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Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum
Explore a historic Lake District quarry near Keswick, with narrow-gauge train rides, mining and geology displays, vintage e...
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Attraction★ 5.0 (1)
Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
A celebrated 15-inch-gauge heritage railway carrying passengers seven scenic miles from coastal Ravenglass through the Eskd...
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FeaturedEskdale
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Eskdale Mill
A Grade II* listed working water-powered corn mill in Boot, with two overshot wheels, historic machinery, interactive displ...
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Ravenglass
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Ravenglass Railway Museum
Free railway museum at Ravenglass station telling the story of the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway, with historic locomotives,...
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Kendal
Art Gallery
Abbot Hall
Grade I listed art gallery in Kendal with historic and contemporary collections, changing exhibitions, a coffee bar, creati...
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Grasmere
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Allan Bank
Allan Bank is a museum in Grasmere, offering an engaging way to explore local history, landscape, culture or family activit...
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Bowness-on-Windermere
Art Gallery
Blackwell, the Arts & Crafts house
Grade I-listed Arts & Crafts house by M H Baillie Scott above Windermere, with original interiors, gardens, tearoom, shop a...
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Art Gallery
Brantwood
John Ruskin's historic home, gardens and arts centre on the eastern shore of Coniston Water, with lake views, exhibitions, ...
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Carlisle
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Carlisle Castle
Carlisle Castle is a historic attraction in Carlisle, offering an engaging way to explore local history, landscape, culture...
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Carlisle
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Cumbria's Museum of Military Life
A museum within Carlisle Castle exploring more than 300 years of Cumbrian military history through uniforms, medals, weapon...
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Keswick
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Derwent Pencil Museum
Keswick's Derwent Pencil Museum tells the story of graphite and pencil making. The current Southey Works museum is open unt...
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Sedbergh
Art Gallery
Farfield Mill
A former Victorian textile mill near Sedbergh, now home to heritage displays, working craft studios, exhibitions, workshops...
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