Learn about the local history, industry and culture of Lakeland & Cumbria – Make a visit to a local Museum part of your trip. Below are a selection of popular museums in and around the Lake District.
| The Beacon West Strand, Whitehaven, Cumbria CA28 7LY Tel:0845 0952131 | |
| New & Interactive - the Beacon introduces you to the fascinating history of Copeland, the area bordering the North West of the Lake District on the Cumbrian Coast. More Info | |
| Keswick Museum & Art Gallery Station Rd, Keswick, Cumbria CA12 4NF Tel:017687 73263 | |
| The Museum tells the story of Keswick and the surrounding area. Keswick has a unique history, with lots of 'firsts', including the first pencils, some very famous residents, and lots of beautiful scenery so awe inspiring that early tourists were left terrified. More Info | |
| Maryport Martime Museum 1, Senhouse St, Maryport, Cumbria CA15 6AB Tel:01900 813738 | |
| The Museum houses a wealth of objects, pictures, models and paintings that illustrate Maryport's proud maritime and painting tradition. More Info | |
| The Roman Army Museum Carvoran, Greenhead, Brampton, Cumbria CA8 7JB Tel:016977 47485 | |
| The Roman Army Museum, situated beside one of the best preserved sections of the Wall, offers a captivating insight into the garrisons of Hadrian's Wall More Info | |
| Kings Own Royal Border Regimental Museum Queen Marys Tower, Carlisle Castle, Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 8UR Tel:01228 532774 | |
| Based in Historic Carlisle Castle. Two floors of displays tell the history of the Regiment from 1702 to the present day. More Info | |
| Penrith Museum Robinsons School, Middlegate, Penrith, Cumbria CA11 7PT Tel:01768 865105 | |
| Explore the history, geology and archaeology of Penrith and the Eden Valley. Exhibits include pottery from the Roman fort near Plumpton and prehistoric 'cup and ring' stones from Little Meg Stone Circle. More Info | |
| Keswick Mining Museum Otley House, Otley Rd, Keswick, Cumbria CA12 5LE Tel:017687 80055 | |
| Situated in the centre of Keswick this was the first mining museum to be established in Cumbria and it hosts the finest collection of mining memorabilia in the country. More Info | |
| Millom Folk Museum Old Station Building, Station Rd, Millom, Cumbria LA18 5AA Tel:01229 772555 | |
| A journey into the past of Millom a former mining town in west Cumbria. More Info | |
| RAF Millom Museum Ltd Unit 2, Devonshire Rd Industrial Estate, Millom, Cumbria LA18 4JS Tel:01229 777446 | |
| RAF and military museum based in Millom, West Cumbria. More Info | |
| Alice's Wonderland 1, Long Lane, Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 8TA Tel:01228 548576 | |
| Alice's Wonderland is the original and private collection of Dolls, Dolls' Houses, Miniatura, Teddy Bears and soft toys belonging to Margaret Alice Blackwell. More Info | |
| Kendal Museum of Natural History & Archaeology Station Rd, Kendal, Cumbria LA9 6BT Tel:01539 721374 | |
| Founded in 1796, Kendal Museum's fascinating collections include local archaeology, history, geology and a natural history collection from around the globe. More Info | |
| Lakeland Motor Museum Holker Hall, Cark in Cartmel, Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria LA11 7PL Tel:015395 58509 | |
| Over 30,000 motoring related exhibits including many reminiscent rarities, tastefully presented in a rather quaint former Shire Horse Stables and courtyard setting. More Info | |
| Dove Cottage & The Wordsworth Museum Town End, Grasmere, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 9SH Tel:015394 35544 | |
| The home of William Wordsworth from 1799 to 1808 considered to be the golden decade when he wrote his greatest poetry. More Info | |
| Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery Castle St, Carlisle, Cumbria CA3 8TP Tel:01228 618718 | |
| one of the major museums of the North. Artefacts, tableaux and interactive displays bring Cumberland and Carlisle's past to life: natural history, the railways, Jacobites, Border Reivers and, of course, the Roman city of Luguvalium (Carlisle) and Hadrian's Wall. More Info | |
| Solway Aviation Museum Carlisle Airport, Carlisle, Cumbria CA6 4NW Tel:01228 573823 | |
| Home to a collection of aircraft reflecting Britain's position as world leader in aircraft design and innovation at the dawn of the jet age. More Info | |
| Cumberland Pencil Museum Southey Works, Main St, Keswick, Cumbria CA12 5NG Tel:017687 73626 | |
| Through words, pictures and carefully restored machinery you can trace the history of pencil making and see how Derwent Fine Art Pencils are made today. More Info | |
| Haig Colliery Mining Museum Solway Rd, Kells, Whitehaven, Cumbria CA28 9BG Tel:01946 599949 | |
| Museum of the Haig Mine in Whitehaven. Mining in the area dates back to the thirteenth century when the monks from St Bees Abbey supervised the opening of coal mines at Arrowthwaite. More Info | |
| The Dock Museum North Rd, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria LA14 2PW Tel:01229 876400 | |
| A modern museum built over an original Victorian Graving Dock, were one can explore the fascinating history of Barrow-in-Furness. More Info | |
| Senhouse Roman Museum The Battery, Sea Brows, Maryport, Cumbria CA15 6JD Tel:01900 816168 | |
| The Museum is home to the oldest collection of Roman artefacts in Britain, and adjacent to the remains of a Roman Fort More Info | |
| Laurel & Hardy Museum 4c, Upper Brook St, Ulverston, Cumbria LA12 7BH Tel:01229 582292 | |
| Devoted to Laurel & Hardy in Ulverston, the town where Stan was born on 16th June 1890. More Info | |
| Ruskin Museum Yewdale Rd, Coniston, Cumbria LA21 8DU Tel:015394 41164 | |
| Displays on John Ruskin, Donald Campbell, coppermines, slate, geology, lace, and much more. More Info | |