Museums and Galleries
Introduction
The Lake District is not only well known for it’s mountains and lakes on which to sail, climb, scramble or hike, but it is also well known for it’s museums and galleries. Many museums started as a result of one person’s passion or devotion – e.g. The Senhouse Roman Museum, Maryport Maritime Museum, Laurel and Hardy Museum and the Windermere Steamboat Museum. While others are traditional municipal collections. The more modern and commercial ones offer audio visual displays and gift shopping – e.g. The Beacon and The World of Beatrix Potter Exhibition.
Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that all the Museums and Galleries information is correct, it is recommended that you directly contact either the museum or gallery that you are interested in, or the Tourist Information Centre in that area, for further information on seasonal opening times.
List of Museums and Galleries
Ambleside
Bowness on Windermere
The World of Beatrix Potter Exhibition | Windermere Steamboat Museum
Cockermouth
Printing Museum | William Creighton Mineral Museum | Wordsworth House
Coniston
Finsthwaite
Grange over Sands
Lakeland Motor Museum | Holker Hall
Kendal
The Abbot Hall Art Gallery | Museum of Lakeland Life | Kendal Museum | The Quaker Tapestry
Keswick
The Keswick Museum and Art Gallery | Cumberland Pencil Museum | Honister Slate Mine
Maryport
The Senhouse Roman Museum | Maryport Maritime Museum
Ulverston
Whitehaven
The Beacon | Haig Colliery Mining Museum
Windermere
Blackwell Arts and Crafts House