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Swimming in the tarns of Lakeland
Swimming in the lakes and tarns of the Lake District is nothing new. My grandfather swam in the tarns - and painted them
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On the first day of Christmas....
Our first ever art market was held here in the archive gallery…on the first weekend of the Christmas season. And it was judged to be a great succe...
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Challenging the notion of picturesque
An exhibition which challenges some traditional notions of landscape art will open here in Grasmere next week.
Unpicturesque at our Heaton Cooper A...
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World Art Day
World Art Day is held on April 15th, each year, a date chosen by the International Association of Art to mark the birthday of Leonardo da Vinci’s b...
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Home a loan as painting returns to Grasmere
A painting of the Langdale Pikes, on loan from the Fell and Rock Climbing Club, has been brought to Grasmere as part of an historic exhibition
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Mountain history is on display
The plaque from the summit of Great Gable, commemorating climbers who died in the Great War, is now on display in Grasmere
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The magic mountain
Mathilde walks
A series of walks that give you the chance to stop for coffee, cake, lunch or brunch at Mathilde’s at the Heaton Cooper Studio, the...
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A walk from the shores of Swan Lake
Mathilde walks
A series of walks that give you the chance to stop for coffee, cake, lunch or brunch at Mathilde’s at the Heaton Cooper Studio, the...
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Through the enchanted wood to Alcock Tarn
Mathilde walks
A series of walks that give you the chance to stop for coffee, cake, lunch or brunch at Mathilde’s at the Heaton Cooper Studio, t...
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A walk to make everyone happy
Mathilde Walks: The first in a series of walks that give you the chance to stop for coffee, cake, lunch or brunch at Mathilde’s at the Heaton Coop...
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Paintings, pencils...and pastry
It’s been a really busy summer, with visitors loving our exhibition Inherited Landscapes, and then calling in for coffee, cake, lunch – or even bre...
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Home is where the art is
A TV series took artist Julian Cooper into the heart of the Lake District landscape to show him painting on the shore of Crummock Water.
The episod...
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The artist in the heart of The Lakes
Julian Cooper, recognised as Britain’s leading living mountain painter, will be featured in a TV documentary series about the Lake District which s...