A photographic exhibition documenting the stories of 40 Cumbrian farmers comes to Windermere Jetty Museum in the Lake District.

Lakeland Arts is hosting an exhibition by British Life Photographer of the Year and Cumbrian farmer Amy Bateman in the creative spaces and gallery at the museum. Forty Farms offers a unique insight into the everyday lives, fears and hopes of 40 extraordinary farmers, through photography, products, film and words to create an immersive experience.

In March 2020 Amy embarked on a journey to record the stories of Forty Farms in the Lake District and Cumbria to produce a sumptuous coffee table book. From the Herdwick-grazed Lake District commons to the big-sky Solway marshes; from isolated farmsteads unchanged in generations to businesses at the cutting-edge of innovation; from world-class sheep breeders to award-winning cheese makers, the book is a visual record of farming at a period of profound change.

Forty Farms is a touring exhibition that opens on March 4 and runs until June 4.

Amy said: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be working with Lakeland Arts to bring Forty Farms to Windermere Jetty Musuem for its first stop on its national tour. It’s so important to me to tell the stories of the people and landscape of Cumbria and what a spectacular location to continue the exhibition's journey, right on the shores of Windermere.”