Open Studios 2026
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Open Studio venue list
Venue 1: 50 Shap Road, Kendal LA9 6DP
Tony Baker Pottery
Venue 2: 141 Burneside Road, Kendal LA9 6EB
Lindsay Oliphant Art
Venue 3: 37 High Fellside, Kendal LA9 4JG
Annabel Iliff
Venue 4: 11 Spring Gardens, Kendal LA9 4PA
Robert Finch
Caroline Stow
Venue 5: Market Place Studios, 17 Market Place, Kendal LA9 4TP
Mat Butler
Cheryl Hitchcock
Ciara Rose
Venue 6: 29 Castle Road, Kendal LA9 7AU
Monica Metsers
Venue 7: 8 Oxenholme Road, Kendal LA9 7NJ
John Davenport
Frances Winder
Venue 8: Compton House, Natland, Kendal LA9 7QQ
Mary Taylor
Venue 9: 2 Church View, Natland, Kendal LA9 7QR
Cherrie Trelogan
Venue 10: Abbey Cottage, Helm Lane, Natland, Kendal LA9 7QL
Dave Sharps
Venue 11: Low Sizergh Barn, Sizergh, Kendal LA8 8AE
Marjorie Park
Venue 12: Sowermire Barn, Middleton, near Barbon, Carnforth LA6 2LX
Sarah Joyram
Venue 13: 3 Harley Bank, Low Bentham Road, Lower Bentham, Lancaster LA2 7BU
Kevin Brown
Venue 14: Maychells Cottage, Back Orchard Road, Allithwaite, Grange-over-Sands LA11 7QG
Fran Brown
Steve Fairhurst
Venue 15: 2 Dubs Cottages, Longhowe End Farm, Witherslack, Grange-over-Sands LA11 6RH
Thea Riley Ceramics
Venue 16: Speckled Wood, Witherslack, Grange-over-Sands LA11 6RS
Sally Bamber
Tina Balmer
Angie Flynn
Rosie Wates
Venue 17: Potters Wood, Lindeth Drive, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere LA23 3JF
Hugh Dickson
Venue One
50 Shap Road, Kendal LA9 6DP
The house is on Shap Road in between Mint St and Crescent Green Road. There are 2-hour parking bays on Shap Road , Crescent Green Road and Appleby Road . Walking distance from Sainsburys.
One small step up to the house otherwise no restrictions.
Friday 2 – Sunday 4 October, 10.30am – 4.30pm
Tony Baker Pottery
I make a variety of practical pieces for the home in stoneware clay using my own glazes.
Instagram @ tonybaker.pottery
Venue Two
141 Burneside Road, Kendal LA9 6EB
Located at the top of the hill on Burneside Road halfway between the railway bridge and Carus Green Golf Club. On street parking is available.
To access the studio please follow the path along the side of the house and you will see the studio in the back garden. There is step access into the studio so it is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible.
Friday 25 – Sunday 27 September, 10am – 4pm
Lindsay Oliphant Art
Lindsay Oliphant is a Kendal-based landscape artist, working primarily with acrylics and alcohol inks. Inspired by the surrounding beauty of the Lake District, her work seeks to create a meaningful connection back to nature and its powerful restorative influence on wellbeing. Nature has always had a huge influence on Lindsay and is where she feels most grounded, calm and inspired, and she hopes to express this appreciation for the natural world through her work.
Venue Three
37 High Fellside, Kendal LA9 4JG
High Fellside is very close to the centre of Kendal just up the hill from the Town Hall and Booths and you will find it by turning off Beast Banks and Belmont. There is no parking on site but ample pay and display parking in town (Booths is the nearest and free for the first hour) or on residential streets nearby for less than an hour.
My studio is on the lower ground floor and accessible if you can manage a short flight of stairs (7 steps). It is not wheelchair accessible.
