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Dove
Cottage
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"Home
of the Poet William Wordsworth"
Take a guided tour of Wordsworth's home, a
beautiful preserved example of a Lakeland Cottage, which is
furnished with the poet's belongings.
The
Wordworth Trust,
Dove Cottage,
Grasmere,
Cumbria,
LA22 9SH
Tel: 015394 35544
Fax: 015394 35748
www.wordsworth.org.uk |
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Lakeland
Motor Museum
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Grange-over-Sands
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"Motoring
and Gardening Memories plus the Campbell Bluebird Exhibition"
Over 30,000 motoring
related exhibits including many reminiscent rarities, tastefully
presented in a rather quaint former Shire Horse Stables and
courtyard setting.
Lakeland Motor Museum,
Holker Hall & Gardens,
Cark-in-Cartmel,
South Lakeland,
Cumbria,
LA11 7PL
Tel: 015395 58509
Fax: 015395 58509
www.lakelandmotor museum.co.uk |
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MUSEUMS & HERITAGE CENTRES - 2
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Kendal
Museum
of Natural History & Archeology
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Kendal
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"One
of the country's oldest museums"
Founded in 1796, Kendal
Museum's fascinating collections include local Archaeology,
History, Geology and a Natural History collection from around the
globe.
Kendal Museum,
Station Road,
Kendal,
Cumbria,
LA9 6BT
Tel: 01539 721374
Fax: 01539 737976
www.kendalmuseum.org.uk |
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Ruskin
Museum
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Coniston
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"The most thought provoking in the Lakes"
There has been a
Ruskin Museum in Coniston since 1901, when W.G. Collingwood, a
local artist and antiquarian who had been Ruskin's secretary, set
it up both as a memorial to Ruskin and a celebration of the area's
heritage.
Therefore, although the museum has a Ruskin collection, there are
also exhibits relating to the copper mines, slate, geology, lace,
farming and Donald Campbell.
Ruskin
Museum,
Coniston,
Cumbria,
LA21 8DU
Tel:
015394 41164
www.ruskinmuseum.com |
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Museum
of Lakeland Life |
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Kendal
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"Discover
what rural folk did to entertain themselves before television and
the Internet"
Inside you will find a wealth of interesting and unusual real
objects in recreated farmhouse rooms and workshops.
Museum of Lakeland Life,
Kendal,
Cumbria,
LA9 5AL
Tel: 01539 722464
Fax: 01539 722494
www.lakelandmuseum.org.uk |
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Beatrix
Potter Gallery
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Hawkshead
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"Artist,
author & farmer"
An annually changing
exhibition of original sketches and watercolours painted by
Beatrix Potter for her children's stories.
One of many historic buildings in this picturesque village, this
was once the office of her husband, William Heelis. The interior
remains substantially unaltered since his day.
Beatrix Potter Gallery,
Main Street,
Hawkshead,
Cumbria,
LA22 0NS
Tel: 015394 36355
Fax: 015394 36187
www.nationaltrust.org.uk |
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Keswick Mining Museum |
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Keswick |
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"A treat not to be missed"
This
was the first mining museum to be established in Cumbria and
it hosts the finest collection of mining memorabilia in the
country.
This includes the acclaimed Ian Tyler Collection, the Willie
Shaw Collection of Minerals and part of the William
Creighton and the Willie Hemmingway Collection.
Keswick Mining Museum,
Otley House,
Otley Road,
Keswick,
Cumbria,
CA12 5LE
Tel: 017687 80055
www.keswickmining museum.co.uk |
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The
Quaker Tapestry |
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Kendal
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"A
delightful visual chronicle of Quaker Life through the centuries"
The tapestry celebrates the ideas and
experiences of Quakers since the Religious Society began in 1652.
The Quaker Tapestry,
Friends Meeting House,
Stramongate,
Kendal,
Cumbria,
LA9 4BH
Tel:/Fax:
01539 722975
www.quaker-tapestry.co.uk |
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Eskdale
Mill
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Holmbrook
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"Dating back to the 16th
century, Eskdale Mill is located in one of the Lake District's
most picturesque valleys"
The Mill features two waterwheels and an exhibition on local life.
A picnic area and woodlands add to the experience.
Eskdale Mill,
Boot Village,
Holmrook,
Cumbria,
CA19 1TG
Tel: 016977 23335
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Florence
Mine Heritage Centre |
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Egremont |
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"The
last deep working iron ore mine in Western Europe"
See the story of the miners and how they lived, worked, and
extracted ore from the ground.
The museum contains the clothes they wore, the shovels they used
and the clay pipes they smoked.
Visit a reconstruction of a drift (or tunnel) and find out what
mine life was like at the beginning of the 20th century.
Tel:
01946 825 830 |
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