Muncaster Talks: A Lake District Christmas

A Lake District Christmas

Tuesday 16 December 2025

Alan Cleaver and his wife Lesley Park conjure up the spirit of Cumbria's Christmas past with a look back at some of the customs and traditions of yesteryear including Eskdale's Christmas carol, delivering the Christmas post, snow pancakes and a Christmas ghost story. Alan is the author of the book A Lake District Christmas.

Speakers: Alan Cleaver & Lesley Park

Our monthly talks take place in the castle with the following program:

6:30pm: Arrival and refreshments in the Great Hall
7pm: Talk with introduction from a member of the Frost-Pennington Family
Followed by a Q & A and free time to explore the Castle State Rooms, with Curators on hand for questions.

Talks are approx. 45mins – 1 hour long and tickets are £15 (£7.50 for members) unless otherwise stated below.

Also check out other Arts events in Millom, Literary Art events in Millom.