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WELCOME TO GRASMERE OUTDOOR CINEMA!
SUMMER IN GRASMERE
Kendal Mountain Festival is delighted to be bringing its combination of award winning films that explore adventure, mountains, wilderness and their cultures to such an inspirational setting.
The Grasmere Players in their current formation have been in existence for 60 years. Refounded in 1949 after the Second World War, the Players are dedicated to producing quality plays for local audiences in Grasmere and the Lake District.
We believe that watching outdoor cinema is the perfect way to spend an evening with friends and family.
Learn basic navigation skills outside in small, friendly groups with a map and compass provided
Thanks to the following local businesses for providing food, refreshments, music and the after-party!
Ruskins Bar Local Cumbrian Ales Greens Café Coffee, cakes & vegan chilli The Creative Cater Chef Jerk chicken & burgers Cotswold Outdoors For your outdoor supplies Langdale Mountain Rescue Chat to the rescue team! Scrogans Run Band playing a blend of banjo, guitars and
vocal harmonies, mixing traditional influences with their own original bluegrass and folk inspired style
Tweedies Bar After the cinema, head to Tweedies Bar for live music until midnight
Cunninghams Volunteer t.shirt provider
29 June & 1, 6, 7, 13 & 14 July Rise & Fall of Little Voice in Grasmere
2 July, 16 & 30 July, 13 & 29 August & 10 September Navigation Skills for Beginners Grasmere
30 July to 7 September Lake Artists Society Annual Exhibition
The Lake Artists Society are holding an exhibition of 300 paintings and sculptures by leading Cumbrian artists between 30th July and 7th September 2016. Founded in 1904, the Society holds a Summer Exhibition every year in the New Hall, Grasmere which attracts over 10,000 visitors. It’s regarded as one of the best in the north of England, with a number of prizes available.
11 August Vale of Rydal Sheepdog Trials 2016
The 113th Vale of Rydal Sheepdog Trials & Hound Show takes place at Rydal Park, Ambleside and features sheepdog trials, beagles, Coniston foxhounds, harriers and fell foxhounds, hound trails, stick show, gun dog demo, young dog handler competitions and dog dash.
28 August Grasmere Lakeland Sports & Show
One of the longest running Lake District sports events and is now in its 166th year. Grasmere Sports features traditional sports from Cumberland & Westmorland wrestling to fell running and hound trailing.
WHERE TO EAT! Baldry’s Tea Room Vintage style tearoom serving light lunches, loose leaf teas, fresh ground coffee and home baked cakes. Cafe Grand At Grasmere A stunning Lake District country house hotel in Grasmere with a unique bar & restaurant. Dale Lodge Hotel With two restaurants to choose from, Dale Lodge offers fine food in either the relaxed and welcoming Tweedies Bar or a more refined and elegant experience in The Lodge Restaurant. Dove Cottage Tea Rooms and Bistro Bistro set in an old antiques shop with views of Silver Howe.
Heidi’s of Grasmere Heidi’s pride themselves on their homebaking using only the very best local, quality ingredients. Lancrigg Vegetarian Country House Hotel Restaurant Vegetarian restaurant in a country house dating from the 1600s and once occupied and renovated by poet William Wordsworth. Lewis’s Cafe, Bar, Bistro Family run business serving home cooked, locally sourced food. Lucia’s Takeaway coffee & bakery. MacDonald Swan Hotel Historic inn on the outskirts of Grasmere with cosy, fireside dining at The Waggoner’s Restaurant. Miller Howe Café A family friendly café serving local produce.
Grasmere Tea Gardens Set in the heart of Grasmere with views of the river Rothay and St Oswalds Church. Established in 1889 the Tea Gardens is now in it’s third generation.
Oak Bank Hotel The Dining Room is open to non-residents and serves breakfast, morning coffee, lunch and dinner.
Greens Café & Bistro Licensed café serving breakfasts, lunches, cakes and pastries baked freshly on the premises.
Red Lion Hotel The 1769 Bar & Restaurant, places a strong emphasis on locally sourced produce for their pub food. For lighter lunches, try the The Glass House Cafe.
Potted Out Café Relaxed and informal Italian bistro style café.
The Grasmere Hotel Restaurant Creative and refined menu using the best of seasonal and local produce. The Potting Shed Café Café set within Grasmere Garden Village. Town Head Cream Teas A 17th century fell farm serving cream teas. Traveller’s Rest A 16th century coaching inn on the outskirts of the Lakeland village of Grasmere. The Wordsworth Hotel Try the Signature Restaurant for a unique dining experience and the The Dove Bistro for lighter bites.
WHAT TO DO!
GRASMERE VILLAGE MAP
Allan Bank (National Trust) “The loveliest spot that man hath ever found”, William Wordsworth. Once home to William Wordsworth, Allan Bank was rescued from the ravages of fire in 2011. Now partially restored, the house offers you the opportunity to see the many layers of this home’s fascinating history. Dove Cottage Step back in time as you enter Wordsworth’s family home and rake time to wander around the garden that inspired some of the greatest poetry in the English language.
