Join local author and teacher, Susan Ryding in conversation with Dave Cryer for an evening of Zambezi reflections, an engaging account of two years as a science teacher in the Namibian bush.
Events calendar
Event calendar for Another Place, The Lake and The Brackenrigg Inn, live music, quiz nights, art installations, wild activities and more.
Featured events
Game, set and match
29 June - 12 July 2026
Ace your summer with our lakeside celebration of tennis. Stay at The Lake between 29 June-12 July and experience a winning combination of big-screen Wimbledon action, garden games, lake swims, open-air cinema, woodfired pizza and Lanson Champagne.
Skate by the lake
Winter 2026
This winter, our 200sqm ice rink returns to Ullswater. Experience the lake gardens aglow with seasonal cheer, with dedicated accessible and family-friendly skate sessions so everyone can join the fun.
Zoe Warren joins us for live music Fridays from 8.30pm at The Brackenrigg Inn on Ullswater.
Jamie Williams joins us for live music Fridays from 8.30pm at The Brackenrigg Inn on Ullswater.
Grace Savage joins us for live music Fridays from 8.30pm at The Brackenrigg Inn on Ullswater.
Shop stalls full of seasonal local produce, crafts and gift ideas, meet the local producers who hand-craft them, and enjoy a series of free talks throughout the day. Free entry, 10am-3pm.
Ged Hagan joins us for live music Fridays from 8.30pm at The Brackenrigg Inn on Ullswater.
A Guardian, Observer, New Statesman, Financial Times, Independent, BBC and Daily Mail Book of the Year. Join author Sarah Hall in conversation with Lee Schofield as she explores her latest book ‘Helm’.
Simon Philips joins us for live music Fridays from 8.30pm at The Brackenrigg Inn on Ullswater.
Luke Matear joins us for live music Fridays from 8.30pm at The Brackenrigg Inn on Ullswater.
Join the celebration of all things marmalade, with a series of talks and panels on marmalade making, beginning with the announcement of the category and overall winners.
Erin Collins joins us for live music Fridays from 8.30pm at The Brackenrigg Inn on Ullswater.
Learn how sheepdogs are trained from youngsters to fully trained dogs. See the dogs run the sheep around a typical trial course. The demonstration will finish with two dogs working as a brace team. Demonstrations will be held every Thursday throughout May, June, July, August & September at 6pm regardless of the weather and will last approximately 1 hour.