Friday 25 September, 12pm – 3pm
Saturday 26 September, 10am – 4pm
Sunday 27 September, 11am – 3pm
Friday 2 October, 12pm – 3pm
Saturday 3 October closed
Sunday 4 October, 11am – 3pm
Annabel Iliff
Annabel Iliff has been painting in oils since 2024 and joined the Green Door Artists in 2025. This is her first year opening her studio to the public. Annabel paints landscapes inspired by living in the Lake District and from walking and swimming in wild places. She has also recently experimented with drawing on her experience of visiting Antarctica 10 years ago. Her goal is to communicate the emotional response to the landscape.
07590 541848
Instagram @ annabel_iliff_art
Venue Four
11 Spring Gardens, Kendal LA9 4PA
Spring Gardens is a row of cottages at the Serpentine Road end of Low Fellside, looking down into Nobles Rest Park, passing Grandy Nook and Stoney Lane. There is easy access to Low Fellside from town via Entry Lane or from the back of Booths or M&S car parks. Limited local parking otherwise.
There is a flight of stone steps up to the cottages in front of number 9, follow the flagged path through the gate and round to the side entrance.
Saturday 26 – Sunday 27 September, 10am – 4pm
Saturday 3 – Sunday 4 October, 10am – 4pm
Robert Finch
I have been printmaking for ten years and after trying most forms of image creation I have mainly settled on lino printing as I find it a versatile and adaptable medium. I do occasionally use collagraph, dry point and etching. I still find pulling the paper off the inked plate an exciting and (largely) rewarding experience.
Instagram @rfprintmaker
Caroline Stow
I am a print maker with a lovely home studio in the heart of Kendal which I will be sharing with fabulous fellow printer, Robert Finch.
This year I have been undertaking an artists residency at Rookhow Quaker Centre in the Rustland valley and developing new work in response, some of which will be on show.
Venue Five
Market Place Studios, 17 Market Place, Kendal LA9 4TP
Market Place Studios is located in the centre of Kendal on the Market Square. Parking is available at Booths Supermarket or the main car park in Kendal.
The studios are up some stairs so there is unfortunately no disabled access to those. There is a small gallery space at ground level which is accessible.
Friday 25 – Sunday 27 September, 10am – 4pm
Friday 2 – Sunday 4 October, 10am – 4pm
Mat Butler
My art is just influenced by observation of the world around me, the complexity and chaos of nature and its interaction with man-made environments. As one of the founders of the arts charity Space2Create, I am also interested in the use of creativity to support the recovery of individuals with mental health issues. I paint mainly in oils as well as printmaking.
Cheryl Hitchcock
I live in Kendal and have a studio on the Market Place along with several other artists. When I’m out walking, I take photographs to gather material, then develop ideas through sketches in the studio. Although in the past I've worked mostly in pastel, watercolour or acrylic, I’ve recently started reduction linocut printmaking.
Ciara Rose
I paint and sculpt journeys, gathering images, sounds and objects I then use to reflect and produce a personal map of time and place. I am especially interested in movement, pattern and rhythm within the external and internal.
07450013487
Instagram @ciararoseart and @market.place.studios
Facebook @paintplayexplore
Venue Six
29 Castle Road, Kendal LA9 7AU
Castle Road is a short walk or drive from Kendal town centre. Parking is on street and can be limited. Alternative parking is available further up Castle Road, and there is also a free car park at Kendal United Football Club grounds next to Kendal Castle.
Home studio which is accessed via one flight of stairs.
Saturday 26 – Sunday 27 September, 10am – 5pm
Saturday 3 – Sunday 4 October, 10am – 5pm
Monica Metsers
Monica is a prize-winning Cumbrian painter and printmaker, exploring depiction of place, particularly landscapes she is drawn to. Blending realism with elements of surrealism and expressionism, her paintings and prints examine the wonder of the natural world. Previously shortlisted for Cumbrian Artist of the Year and featuring in multiple high-profile exhibitions, her work is held in several public and private collections.
07974340278
Instagram @monicametsersart
Facebook @monicametsersfineart
Venue Seven
8 Oxenholme Road, Kendal LA9 7NJ
Take Burton Road past leisure centre on left. At traffic lights slight left towards Oxenholme station. We are first entry on left after red post box. Disabled parking on drive. Others curb side or in Asda carpark.
