Celebrating the best
of British Wool
in Cumbria

Established in 2005, Woolfest was the Brainchild of the late Carolyn Rawlinson who had ‘dreamt for years of creating a really big show celebrating wool, spinning, dyeing, knitting and all things associated with this wonderful part of the textile world.’

The weekend is all about creativity and design and offers a full programme of events and demonstrations from Spinning and felt making to printing and weaving

There will also be a sale of raw fleeces to be held in the main ring, together with shearing demonstrations and talks on rare breeds.

Woolfest - A treasure trove of natural fibres - is to be held at Mitchells Lakeland Livestock Centre,  Cockermouth, Cumbria  CA13 0QQ. Firday 23^rd June 10am - 6pm and Saturday 24^th June 10am – 5pm.

Woolfest won the Cumbria Tourism Event of the Year in 2012.