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 Library and Museum Centre	Cars of the Stars Motor Museum
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 of Natural History and Archaeology
Keswick Mining Museum	Keswick Museum and Art Gallery
Kings Own Royal Border Regimental Museum	Lakeland Motor Museum
Laurel and Hardy Museum	Maritime Museum
Millom Folk Museum	Museum of Lakeland Life At Abbot Hall
Penrith Museum	Printing House Museum
RAF Millom Museum	Ravenglass Railway Museum
Rum Story Museum	Ruskin Museum
Senhouse Roman Museum	Solway Aviation Museum
The Beacon Museum	The Bond Museum
Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery	Windermere Steamboat and Museum
Wordsworth Museum

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