Access to studios is up a couple of steps, sorry, no wheelchair access.
Friday 25 September, 6pm – 8pm
Saturday 26 – Sunday 27 September, 10am – 4pm
Friday 2 October, 6pm – 8pm
Saturday 3 – Sunday 4 October, 10am – 4pm
John Davenport
I first exhibited my ceramics at Potfest in the Pens in 2008 and continued each year till Covid. Since then I have exhibited at Green Door exhibitions and at Lakes Artists and other local venues. I work in stoneware and my pots range from sculptural pieces to planters, really, whatever catches my interest.
Frances Winder
I have a fine art degree and teacher's diploma, working in Manchester and later in Cumbria. I worked at McCann Erickson as an illustrator and designer for several years. Now I paint full time and have exhibited in galleries in London and NW England.
I love colour, mood and atmosphere and prefer a loose, expressive style that shows more than just the place. I enjoy experimenting, searching for ways to express emotions and feelings through abstraction. I like to share my love of life and the world in all its aspects.
Venue Eight
Compton House, Natland, Kendal LA9 7QQ
Driving south from Kendal, take Natland Road. As you come into the village, bear LEFT towards the Village Green. Compton House is the first house on your right. It is a detached stone house diagonally across the Green from the church.
My work will be spread between my small garden studio and the house. Access to the house is level, but there are 3 small steps to my studio.
Friday 25 – Sunday 27 September, 10am – 6pm
Friday 2 – Sunday 4 October, 10am – 6pm
Mary Taylor
I am a textile artist working from my small garden studio in Natland. I design and create machine and hand embroidered textile pictures and jewellery, inspired by our diverse landscape, both home and abroad. My inspiration comes from my photography. I love the way the light and seasons affect the colours and textures. I create pictures in a wide range of sizes, from miniatures to larger pieces. I will have a wide range of cards for sale, both of my work, my photographs and hand stitched cards. I will have work in progress in my studio ready to demonstrate.
07742079387
Venue Nine
2 Church View, Natland, Kendal LA9 7QR
Take the Natland Road, along the river from the roundabout at Romney Bridge. As the road narrows in the village, our drive is on the junction that leads to the village green. Our house faces St. Mark's Church, across the village green.
There are a few small steps from both gates to the studio, which is quite small.
Friday 25 – Sunday 27 September, 10am – 4pm
Cherrie Trelogan
After a career as a museum and gallery curator and educator, Cherrie is fascinated by the stories embodied in objects and pictures and the connections they make between generations and across time. Now, her own work involves the observation and collection, of everyday objects and passing moments, for safekeeping, in 2D work, visual diaries, folded books and soft, mixed media vessels.
cherrie.trelogan@hotmail.co.uk
Instagram- @cherrieart_
Venue Ten
Abbey Cottage, Helm Lane, Natland, Kendal LA9 7QL
From Kendal drive south alongside the river Kent on Natland Road. As you come into Natland turn left into the village. Drive around the village green past St Mark's Church turn left into Helm Lane. Abbey Cottage is the first house on the left after the churchyard. There is parking on Helm Lane and around the village green.
Artwork is displayed in the studio and kitchen. There is easy and flat access via the drive to the studio and kitchen. There are two small steps into the kitchen and one small step into the studio.
Saturday 26 – Sunday 27 September, 11am – 6pm
Saturday 3 October, 11am – 6pm
Dave Sharps
My work is mainly inspired by the beautiful landscape of Cumbria and the coastal scenery and islands of Scotland. Through mixed media and a variety of printmaking techniques I explore the experience of being on the fells, of walking in the valleys and along the coast. I have recently produced a series of collagraphs and drypoint prints that explore the rhythm of the Cumbria and Scottish islands, focusing on shape, line and pattern. A trip last year to the dolomites has inspired me to produce a series of collagraph prints using contrasting colour schemes.
