play. To visit the Stainton workshop, telephone for an appointment:
017684 83151 or 077687 27016

Creative Days with a Difference at the Cycle Cafe- a variety of creative arts and
country craft workshops are run on some weekdays in Greystoke (5 miles north of Ullswater ) throughout the year- learn the art of rag rug making ~willow weaving~ dry stone walling ~ breadmaking ~
reflexology~ gps & sat nav~ glass painting ~gluten free baking ~ learn
to draw etc.etc for further courses and details see
www.greystokecyclecafe.co.uk
All days include coffees, wholesome lunch
and teas/ homemade cakes and cordials served in our farmhouse kitchen or, on warmer days, the tea garden overlooking parkland to Greystoke
Castle. Tel 017684 83984

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