On the A591 to Dunmail Raise 1 mile north on the A591
1km along Easedale Road Broadgate Car Park
600m along the road The Green
Grasmere Garden Village An oasis for both the seriously greenfingered and those just starting to ‘dig-in’, Grasmere Garden Village caters for all visitors and provides everything required to keep the smallest of plots or the larger garden looking their best. Heaton Cooper Studio Heaton Cooper exhibit iconic landscape paintings of the Lake District Fells in it’s ever changing moods, alongside the most amazing art materials sourced from all over the world. Faeryland Lakeside Tea Gardens and Boat Hire Sarah Nelson’s Grasmere Gingerbread Pop into this tiny 1630s shop for world famous Grasmere Gingerbread, plus fudge and mint cake. St Oswald’s Church At St Oswald’s there is the grave of William and Mary Wordsworth, together with the more impressive memorial to the Poet Laurate in St Oswald’s itself and the Wordsworth Daffodil Garden next to the Churchyard. The Chocolate Cottage Culinary and visual chocolate delights worthy of our iconic Lake District surroundings. The Wordsworth Museum is next door to Dove Cottage and there you will discover the greatest collection of the Wordsworths’ letters, journals and poems in the world. Sam Read Established by Sam Read, the shop has traded as a small independent bookshop since 1887.
Red Bank Car Park 400m along the road
Stock Lane Car Park
On the A591 towards Rydal
WALKS FROM GRASMERE Grasmere, in the heart of the Lake District, is a picturesque village surrounded by spectacular fells and peaks. With the rugged peak of Helm Crag (locally known as ‘the Lion and the Lamb’) rising above; this small village is the quintessential image of romantic Lakeland, with its hamlets and farmsteads, woodlands and meadows fringing the lakes of Grasmere and Rydal Water.
THE LION AND THE LAMB APPROX 3.5 MILES (6KM)
The natural beauty of the area has provided inspiration for painters, poets, writers and craftsmen for years we hope you can enjoy the day exploring the area, before joining us for the evening. Helm Crag, or the ‘Lion and the Lamb’ as it is more commonly known, is possibly the best known of all the Lakeland fells. Although not the biggest, it is definitely one of the most interesting. Despite its challenging appearance with its steep, craggy sides and bristling summit this walk is the perfect introduction to hiking in the Lake District, requiring moderate effort and offering awesome views. The ascent is moderately steep with well laid paths until you reach the summit which is strewn with shattered and jagged rocks. From a distance these form a striking resemblance to the iconic ‘Lion and Lamb’. The following walks are suggested by the National Trust – so grab your map, compass and a picnic and go explore! For more information, maps and advice regarding these walks pop in to National Trust shop in Grasmere.
This walk is very doable in a morning or afternoon, but is well worth a full-day excursion complete with a picnic and camera.
EASEDALE TARN
GRASMERE & RYDAL WATER
APPROX 5 MILES (8KM)
APPROX 5.3 MILES (8.5KM)
The walk from Grasmere to Easedale Tarn is a great trip out for even the littlest legs! A moderately easy ascent takes you through meadows and farmland before you head upwards, following the course of Sour Milk Gyhll, past the frothy white cascades of the waterfall and onwards until you reach the tarn. Easedale tarn is beautiful, surrounded by towering fells that rise steeply from the crater-like valley. The tarn has an isolated, tranquil feel making it perfect for a picnic and a bit of paddle in the summer. If you’re looking for a longer, more strenuous outing, Easedale Tarn offers access to more lofty summits including Sergeant Man with its breathtaking views of the Langdale Pikes, or Blea Rigg, a ridge walk that links Easedale Tarn to Stickle Tarn. These walks are suitable for experienced walkers who have allowed plenty of time.
Rydal Water is one of the smallest lakes in the Lake District. However, what it lacks in size it more than makes up for in sheer beauty as it sits glistening at the foot of Loughrigg Fell. The best way to enjoy this lake is to combine it with a circular walk from Grasmere village taking in Grasmere Lake along the way. There is a well-maintained low-level path that skirts the shores of Rydal Water providing great walks with plenty of opportunities for picnics, paddling and skimming rocks along the way. The pebbly beaches and relative shallowness of this lake make it a favourite for wild swimming in the summertime.
SILVER HOWE
BRACKENFELL & ALCOCK TARN
APPROX 2.8 MILES (4.5KM)
APPROX 3 MILES (5KM) This is a great circular walk starting and finishing in Grasmere village. The well maintained paths wind and gently climb uphill through the woods of Brackenfell before zig-zagging up the side of Grey Crag and leading you on to Alcock Tarn. On a fine day the views throughout this walk are fantastic, especially from Alcock Tarn which offers views of Windermere to the south, a skyline silhouette of Helm Crag to the North West and views of Grasmere below.
Silver How forms part of the Blea Rigg ridge - the backbone that bisects Grasmere from Langdale Valley. This is a relatively easy walk which delivers all the charm and natural beauty that you might expect in Grasmere. The walk has plenty of interest to offer, including Allan Bank, a Georgian villa perched on the hillside which was once home to William Wordsworth. A short detour to Wray Gill is well worth a little extra effort if you have the time. The ascent is not difficult and the pathways are well maintained making this a great option for the whole family, young and old. Once up you will be rewarded with stunning views of the vale of Grasmere and at some points Langdale Valley as well. The summit is grassy and open with plenty of space for a picnic if you have the time.
Alcock Tarn lies 1,000 feet above Grasmere village. Originally a natural tarn, it was enlarged in the late 19th-century by means of a small stone and earth dam to create a trout lake. There are plenty of grassy areas around the tarn making it perfect for a picnic and a spot of minnow catching. So grab your net, get your socks off, roll up your trousers and catch yourself some minnows.
THE LION AND THE LAMB EASEDALE TARN GRASMERE & RYDAL WATER SILVER HOWE BRACKENFELL & ALCOCK TARN
Grasmere
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