Places to go in Cumbria
Literature buffs find much to interest them in Cumbria – from Dove Cottage to the Beatrix Potter Exhibition. Art aficionados are also well catered for with the Abbot Hall Art Gallery, Blackwell and Keswick art Gallery. But really, Cumbria has something for everyone, whatever your age or interest. Lovers of the great outdoors will never want to leave.
Local attractions
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Keswick Museum & Art Gallery reveals Keswick's surprising mining centre to tourist town, with some very famous …
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A fascinating insight into the buildings of Lakeland's yesteryear. Visit Cumbria's only miniature village - over 120 …
- Leisure attraction
A nostalgic reminder of transport and horticultural bygones appealing to all ages, a visit to the Lakeland Motor …
- Leisure attraction
Built in 1869 as a branch line of the Furness Railway, this wonderful railway, linking tourists with the Windermere …
- Leisure attraction
Just south of Kendal on the A6 is Levens Hall, the Elizabethan home of the Bagot family, containing fine Jacobean …
- Leisure attraction
Mirehouse is a living house full of history. Wordsworth, Southey, Coleridge and Tennyson were friends of the family …
- Leisure attraction
The Museum of Lakeland Life in Kendal shows how our Cumbrian ancestors worked, lived and entertained themselves in …
- Museum
An exhibition which will delight visitors of all ages. The Quaker Tapestry, on display at the Friends Meeting House …
- Leisure attraction
Explore the ancient landscape and history of Coniston at the award-winning Ruskin Museum. Be inpired by the …
- Museum
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