Education and learning

• Schools

• Find out about schools, school term dates, school closures, school performance tables, school holiday activities and school admissions.

• Libraries

• Alston library, Appleby-in-Westmorland library, Kirkby Stephen library, Lazonby library, Penrith library and Shap library are all run by Cumbria County Council.

• Newton Rigg College

• Newton Rigg College offers land-based courses in agriculture, gamekeeping, animal and equine management, forestry, horticulture and agricultural engineering.

• Eden community learning and skills

• Eden community learning and skills provide a wide variety of courses, workshops and events. They are run by Cumbria County Council.

• Museum for Penrith and Eden

• Find out about the museum, museum collections, museum events, support and join the museum, local history and school workshops.