Quaker Tapestry will be on display on Wednesdays, 10am – 4pm until 28th October 2026 at Kendal Meeting House, admission will be free to all.
With the permission of Quaker Tapestry Ltd and Quaker Tapestry Collections Trust a team of volunteers from the Local Quaker Meeting and Kendal’s community will be there to great visitors and serve as enthusiastic guides to the tapestries and Quakerism.
Volunteers look forward to welcoming visitors, including groups and encourage people to bring any embroidery, quilting, knitting or crochet etc they may wish to work on in the communal area of the exhibition.
Kendal’s Grade II* listed Quaker Meeting House will be open for visitors to experience a ‘mini’ Meeting for Worship, see the Quaker Tapestry (much of which focuses on everyday Quaker life) and to explore the building and Peace garden.
Following a brief introduction, ‘mini’ Meetings for Worship will take place, see where and how Quaker worship takes place and find out more about Quaker everyday life. Visitors will then have opportunity to view the Quaker Tapestry, a series of embroidered panels showing us how Quakers beliefs have shaped our world today; scientific and industrial revolutions, social reform, peace and the abolition of slavery. The Meeting House is a beautiful building to explore and you can relax in the walled Peace Garden.
Friends Meeting House, Peace Garden and Quaker Tapestry exhibition are open 10:00-16:00 on Wednesday 16th September and 13:00-16:00 on Sunday 20th September. Mini Meetings for Worship are on Wednesday 16th September at 10:30, 11:30 and 14:00.
No need to book. This is a free event but donations on the day are welcome. Visit Heritage Open Days to see this and many more free events. Contact Lucy Garnett with any questions: [email protected]
The Northern Peace Board are running two peace workshops at Kendal Friends Meeting House this autumn. These workshops will be opened up to Quakers in neighbouring Area Meetings.
September 16th 2026, 5pm – 6.30pm
Kendal Friends Meeting House, Stramongate, LA9 4BH
Peace Workshop 1
An Introduction “Getting engagement and discussing Friends concerns relating to peace”
October 14th 2026, 5pm – 6.30pm
Kendal Friends Meeting House, Stramongate, LA9 4BH
Peace Workshop 2
“Building peace together: looking at what we can do on the linked concerns for peace and climate justice”
Please let Nick Chetwood know if you are interested to attend (or have any queries or concerns) Telephone: 015396 21715 Email: [email protected]