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Founded by Mary Louisa Armitt in 1912. Explore Ambleside's history! Email: [email protected]

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There's still plenty of space on our "Beatrix Potter's Missing Paper leaderboard. Could you be the ones to set a #record time for others to beat? Available to play every Friday & Saturday. Get booking now for the weekend and the May half-term: tinyurl.com/36r778u2

There's still plenty of space on our "Beatrix Potter's Missing Paper leaderboard. Could you be the ones to set a #record time for others to beat?
Available to play every Friday & Saturday. Get booking now for the weekend and the May half-term: tinyurl.com/36r778u2
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VE Day at The Armitt. Find our VE Day 80th celebration display in the library this week- including archival letters, photographs and books from our library. #VEDay #vedaycelebrations #veday80thanniversary #veday #veday2025 #thearmitt #ambleside #amblesidelakedistrict

VE Day at The Armitt.
Find our VE Day 80th celebration display in the library this week- including archival letters, photographs and books from our library.
#VEDay #vedaycelebrations #veday80thanniversary #veday #veday2025 #thearmitt #ambleside  #amblesidelakedistrict
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The Armitt: Heritage Walks 2025 On 11 June - 1 October 2025 14:30-15:45 Covering the story of Ambleside's mills and industry, the markets and the people, we aim to give you an insight into our beautiful town at the centre of the Lake District.

The Armitt: Heritage Walks 2025
On 11 June - 1 October 2025
14:30-15:45
Covering the story of Ambleside's mills and industry, the markets and the people, we aim to give you an insight into our beautiful town at the centre of the Lake District.
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Behind the Scenes at The Armitt: Explore the Storeroom Saturday 14th June 2pm-3pm £12pp* *Tickets include £7 Museum entry (Valid for 12 months free entry) Book Tickets Here: tinyurl.com/ArmittTickets

Behind the Scenes at The Armitt: Explore the Storeroom
Saturday 14th June
2pm-3pm
£12pp*

*Tickets include £7 Museum entry (Valid for 12 months free entry)
Book Tickets Here: tinyurl.com/ArmittTickets
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The clock is ticking. Our new escape box experience ‘The Bridge House Mystery’ is now open to the public! Can you uncover the truth and discover what happened to the Rigg family when they mysteriously disappeared from the Bridge House in Ambleside? armitt.com/escape-box-exp…

The clock is ticking.
Our new escape box experience ‘The Bridge House Mystery’ is now open to the public!

Can you uncover the truth and discover what happened to the Rigg family when they mysteriously disappeared from the Bridge House in Ambleside?
armitt.com/escape-box-exp…
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#armitttalkseries Getting ‘Wildered on the fells’ in Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cumbrian Tales with Dr Anna Burton 24 June 2025 14:00-15:30 Book Tickets Here: tinyurl.com/Armitt

#armitttalkseries
Getting ‘Wildered on the fells’ in Elizabeth Gaskell’s Cumbrian Tales with Dr Anna Burton
24 June 2025
14:00-15:30
Book Tickets Here: tinyurl.com/Armitt
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June's Object of the Month Patience Arnold Doll's House Museum, Ambleside Learn more about Ambleside’s history as a tourist destination at The Armitt, open 10am to 5pm from Tuesday to Saturday.

June's Object of the Month
Patience Arnold Doll's House Museum, Ambleside

Learn more about Ambleside’s history as a tourist destination at The Armitt, open 10am to 5pm from Tuesday to Saturday.
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This week is Volunteers' Week 2nd –8th June To show our constant admiration for our wonderful Volunteers here at The Armitt, we thought we’d share some fun statistics. The Armitt could not run without our wonderful volunteers. Thank you to each of our volunteers, past and present

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Wordsworth's Guide to the Lakes is our #lakeslit book of the month. The book gives a first-hand account of Wordsworth's feelings about the unique countryside that was the source of his inspiration.

Wordsworth's Guide to the Lakes is our #lakeslit book of the month.
The book gives a first-hand account of Wordsworth's feelings about the unique countryside that was the source of his inspiration.
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This week's Art UK #OnlineArtExchange is "Landscapes" for our Alfred Wainwright #exhibition with Alfred Wainwright Books & Memorabilia. We have chosen this piece 'Landscape in the Lake District' by Philip James de Loutherbourg from Temple Newsam

This week's <a href="/artukdotorg/">Art UK</a> #OnlineArtExchange is "Landscapes" for our Alfred Wainwright #exhibition with <a href="/AW_archivist/">Alfred Wainwright Books & Memorabilia</a>. We have chosen this piece 'Landscape in the Lake District' by Philip James de Loutherbourg from <a href="/TempleNewsam/">Temple Newsam</a>
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Cyanotype Workshop with Chris Routledge Thursday 10th July 12-4pm £15 The cyanotype process is a quick, safe, easy, and enjoyable way to make physical prints from your photos. tinyurl.com/57sheufr

Cyanotype Workshop
with Chris Routledge

Thursday 10th July
12-4pm
£15

The cyanotype process is a quick, safe, easy, and enjoyable way to make physical prints from your photos.

tinyurl.com/57sheufr
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Join us on one of our #Heritage Walks of Ambleside taking place throughout the #summer. Our first one is today at 2:30-3:45pm, starting at The Armitt. Book tickets here: tinyurl.com/y3fyz26m. Limited availability on the day. Your ticket includes entry into The Armitt.

Join us on one of our #Heritage Walks of Ambleside taking place throughout the #summer. Our first one is today at 2:30-3:45pm, starting at The Armitt.

Book tickets here: tinyurl.com/y3fyz26m. Limited availability on the day.

Your ticket includes entry into The Armitt.
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This week’s Art UK #onlineartexchange is ‘The Ocean’ celebrating the ‘Sea State’ exhibition at Wolterton Wolterton . We have chosen this piece ‘Map of the Pacific Ocean West of Oahu’ by the Art & Language collaborative and Arts Council Collection

This week’s <a href="/artukdotorg/">Art UK</a>  #onlineartexchange is ‘The Ocean’ celebrating  the ‘Sea State’ exhibition at Wolterton <a href="/WoltertonPark/">Wolterton</a> .
We have chosen this piece ‘Map of the Pacific Ocean West of Oahu’ by the Art &amp; Language 
collaborative and <a href="/A_C_Collection/">Arts Council Collection</a>
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This week’s Art UK #onlineartexchange Contemporary art that depicts the modern female form for the opening of Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting @NPGlondon We have chosen this piece ‘Allegory of the Female Form’ 1987 by Angus Maywood McEwan University of Dundee

This week’s <a href="/artukdotorg/">Art UK</a>  #onlineartexchange Contemporary art that depicts the modern female form for the opening of Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting @NPGlondon 
We have chosen this piece ‘Allegory of the Female Form’ 1987 by Angus Maywood McEwan 
<a href="/dundeeuni/">University of Dundee</a>