Museums in Cumbria

Cumbria has a fascinating history, and its museums are the place to find out about the county's maritime and industrial past. You can learn about shipbuilding, the slave trade, paper and pencil making, and the mining industry. Other museums highlight the county's social history and famous people from Beatrix Potter to Laurel and Hardy. The Romans, border reivers, and the middle ages are the themes of other museums. The variety of offerings covers all aspects of the county, and there is much to interest all ages.

Armitt Gallery, Museum and Library Cumberland Pencil Museum
Dock Museum Guildhall Museum
Haig Colliery Mining Museum Helena Thompson Museum
Heritage First Heron Corn Mill and Museum of Paper Making
Kendal Museum Keswick Mining Museum
Keswick Museum and Art Gallery Lakeland Motor Museum
Laurel and Hardy Museum Maritime Museum
Millom Folk Museum Museum of Lakeland Life At Abbot Hall
Museum of the Border and King's Own Royal Border Regiments Penrith and Eden Museum
Ravenglass Railway Museum Rum Story Museum
Ruskin Museum Senhouse Roman Museum
Solway Aviation Museum The Beacon Museum
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery Windermere Steamboat and Museum
Wordsworth Museum

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