The natural world can provide comfort at difficult times, as this film about shows. Andy Airey lost his daughter to suicide two years ago. Here he talks movingly about his life on the other side. Read more
What does the United Kingdom really look like? To get a better sense of proportion, let's go on a one hundred second walk across our nation. Each second of the walk reveals 1% of our lands and how they look from above. Are you ready for the UK in 100 Seconds? Read more
Gamelands Stone Circle lies at the foot of Knott Scar in the heart of the Westmorland Dales in Cumbria. Read more
Basketmaker Lorna Singleton on the process of making traditional Cumbrian oak swill baskets, from coppicing the woodland in the Rusland valley to how the wood is split, boiled and worked until ready for weaving. Read more
These are difficult times. So many of us are craving access to the beautiful open landscapes of the Lake District and Cumbria and further afield across the UK but, at the same time, doing the right thing by staying home and staying local. So we are bringing the outdoors to you.
Our Film Club features inspiring, uplifting, moving and informative films that reflect the landscapes, people and culture of the Lake District and Cumbria.
So savour them in your own homes and transport your mind as we await happier times when we can physically reconnect our bodies and souls with the landscapes we love once again.
Please do get in touch if you have any recommendations to add to our Film Club. Email [email protected]
Stay safe and well and enjoy.
Join Abbie Barnes and her mum, Pearl, walking one of the most popular long distance trails in England; The Cumbria Way. Via boggy paths, neck-high bracken, over mountains, along lakes, and quaint little villages. Read more
The Westmorland Dales and Cumbria Wildlife Trust teams have joined up with local photographer and filmmaker Jon Chappell to produce a series of short films designed to help you identify the most common meadow wildflowers. Read more
Sit back relax and fly over some of the Lake District's amazing peaks in this beautiful cinematic film by Michael Lazenby. Read more
If you're feeling nostalgic for a bit of travel, you can take part in a popular train journey through the Lake District from the comfort of your home. Read more
Trailpike: noun: /Lakeland Dialect/ :A wanderer: a vagabond of dubious reputation and/ or appearance. Read more
Trail magazine's Ben Weeks takes on the challenge of 'Threading the Needle', a short but serious scramble behind one of the Lake District's most iconic mountain features: Napes Needle on Great Gable. Read more
This video was put together by 'MOViE iT' adventure films, as an introduction piece for Colin Hill's talk on Open Water Swimming at the Kendal Mountain Festival. Read more
Shown in UK cinemas during the 1930s. Wonderful to look back and think how people were actively looking to preserve what was then and still is today, so beautiful. Read more