Event near us - Summer Holiday Activities at Abbot Hall

Expanded Landscapes: A Summer of Creative Discovery at Lakeland Arts
📍 Cafe & Creative Space, Lakeland Arts
📅 19 July – 30 August 2025
🕙 Open daily, 10am–4pm

Get ready to roll up your sleeves and dive into a season bursting with creativity at Lakeland Arts! Whether you're a seasoned sketcher, a mini maker, or simply curious, there's something to spark everyone’s imagination this summer.

Expanded Landscapes
Unfold your imagination – literally! Using our folded templates and a stack of colourful, tactile materials, you can build your very own expanding landscape, layer by layer – from earthy greens to cloud-puffed skies.

📍 Cafe & Creative Space
🆓 Free – no gallery ticket needed

Land Art Workshops
Every Thursday, grab your curiosity and meet us in the Creative Space before heading out into the galleries for inspiration. Then, it’s off to the Nature Station to forage for materials and craft a one-of-a-kind piece of land art inspired by Expanding Landscapes. We’ll even snap a pic of your creation to feature in our gallery displays!

📅 Every Thursday from 19 July – 30 August
🕚 11am–3pm
🎟 Gallery admission ticket required

Exploring Texture with the Art Cart
Touch, feel, create. Our Art Cart is fully loaded with materials ready for you to explore the textures and layers found in our exhibitions. Let your senses lead the way as you design a masterpiece that’s as touchable as it is beautiful.

📍 Cafe & Creative Space
🆓 Free – no gallery ticket needed

Express Your Creativity
Grab a sketchbook from reception (yours to keep!) and add your own creative response to our exhibitions. Sketch, scribble, reflect, or doodle your way through the gallery – your voice belongs on our pages too.

📅 Every Wed–Sat
📍 Throughout the galleries

✨ Whether you’re here for an hour or a whole day, these hands-on activities are the perfect way to get stuck into the art, nature, and imagination all around you.

Find out more here