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Former students with tales to tell of Ambleside’s celebrated Charlotte Mason College are urged to share them in plans to mark the world-renowned educator a century after her death. The iconic figure, who set up her Lakes’ House of Education and has an 11-million...

ONE of the Lake District’s most famous buildings and attractions, Bridge House, “the little house in Ambleside”, will reopen on Friday 5 August 2022, and every Thursday to Saturday at 11am and 3pm for ticketed tours during August. It will be the first time the house...

Thanks to the Low Carbon Lake District Grant Scheme administered by The Lake District Foundation and part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund, The Armitt has been able to undertake another phase of lighting upgrades across the museum. The most recent...

The National Trust and The Armitt announce Bridge House in Ambleside is to reopen this year in the first stage of an exciting cultural collaboration. Little Bridge House is one of the Lake District’s most famous and treasured sites, and subject of countless holiday...

My six months at The Armitt – by Kate Bleckly After six short months, my time as Events and Activity Assistant here at The Armitt museum has come to an end. I can’t even begin to explain how valuable this experience has been for me and how grateful I am that I was...

Beatrix Potter fungi drawings from The Armitt to be displayed in the new V&A exhibition Five of Beatrix Potter’s artworks from The Armitt’s collection will be displayed at the V&A this year, as part of the 2022 exhibition Beatrix Potter: Drawn to Nature (12...

The Armitt has launched a competition, aimed at young people, to design the publicity for the new 2022 exhibition “The Pull of the Fells: Overcoming the mountains and the mind”. The exhibition is about showcasing outdoor activities in the Lake District, particularly...

In August 2021, a rare 1815 book entitled ‘Views of St Helena’ by George Hutchins Bellasis was given to The Armitt. Since then, Tony Lonton, Trustee of The Armitt, has become fascinated with the artist and his works, particularly of the local area. Tony writes the...

What connection does the island of St Helena and Napoleon have with Bowness and Windermere? The answer lies in a book recently acquired by The Armitt. Presented anonymously, the book “Views in St Helena” was written and illustrated by local man George Hutchins...