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Discover Egremont

The historic Norman market town of Egremont is at the heart of Cumbria's beautiful and peaceful Western Lake District at the foot of Uldale Valley and Dent Fell and close to the coast at St Bees.

The Castle

In this surprising area Egremont is the nearest town to what television viewers have voted as‘Britain's favourite view' that of Great Gable at the head of the Wasdale Valley.

Egremont offers, enjoyable outdoor leisure activities, interesting local heritage, a well stocked market, shops and fantastic scenery to relax in.

In 2007, Egremont became a Fairtrade Town, to promote the use of Fairtrade marked products. The Fairtrade Campaign Group also works to promote local shopping and produce.

THE NEXT FARMERS CRAFTS AND FAIRTRADE MARKET IS ON FRIDAY 19TH MARCH  - 9.30 - 1PM IN THE MARKET HALL

 REMEMBER TO BUY FAIRTRADE IN FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT!

 Fairtrade Town Link

The immediate area offers opportunities to our walking and cycling routes, part of the Hadrian's cycleway or our alternative start (or finish) to the popular coast to coast cycle route, ...More

Invest Egremont

The Egremont Regeneration Partnership  is responsible for undertaking many improvement projects in the area. The PavillionMore 

Current projects at the castle include a demountable pavilion for events and evening Illumination in the grounds. Both schemes are part of Egremont's regeneration strategy to display the castle as a central feature in the development of the area. Egremont Castle keep illuminationThe site will benefit from up-lighters in the grounds and include an image projection onto the North Side of the main castle wall. These projections will act as a backdrop to events and productions in the pavilion..

Above left: an artist illustration of the castle Pavilion project  and right Maurice Whelan's photograph of the castle at night.

 

Creative Egremont

Creative EgremontCreative Egremont began in 2006 when the Egremont & Area Regeneration Partnership approached Grizedale Arts (an innovative contemporary arts agency based near Coniston) to rethink how the arts could directly improve the life of Egremont and its surrounding areas.

In 2009 Creative Egrmeont has been awarded the Market Town Award for a cultural and environmental project in the Northwest. From public sculpture by Jeremy Deller and Alan Kane and the Folk Float, spent last summer on a tour of service looking at the regeneration of Kings Cross, to ambitious plans to create a digital arts hub at Florence Mine a forner haematite pit on the fringe of Egremont, follow this link to see what is happening.

 Exciting plans are coming together for a new digital, film and visual arts project at Florence Mine. Get in touch and get involved!

Latest news

Think Global, Buy Local In Egremont
  Customers of the Farmers, Crafts and Fairtrade Market in Egremont Market Hall prefer Fridays, and the traders are only too pleased to adapt.   The market is now into its fourth year under ...

Shall We Dance
A fantastic evening of live music and dancing from the fabulous Lakes Alive series in the wonderful surroundings of the castle - with only the weather cutting short a great evening.View images of ...

Shall We Dance?
Sat 11 July, 7.30pmShall We Dance?Egremont CastleAn evening of open-air entertainment amongst the castle ruins. As the sun goes down enjoy performaces from glamorous dancers from the roaring ...

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Video of Egremont

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Cycle Egremont

Try a virtual cycle ride on one of our leisure routes ...click for more

Walk Egremont

Try a virtual walking route in the surrounding countryside you ...click for more

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Shop Egremont

Take a shopping trip and stroll around Egremont's streets ..click for more

Events Calendar

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