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Blackwell, the Arts & Crafts House

Heritage venue · Bowness-on-Windermere

Spaces and services at Blackwell, the Arts & Crafts House

Blackwell – the Arts & Crafts House is a Grade I listed house designed in 1901 by Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott, in the Lake District near Windermere. Its Guild room can be hired for meetings, training and events, with catering options available. The house is also a registered venue for wedding and partnership ceremonies.

On offer
Meeting rooms, event space, catering and a conference hall.
Price
The Guild room: full day £125, half day £75
Holds
Up to 20 people seated theatre style

Its page about hiring rooms

Its website: lakelandarts.org.uk

From its own website, read on 2 Nov 2026. Check prices and when it is free with Blackwell, the Arts & Crafts House itself.

Where to find Blackwell, the Arts & Crafts House

Address: Blackwell, Bowness-on-Windermere, LA23 3JT

Area: Bowness-on-Windermere, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria

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Funding and support for businesses in Westmorland and Furness

285 schemes are open to businesses in Westmorland and Furness today; 1 of them is only for Westmorland and Furness or Cumbria.

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A small tourism marketing grant of up to £500 per project for tourism-related projects, events and activities that add value to the visitor offer or the visitor economy of Westmorland and Furness.

Amount
Up to £500
Deadline
Open all year
Area
Westmorland and FurnessLocal Landscape rating 7 out of 10

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