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Woolfest - Cumbria - Susan Headweaving

Woolly wonders at Cumbrian festival

This year’s Woolfest will take place in Cumbria on Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th June, with a range of demonstrations, stalls, exhibitions and workshops…

Woolfest - Cumbria - Susan Headweaving

Celebrate British wool in Cumbria with Woolfest

This year’s Woolfest will take place in Cockermouth, Cumbria, on Friday 24th and Saturday 25th June, with rare breeds, demonstrations and stalls…

Woolfest - Cumbria - Susan Headweaving

Woolfest is best for craft in Cumbria

Woolfest takes place in Cumbria on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th June 2015. The festival is a celebration of British wool with exhibitions, stalls and more…

Woolfest - Cockermouth - Susan Headweaving

Woolly ideas and fine fibres at Woolfest

This year is the 10th annual Woolfest, held in Cockermouth, Cumbria on 27th & 28th June 2014. The event is a celebration of wool and wool crafts…

Woolfest - Cockermouth - Susan Headweaving

Feeling wooly-headed? There’s a festival for that…

Now in its ninth year, Woolfest (Friday 28th and Saturday 29th June) is a chance for visitors to experience a horticultural produce show with a difference…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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