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Rheged
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Penrith
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"Discover
the Village in the Hill"
Named after Cumbria's
Celtic Kingdom.
Attractions include a giant cinema screen, a major international
mountaineering exhibition and superb shops and restaurants.
Rheged - The Village in the Hill,
Redhills,
Penrith,
Cumbria,
CA11 ODQ
Tel: 01768 868000
Fax: 01768 868002
www.rheged.com |
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Penrith
Museum
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Penrith
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"Museum
and Tourist Information Centre"
The heritage of Eden
stretches back through thousands of years, from the magical stone
circles of Long Meg and Her Daughters to the industrial
archaeology of the North Pennines.
Penrith Museum,
Robinson's School,
Middlegate,
Penrith,
Cumbria,
CA11 7PT
Tel: 054321 09876
Fax: 012345 67890
www.eden.gov.uk |
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Keswick
Museum & Art Gallery
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Keswick
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"A
Victorian experience not to be missed"
Located in Fitz Park, this museum was built at the
turn of the 20th Century for "the inhabitants of Keswick and
the visitors thereto".
Its Victorian style and range of exhibits make it a fascinating
place to visit for all the family.
Keswick
Museum & Art Gallery,
Fitz Park,
Station Road,
Keswick,
CA12 4NF
Tel: 017687 73263
Fax: 017687 80390
www.allerdale.gov.uk |
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Heron
Corn Mill & Museum of Papermaking
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Milnthorpe
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"On the banks of the River Bela in South Cumbria
close to the Lancashire border, this mill is one of the
few still working in the area"
The present mill building dates from 1740's, and all
the internal machinery is powered by a 14 ft diameter high
breast shot water wheel. Some of the machinery dates from
the mid nineteenth century. This includes the main shaft,
pit wheel and wallower.
In the Mill, the milling process is explained and
demonstrated. Cereal products are on sale, as well as
small gifts, including sheets of hand made paper made in
the Museum.
Heron Corn Mill & Museum of Papermaking,
Beetham,
Milnthorpe,
Cumbria,
LA7 7AR
Tel: 015395 65027
Fax: 015395 65033
www.heversham.org
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Cars of the Stars |
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Keswick
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"World famous
museum of vehicles from film & television"
Many famous vehicles
from James Bond, Only Fools and Horses, Thunderbirds and Chitty
Chitty Bang Bang etc. are brought together under one roof together
with a collection of autographs from famous people.
Cars of
the Stars Motor Museum,
Standish Street,
Keswick,
Cumbria,
CA12 5LS
Tel: 017687 73757
Fax: 017687 72090
www.carsofthestars.com |
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Maryport
Maritime Museum
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Maryport
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"A
wealth of objects, pictures, models and paintings that illustrate
Maryport’s proud maritime and painting tradition"
Occupying three floors,
the museum houses a diverse and fascinating collection of
artefacts.
The majority of exhibits hold a unique association with
Maryport’s maritime, industrial, social and political history,
having been donated by townspeople and those connected with the
port.
Maryport Maritime Museum,
1 Senhouse Street,
Maryport,
Cumbria,
CA15 5AB
www.allerdale.gov.uk |
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The
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Keswick
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"Journey
through the history of pencil making"
See the history of graphite
mining in Borrowdale including a replica of Seathwaite Graphic
Mine.
The
Cumberland Pencil Museum,
Southey Works,
Greta Bridge,
Keswick,
Cumbria,
CA12 5NG
Tel: 017687 73626
www.pencils.co.uk
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Senhouse
Roman Museum
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Maryport
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"The
collection, which was begun by the Senhouse family in the 1570's,
is the oldest in the country"
Contains the largest
grouping of Roman military altar stones and inscriptions from any
site in Britain and unique examples of Celtic religious sculpture.
Senhouse Museum,
The Battery,
Sea Brows,
Maryport,
Cumbria,
CA15 6JD
Tel: 01900 816 168
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Stott
Park Bobbin Mill
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Newby
Bridge
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"A
working mill built in 1835"
Set in woodland, near
the southern tip of Lake Windermere, this 19th century bobbin mill
is one of the best preserved working mills in the country.
Stott Park Bobbin Mill,
Low Stott Park,
Newby Bridge,
Ulverston,
Cumbria,
LA12 8AX
Tel: 015395 31087
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