Venue Eleven
Low Sizergh Barn, Sizergh, Kendal LA8 8AE
From Kendal head towards A591. At the roundabout take the first exit onto A591 slip road to A65 Lancaster/Barrow/Skipton. Low. Sizergh Barn is 1.6 miles on your left.
Lift from shop entrance to exhibition in cafe. Wheelchair access /Toilets.
Friday 25 – Sunday 27 September, 9am – 5pm
Friday 2 – Sunday 4 October, 9am – 5pm
Marjorie Park
I draw my inspiration from the ancient landscape that my ancestors have farmed and moulded for generations.
Working intuitively, the initial painting changes many times to reveal a true feeling rather than a representation of the subject.
Venue Twelve
Sowermire Barn, Middleton, near Barbon, Carnforth LA6 2LX
Located in Middleton around a mile down a single-track lane from Barbon Village. Take the A683 from Kirkby Lonsdale, after around 3 miles, take a right to Barbon Village, just before a humpback bridge. Follow the road into Barbon, and once in the village, take the first left turn at a white cottage. Onto High Lane. High Lane isn't signed and is a single-track road (with some passing places). Continue for a mile and turn right at 'Sowermire Farm'. This will be uphill, with trees on your right. Follow this road into the farmyard. Go straight ahead through the farm yard with the big grey farm house on your right. You will see Sowermire Barn on your left, just before the end of the lane. There is off road parking in front of Sowermire Barn. There is enough space for around 5 cars.
There are multi levels and stairs. It is not wheelchair accessible.
Friday 25 – Sunday 27 September, 9am – 5pm
Friday 2 – Sunday 4 October, 9am – 5pm
Sarah Joyram
I have the privilege of living and working in the Lake District National Park with the Yorkshire Dales on my doorstep. Naturally the local landscape and my wonderful wildlife garden serve as my inspiration. I tend to paint in and amongst the flower beds in all corners of my garden, at all times of the year, with the ever-changing Cumbrian Fells in the background. Mixed media helps me to express my love of the place and views.
Venue Thirteen
3 Harley Bank, Low Bentham Road, Lower Bentham, Lancaster LA2 7BU
What3Words; effort.strong.riverbank
Situated on the B6480, on the right travelling from the west towards High Bentham. Parking on the street or in free village car park 50m on the right before property.
Reasonably easy access from the street, one step approximately 20cm.
Friday 25 September, 5pm – 8pm
Saturday 26 – Sunday, 27 September, 11am – 5pm
Friday 2 October, 5pm – 8pm
Sunday 4 October, 1pm – 5pm
Kevin Brown
I am essentially a self-taught watercolourist and printmaker, I paint mostly landscapes, with a particular interest in mountains and derelict buildings, occasionally painting atmospheric paintings of steam locomotives. I have had work accepted for the Laing Landscape competition and the Royal Watercolour Society open exhibition at the Bankside Gallery in London.
In my latest work I use black or indigo watercolour combined with ink and charcoal. This has been inspired by my love of etchings and black and white photography. It allows a large contrast between light and dark, creating atmosphere and texture in the finished image.
Venue Fourteen
Maychells Cottage, Back Orchard Road, Allithwaite, Grange-over-Sands LA11 7QG
If coming from Grange over Sands direction, drive into Allithwaite and take second turning on right into Back Orchard Road. It's a very sharp right turn which requires almost having to stop to take it!
There are two houses on the left as you turn into the junction and Maychells Cottage is a few metres along on the left-hand side directly opposite the entrance to Maychells Orchard (small housing estate). There will be a sign outside and on road parking.
Steve's space is at the front of the building garage entrance. There are no steps and it is wheelchair accessible. There is a small step as you come through the garden gate to Fran Browns glass studio and slight uneven surfaces. Not wheelchair accessible.
Saturday 26 – Sunday 27 September, 10.30am – 4pm
Saturday 3 – Sunday 4 October, 10.30am – 4pm
Fran Brown
I create a range of large and small glass designs including mirrors, bowls, fused and leaded window/wall panels, birds and jewellery inspired by a love of colour, light, the beautiful landscape of Morecambe Bay and the domestic landscape of my kitchen.
