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The Big Print Picnic

Join us for a fun day of free artist-led games and activities to celebrate the current Women In Print exhibitions at Allan Bank.

  • Booking not needed
  • Free event (admission applies)

Come and make a print to take home at one of our drop-in printmaking sessions. Bring your lunch and participate in the Artist A & Artist B Picnic, involving fun, family games using handprinted props. All ages welcome but children must be accompanied by an adult.

Schedule 10:30-12:00 - Print Workshops Try your hand at relief and stamps printing and badge making.

12:00 - 14:00 - Drop in picnic Eat your own lunch on a handprinted blanket created by the artists. Enjoy artist-led games using handprinted props. Indoor & outdoor activities (weather permitting, though outdoor activities will take place indoors).

14:00 - 15:30 - Print Workshops as above

Times

Prices

Event ticket prices

This event is free, but normal admission charges apply for the venue.

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The basics

Suitability

Children welcome

Meeting point

Please check in at the Visitor Welcome desk inside the house, where you will be directed to the day's activities around the house and gardens.

What to bring and wear

Bring a picnic! Plus a waterproof coat in case of showers.

Accessibility

Accessible activities on the ground floor of the house and accessible billiards room outside. Blue badge parking at the property & accessible ground floor toilet.

Upcoming events

Women in Print 

Exploring the power and possibility of contemporary printmaking. See original print collections.

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15 Apr to 1 Jul 2026
at 10:00 to 16:00+ 55 other dates or times

Wordsworth the Influencer 

Explore the landscapes that inspired Wordsworth through large scale photography.

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15 Apr to 20 Dec 2026
at 10:00 to 16:00+ 177 other dates or times

Notes on Rest 

This exhibition in a room once occupied by Romantic writer Samuel Taylor Coleridge, explores the parallels between the rhythms of plant life and the ongoing health issues of artist Karen Davies.

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15 Apr to 5 Aug 2026
at 10:00 to 16:00+ 80 other dates or times

The Caravan Press 

Uncover the life and work of printmaker Gwyneth Alban Davis who ran her business from a caravan in Langdale in the late 1940s.

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15 Apr to 20 Dec 2026
at 10:00 to 16:00+ 177 other dates or times