Florence Arts Centre

We are a participatory arts centre located at the site of an old iron ore mine in Egremont. Come on over to explore, make, do, or just relax in the cafe or garden:

Friday: 11-4pm
Saturday: 11-3pm
Sunday: 11-3pm

Open on Wednesday and Thursday for events and pre-booked courses.

What’s on highlights

Family Drop in Craft - FREE

  • Join us with all the family to explore the Re-Fashion exhibition and produce some fashionable contributions of your own with artist, Ruth Waterhouse.

  • Be a part of our Summer Playdays! Suitable for 0 - 12 year olds. A drop in creative session will be held every Thursday morning from 10.30am to 12:30pm (£3 per child) and bookable family workshops will be available every Thursday afternoon from 1.30pm to 3.30pm (£5 per child) from 24th July to 28th August.

Summer Playdays and Family Workshops - £3 in morning £5 in afternoon

Young Creatives Summer Programme - £5

  • Be a part of our Young Creatives Summer Programme! Suitable for 13+. A different workshop will be held every Wednesday afternoon at 1.30pm from 23rd July to 27th August. All workshops can be booked online or in person.

Free!


Thursdays 1pm - 3pm

24th April - 22nd May

5th June - 10th July

Make Space

Free!

11am - 1pm

June 21st

August 9th

Happens Monthly. Check back for the next dates!

No booking required, just show up with something to do! Our regular craft cafe visitors will be able to share their skills if you’d like to learn something new such as knitting or crochet.

Craft Café

Gallery

Florence Mine gift shop with art prints and postcards

Shop

Our on site shop has a range of unique artisan, handmade gifts and cards from our associated artists. Plus our beautifully crafted Paintmaker Artist Materials, made at Florence with local pigments.

Pop into our shop and say hello, or buy Paintmaker Artist Materials online.

Florence

Paintmakers

Café

Enjoy a cafetière of Fair Trade coffee, a mug of Cumbrian Tea, local baking, sweet treats and snacks, soft drinks or a beer from the Ennerdale brewery. Our cafe is dog-friendly and always warm and welcoming.

Open Friday 11-4pm, Saturday 11- 3pm and Sunday 11-3pm.

Coffee Stop

Cafe & Shop

Workshops

Get creative and be inspired with workshops, artist talks and demonstrations.

Wildlife

Garden

Visit our wildlife garden

Maintained with the help of our gardening group of volunteers and partners and students from Lakes College