Lakeland Motor Museum

(See also Holker Hall and Holker Hall Gardens)

The Lakeland Motor Museum is a must for fans of automobilia. Located on the grounds of Holker Hall, it houses more than 20,000 objects ranging from advertising posters to petrol pumps to vintage motorcycles. A collection of more than 150 cars includes Alpha Romeos, Lagondas, Bentleys, and Buicks. Tractors, bicycles, and pedal cars round out the motor exhibition. There's even a recreation of a 1920's garage.

The museum houses a replica of the Bluebird car driven by Donald Campbell when he broke the world land speed record in 1935. Another replica is of the hydroplane in which he killed himself on Coniston Lake in 1967 while trying to break a speed record.

Lakeland Motor Museum
On grounds of Holker Hall and Gardens
Off the B5278, 3 miles southwest of Grange-over-Sands
Tel. 015395 58509
Email: publicopening@holker.co.uk

Photos courtesy of Julian Thurgood

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