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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Rydal Mount and Gardens, 'most beloved home' of William Wordsworth, lies between Ambleside and Grasmere on the A591, …
- Leisure attraction
The museum houses one of the largest collections of Roman military altar stones from a single site in Britain. It …
- Museum
Gondola is a re-built elegant coal - fired steam yacht providing the most wonderful, nostalgic sailing experience. …
- Leisure attraction
A fully working Victorian mill, Stott is typical of the once many mills which supplied the spinning and weaving …
- Museum
Visit Swarthmoor Hall at Ulverston, a beautiful 16th Century Grade II listed house in a rural setting. It contains a …
- Leisure attraction
Enjoy meeting Peter Rabbit and all his friends in this wonderful attraction. The tales of Peter and his friends are …
- Leisure attraction
In a sympathetic setting on the banks of Derwentwater, the Theatre by the Lake hosts a varied programme of …
- Leisure attraction
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- Cafe
Tucked away in the village of Thornthwaite, two miles north west of Keswick, just off the main A66 near …
- Gallery
The museum is situated on a old sand wharf site where barges used to unload gravel that had been dredged from the …
- Museum
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