Paddington Bear is Coming to Penrith in October

Red hat? Check! Blue duffle coat? Check! Emergency marmalade sandwich? Triple check!Statues of everyone’s favourite bear will be taking a seat in locations across the UK and Ireland in early October and Penrith is on Paddingtons list of places to visit.

Today (16th September), STUDIOCANAL has officially announced production for Paddington Visits, a trail of Paddington Bear statues across the UK and Ireland to celebrate the forthcoming release of PADDINGTON IN PERU, arriving in UK cinemas on November 8th, 2024.

From Liverpool to Land’s End to Birmingham to Bury St Edmunds, and of course, London Paddington, bear-y special statues are coming to cities, towns, and beauty spots across the UK and Ireland in early October. Each meticulously crafted and painted statue will sport the wise bear’s signature red hat, blue duffle coat, and, naturally, a marmalade sandwich in paw.

Fans, friends, and family can step into Mr. Gruber’s shoes, sit with Paddington for a spot of tea, a sandwich or two, or even write a postcard to Aunt Lucy!

Actor Hugh Bonneville, who plays Mr. Brown in the film, comments: “I am thrilled to reveal we are going to be unveiling a number of benches across the UK, all featuring a statue of our beloved bear. Ahead of the new film, fans, families and friends can sit down and have a chat with the marmalade loving bear, so watch this space for more information about Paddington…coming to a bench near you!”

Paddington Visits launches ahead of the bear’s latest cinematic outing, PADDINGTON IN PERU, in UK and Ireland cinemas November 8. This new adventure will see Paddington return home to the Peruvian jungle to visit his beloved Aunt Lucy, now a resident at the Home for Retired Bears. With The Brown Family and Mrs Bird in tow, a thrilling adventure ensues when a mysterious disappearance plunges them into an unexpected journey from the Amazon rainforest to the mountain peaks of Peru.

The Alhambra Cinema will have Paddinton bear back on the big screen in Penrith from Friday 8th November times and dates for PADDINGTON IN PERU showing at the Alhambra will be anounced soon by the cinema.

Penrith BiD is working together with Penrith Town Council and Westmorland & Furness Council to cover the costs and arrangements to bring Paddington to Penrith in October alongside other locations across the UK taking part in Paddington Visits that include:

• Ashby
• Birmingham
• Bury St Edmunds
• Cardiff
• Chester
• County Mayo
• Edinburgh
• John O’ Groats
• Lanark
• Land’s End
• Liverpool
• London Paddington
• London Westfield
• Manchester
• Newbury
• Newtownards
• Penrith
• Peterborough
• Reading
• Salisbury
• Southampton
• Sunderland
• York

In a joint statement Penrith BID, Penrith Town Council and Westmorland & Furness Council said they “are delighted to be working together with StudioCanal to bring Paddington to Penrith as part of this national project ahead of the new film 'Paddington in Peru' being released. We are looking forward to unveiling the statue soon and hope that residents and visitors alike will enjoy sitting beside Paddington for a photo or to simply pass the time." 

Penrith Town Council have also offered one of the benches for Paddington to sit on. This is understood to be a bench located on Little Dockray.