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Homegrown tree takes centre stage for Christmas at Lake District stately home
THE halls of a magnificent stately home are decked ready for Christmas with a show-stopping homegrown tree as its centre piece. The 400-year-old Holker Hall, near Grange-over-Sands, will be dressed in...
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Festive season gets off to perfect start at stately home's winter market
THOUSANDS of people kickstarted the festive season this weekend with a trip to Holker Hall’s annual Winter Market. The three-day event, held at the 400-year-old stately home near Grange-over-Sands, fe...
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Record number of stalls heading to popular Winter Market at stately home
ARTISANS, craftspeople and makers and producers from across the region are to gather for what is set to be a record-breaking Winter Market at a spectacular stately home. Gift buying for the festive se...
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Spook-tacular stately home to provide backdrop for ghostly goings on this Halloween
THE School of Magic awaits budding young witches and wizards at magical Holker Hall this Halloween. The magnificent stately home near Grange-over-Sands is set to host a series of ghostly activities to...
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Award-winning gardener gets set to showcase glorious autumn at stately home
ONE of the most spectacular seasons of the year is now upon us, as the gardens and grounds of Holker Hall are enveloped in the golden canvas of autumn. Now, visitors can soak up the glorious colour su...
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Rare tours of restored historic fairy tale tower to take place for one day
A RARE chance to get up close to an historic summer house which commands sweeping views across Morecambe Bay will take place this weekend. Kirkhead Tower, in Kents Bank, near Grange-over-Sands, is a G...
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Try it if you dare! Brave competitors urged to step forward for chilli eating contest
COMPETITORS with a sense of adventure - and iron clad taste buds - are being urged to step forward for an annual chilli eating contest. Those brave enough to enter this year’s Chilli Fest at Holker Ha...
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Cartmel Racecourse ends 2019 season with spectacular final meeting
SPECTACULAR sunshine brought thousands of racegoers to Cartmel over the bank holiday weekend for a record-breaking end to the 2019 season. Around 33,000 visitors poured through the gates of the unique...
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Traditional Blessing of a Racehorse ceremony to be held at ancient priory
A TRADITIONAL ceremony that will see the Sport of Kings blessed in an historic Cumbrian village is set to take place this weekend. The Blessing of a Racehorse service will be held at Cartmel Priory, i...
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Cumbria trainer James Moffatt aims for 50th win at Cartmel Racecourse during final meeting
Trainer James Moffatt is hoping to record a landmark 50th win at Cartmel Racecourse this weekend as the final meeting of the year gets underway. Moffatt has so far ridden and trained 48 winners at the...