The Lakeland Arts Trust welcomes groups to Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House, Abbot Hall Art Gallery and Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry all year round. We enjoy seeing the return of regular groups and introducing new groups to the beautiful properties and collections in the care of the Trust.
Your group visit can be structured or informal, whichever suits you best. Some groups simply choose to come and look around at their own pace, alternatively you have the option of booking a talk (weekdays, weekends at Blackwell subject to availability), lunch or afternoon tea, to add more structure to your day. We are very happy to advise and help you find the perfect balance for your group.
The Lake District is a year round destination where each season offers something special, but you can rest assured that whatever time of year you visit us your day will not be spoilt by the weather!
For information about 'Behind the Scenes' Group Visits to the Windermere Steamboat Museum, click here.
We offer competitive rates to groups of 10 or more, with additional benefits and incentives for drivers and group organisers. These include:-
Benefits for Groups
• Save up to 33% on our standard admission charge for groups of 10 or more.
• Visiting all three venues in one day may be too much, that’s why we allow groups to spread their visits over a 7 day period. To be eligible for the discount, all three visits must be made by the same group.
• FREE coach parking during your visit and a further two hours FREE coach parking at Abbot Hall, to see the historic town of Kendal.
• Coach welcomed by a member of staff.
• Pre-booked catering options with reserved seating.
• Early visits starting at Blackwell before we open to the general public.
• A FREE talk for groups of 15 or more at Blackwell and Abbot Hall (weekdays excluding Bank Holidays, weekends at Blackwell subject to availability).
Benefits for Group Organisers
• Free familiarisation visits to see how timings would work and look at what would be of interest to your group. Visits can be made at any time during our normal opening hours. Just call or email and we can make arrangements.
• FREE admission for the organiser when bringing a group of 10 or more paying visitors.
• An additional FREE place when bringing 40 or more paying visitors.
• FREE catering for the organiser when catering is booked from the group menu for 10 or more paying visitors.
Benefits for the Coach Driver
• FREE admission
• FREE refreshment voucher
• Special reserved coach parking
2011 Admission Prices held until 31 Mar 2012
Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House £6.50 (£7.15 Gift Aid)
Abbot Hall Art Gallery £5.50 (£6.05 Gift Aid)
Museum of Lakeland Life £4.40 (£4.85 Gift Aid)
Abbot Hall & Museum of Lakeland Life £7.00 (£7.70 Gift Aid)
All three venues £10.50 (£11.55 Gift Aid)
Admission Prices Apr-Dec 2012
Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House £6.70 (£7.40 Gift Aid)
Abbot Hall Art Gallery £5.70 (£6.30 Gift Aid)
Museum of Lakeland Life £4.40 (£4.85 Gift Aid)
Abbot Hall & Museum of Lakeland Life £7.00 (£7.70 Gift Aid)
All three venues £10.80 (£11.90 Gift Aid)
Art Fund
Art Fund members receive free entry to Abbot Hall’s permanent collection only. Members also receive discounted entry to Abbot Hall’s temporary exhibitions. No further discounts are available.
Gift Aid
If members in your group are UK tax payers and are willing to ‘Gift Aid’ their admission with a 10% voluntary donation, then this will allow us to claim an additional 25p on every pound you pay. The money we raise from Gift Aid makes a valuable difference to our work.
Downloads
Group Visits 2012 Booklet (pdf 989KB)
Group Booking Form 2012 (pdf 134KB)
Before sending in your booking form, please contact us to check whether your preferred date(s) are available.
