Events at The Armitt 2026
At The Armitt, we host a variety of talks, tours, and workshops centred around our collections and the local area. This year, our events complement our newest exhibitions including:
An A-Z of Beatrix Potter
Club Culture Cumbria
Modern-day Martineau
We also offer events centred around local history such as our monthly Armitt Talk Series and our Heritage Walks. Most events are held in our beautiful library which is the perfect place to learn something new from our wide variety of talks or create something inspired by our vast collections.
Every time you book an event with us, you are supporting The Armitt as a small, independent museum and charity. All funds are directly used to keep us open and help to build our programmes each year.
Coming soon for 2026...
We are delighted to have another varied and unique events programme for 2026. From the return of our Armitt Talk Series, to curator talks, special workshops and behind the scenes experiences. To find out about upcoming events, see below.
Tickets are released 6-8 weeks ahead of each event. Please check back here regularly for new updates.
June-August 2026
– Heritage Walking Tours of Ambleside
– Guided workshop in response to “Club Culture Cumbria” with Ann Grant
– Curator Talk with Dr Philip Palmer of the Morgan Library, USA
– Armitt Talk Series: A Short History of Walking the Fells – from the Langdale Axe factory to the present day with Stephe Cove
– Harriet Martineau in Ambleside
– Curator Talk with Sara Glenn from the Warne Archive
– Behind the Scenes at The Armitt
– Armitt Talk Series: Border Rievers – Romance and Reality with Maksymillian Loth
– Kurt Schwitters walking tour of Ambleside with Anthony Padgett
– Curator Talk with Faye Morrissey from The Armitt
– Armitt Talk Series: A mansion fit for demolition
September-November 2026
– A Geography of Absence with Julian Hyde
– “Club Culture Cumbria” with Ruth Cherrington
– Beatrix Potter Tales based in Sawrey with Janet Edwards
– Curator Talk with Annemarie Bilclough of the V&A
– Harriet Martineau with Sharon Wright
– Armitt Talk Series: Emergency life before 999 with Ambleside Oral History
– Harriet Martineau with Chris Donaldson
– Armitt Talk Series: Buck Ruxton Murder Mystery and a Vital Ingredient
– Harriet Martineau with Chris Taylor
– The other side of Beatrix Potter’s family with Tim Maggs
– Musical ideologies of working men’s clubs with Isabel Thomas
– Bookmaking with Chris Routledge
– Armitt Talk Series: A Cumbrian Christmas with Sue Allen