List of museums in Cumbria

This list of museums in Cumbria, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Name Image Town/City Type Summary
Abbot Hall Art GalleryKendalArtCollections include George Romney, J M W Turner, 18th and 19th century watercolours, and modern paintings
Armitt LibraryAmblesideMultipleLocal history, natural history, features over 450 watercolours by Beatrix Potter of archaeological and zoological subjects
Beacon Museum, WhitehavenWhitehavenMultiplewebsite, local history, art, industry, natural history, maritime heritage
Beatrix Potter GalleryHawksheadArtOperated by the National Trust, original sketches and watercolours by Beatrix Potter for her books
Birdoswald Roman FortGilslandArchaeologyExcavated Roman fort
BlackwellBowness-on-WindermereHistoric houseArts and Crafts Movement style house from the turn-of-the-20th century, with period rooms, art exhibits
BrantwoodConistonHistoric houseHome and museum of art critic John Ruskin, art displays, gardens and grounds
Brougham HallBroughamHistoric houseRestored country house with local history exhibits
Carlisle CastleCarlisleMilitaryOperated by English Heritage, historic fortress and museum of the Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
Dalemain EstateUllswaterHistoric houseMedieval, Tudor and early Georgian house and Lake District gardens
Dalton CastleDalton-in-FurnessLocalOperated by the National Trust, 14th century peel tower with displays of local history
Derwent Island HouseKeswickHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 18th-century house on an island, open only a few days a year by timed ticket
Derwent Pencil MuseumKeswickIndustryPencil making
Dock MuseumBarrow-in-FurnessLocalLocal history, shipbuilding, steel industry, World War II bombings
Dove CottageGrasmereHistoric houseA home and museum of poet William Wordsworth
Guildhall Museum, CarlisleCarlisleHistoric Housewebsite, 1407 building with items related to Guilds
Haig Colliery Mining MuseumWhitehavenMiningCoal mining
Hawkshead Grammar School MuseumHawksheadEducationHistoric school dating back to the 17th century
Helena Thompson MuseumWorkingtonMultiplewebsite, period rooms, costumes, decorative arts, local history, industry, culture, agriculture
Heron Corn MillBeethamMillWorking 18th-century watermill
Hill TopNear SawreyHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, home of children's author Beatrix Potter
Holker HallGrange-over-SandsHistoric houseLarge country house and gardens
Hub of the North Pennines MuseumAlstonMultiplewebsite, vintage cars, motorbikes, bicycles, local history, agriculture, model railroad
Hutton in the ForestPenrithHistoric houseMedieval manor house and gardens
Kendal MuseumKendalMultipleLocal history, culture, archaeology, geology, local and world natural history, Roman Britain, Ancient Egypt
Keswick Museum and Art GalleryKeswickMultipleLocal history, natural history, minerals, art, collection of oddities
Lakeland Motor MuseumBackbarrowAutomotiveClassic automobiles and memorabilia
Laurel and Hardy MuseumUlverstonBiographicalwebsite, comedy team Laurel and Hardy
Levens HallKendalHistoric houseManor house, topiary garden, steam vehicle and engine collection
Maryport Maritime MuseumMaryportMaritimewebsite, Maryport's maritime and painting history, also industry, social and political history
Millom Discovery CentreMillomLocalPeriod store displays, iron mining, rural trades, 19th century miner's cottage, agriculture, archaeology, poet Norman Nicholson, local history
MirehouseKeswickHistoric house17th-century house and gardens with connections to Lord Tennyson, Edward Fitzgerald, Thomas Carlyle and William Wordsworth
Muncaster CastleRavenglassHistoric houseDecorated castle, gardens
Museum of Lakeland Life & IndustryKendalMultipleLocal history, period rooms, agriculture, mining, Arts & Crafts movement, costumes
Nenthead Mines Heritage CentreNentheadMiningwebsite, mineral mining past of the North Pennines, lead and zinc mine, equipment, buildings
Penrith and Eden MuseumPenrithLocalwebsite, local history, geology, archaeology
Quaker TapestryKendalReligious77 embroidered panels illustrating the history of the Quakers from the 17th century to the present
Ravenglass & Eskdale RailwayRavenglassRailwayHeritage railway and museum at the station
Rheged CentrePenrithArtwebsite, attraction with galleries for art and photography, also 3D films, shops, play areas
Rum StoryWhitehavenIndustryStory of the rum trade and the creation of rum, located in an original 1785 trading shop and warehouses
Ruskin MuseumConistonLocalLocal history, copper mining, slate, geology, lace, farming, art critic John Ruskin, car and motorboat racer Donald Campbell
Rydal MountAmblesideHistoric houseA home and museum of poet William Wordsworth
Senhouse Roman MuseumMaryportArchaeologywebsite, site of the Roman fort Alauna, artifacts
Sir John Barrow CottageUlverstonHistoric houseBirthplace of statesman Sir John Barrow, 1st Baronet, currently closed[1]
Sizergh Castle & GardenHelsingtonHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, medieval castle, stately home and garden, woodlands
Solway Aviation MuseumCarlisleAviationLocated at the Carlisle Lake District Airport, World War II aviation and local aviation history
Solway Coast Discovery CentreSillothLocalwebsite, local history, culture, natural history, art gallery
Stott Park Bobbin MillNewby BridgeIndustryOperated by English Heritage, former bobbin mill with preserved engines
Threlkeld Quarry & Mining MuseumThrelkeldMiningwebsite, former microgranite quarry, exhibits, tools and artifacts from area mines
TownendTroutbeckHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, wealthy farming family's house
Tullie House Museum and Art GalleryCarlisleMultipleContemporary and historic art, decorative art, costumes and textiles, natural history, archaeology, Roman Britain, Carlisle's social history
Windermere Jetty: Museum of Boats, Steam and StoriesWindermereMaritimeBoat collection and "the sights, smells and sounds of life on the lake"
Wordsworth HouseCockermouthHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 18th century Georgian townhouse, childhood home of poet William Wordsworth
World in Miniature MuseumHoughtonToywebsite, collection of miniature furnished room displays

Defunct museums

References
  1. "Sir John Barrow's Cottage". Ulverston Town Council. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. "Lake District's Bond Museum and Cars of the Stars close". BBC News. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2010-03-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Visit Egremont: Florence Mine Heritage Centre
  4. "The Bond Museum in Keswick closes its doors, collection moving to Miami". MI6. Retrieved 24 September 2013.

See also
  • Visitor attractions in Cumbria
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