I like to bring an element of playfulness to my work and enjoy blending a range of techniques including fusing, painting; using a sgraffito method, incorporating copper and brass inclusions into my work and fibre paper shapes to add texture.
Steve Fairhurst
Steve has lived in the Lake District since 1974. He paints locally inspired landscapes in watercolour. The coast and hills of the Lakes and Dales provide a rich resource to work with. Steve has trained and worked in the arts and media for many years. Steve studied at Cumbria College of Art, Preston Poly, University of Bournemouth and has worked for North West Arts, Granada Television and as a freelance editor for many Premiership football clubs.
Venue Fifteen
2 Dubs Cottages, Longhowe End Farm, Witherslack, Grange-over-Sands LA11 6RH
Head towards Grange-over-Sands on the A590 take the right turn to Witherslack. If approaching from the Meathop roundabout turn left after Greystones Garage, go over the cattle grid and turn right to Dubs Cottages before the village shop and Derby Arms pub. Parking is available at the studio or park at the pub and walk round, the pub is great and it’s very close. There will be signage and bunting to direct you.
The studio is on the ground floor accessible via bifold doors. It is accessible via wheelchair as long as it’s able to be lifted over the threshold.
Saturday 26 – Sunday 27 September, 10am – 4pm
Saturday 3 – Sunday 4 October, 10am – 4pm
Thea Riley Ceramics
I’m very fortunate to be able to work from my pottery at home in Witherslack, the Lake District. I work mainly in stoneware and use inspiration from the UK beaches and coastlines I have visited over the years, mainly the colours and patterns in shells and stones, my interest also lies in mark making and textures. I have recently started to experiment with Raku firing using wood, seaweed and banana skins as combustibles.
Venue Sixteen
Speckled Wood, Witherslack, Grange-over-Sands LA11 6RS
From the A590 follow the signs for the ever-wonderful Witherslack Artists & Makers Group exhibition, which is taking place in Barwick Hall, next to St Paul's Church, Witherslack, there you will see the Green Door Open Studios sign for Speckled Wood. Please park on Church Road.
Through the foot gate, there is an accessible pathway down to the studio made of 20mm limestone chippings, it is relatively steep as it comes down to the damson trees, once on the terrace, everything is level inside and outside, including the sufficiently-sized loo.
Saturday 26 September, 10am – 5pm
Sunday 27 September, 11am – 4pm
Sally Bamber
I work in charcoal and watercolour these days, I am developing my single stem series of flowers, plants and herbs with a focus on their healing and protective qualities. All the plants are in my new garden here at Speckled Wood. With a Piet Oudolf and wilding influence, the garden is now one year old and feels like it has been here for many years.
Tina Balmer
My painting is both inspired by, and a celebration of the domestic and ordinary. The rituals of daily life are represented by everyday objects such as vases, jugs, tea pots and flowers.
Angie Flynn
I love colour, shape, pattern and texture and I hoard scraps of fabric, papers and threads which can be applied to my work using a variety of techniques, applique, quilting, stitch and papier maché. My sewing machine is my drawing tool.
Rosie Wates
My work moves between the abstract and the figurative. Stories told, places visited and imagined, memories lost in time, dreams of futures barely glimpsed, sign and symbol.
Venue Seventeen
Potters Wood, Lindeth Drive, Bowness-on-Windermere, Windermere LA23 3JF
Lindeth Drive is the private drive for the Lindeth Howe Hotel; off Longtail Hill. Potter's Wood is beyond the Hotel and is the last house on the Right before the drive drops to a locked barrier. There is parking around the House.
There is one step up into the studio.
Saturday 26 – Sunday 27 September, 10am – 6pm
Hugh Dickson
As a tourist guide I have explored extensively and am constantly in awe of the landscapes I visit, but none are more inspiring than the fells of the Lake District. My current obsession is the drama of the becks and ghylls in full spate during the frequent storms.
Instagram @hughdicksonartist
