Museums & Art Galleries in Cumbria

Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria

Abbot Hall Art Gallery is a fine Georgian house containing an outstanding collection of fine art. Works are shown in period settings along with furniture and objets d´art of the period.... more

Main Street, Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria

Beatrix Potter Gallery has the largest collection of Beatrix Potter´s published work, including most of the original watercolour illustrations and manuscripts from the `Peter Rabbit´... more

Standish Street, Keswick, Cumbria

Cars of The Stars Motor Museum opened in 1989. This world famous Museum features vehicles from television and film, including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Batmobiles, Herbie, A-Team van,... more

Southey Works, Greta Bridge, Keswick, Cumbria

Visit Keswick´s Cumberland Pencil Museum, the home of the first pencil, and the Cumberland Pencil Co, home of pencil perfection since 1832. Walk through a replica of the Seathwaite... more

North Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria

The Dock Museum is built over an original Victorian Graving Dock, this modern Museum tells the history of Barrow-in-Furness. Discover the remarkable story of Barrow's rapid growth from... more

The Wordsworth Trust, Dove Cottage, Grasmere, Cumbria

In 1799 William Wordsworth went on a walking tour of the Lake District with his friend and fellow poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He fell in love with Grasmere and Dove Cottage and... more

Holker Hall and Gardens, Cark-in-Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria

Lakeland Motor Museum houses over 30,000 motoring related exhibits that include cars, motorcycles and engines, plus one of the largest collections of automobilia including badges,... more

Abbot Hall, Kendal, Cumbria

Museum of Lakeland Life, situated in the stable block of Abbot Hall Art Gallery tells the story of how Lakeland folk lived and entertained themselves in the Lake District from the 18th... more

Queen Marys Tower, The Castle, Carlisle, Cumbria

The Museum of the Border relates the history of Cumbria´s County Infantry Regiment, local Militia and Volunteer units from 1702 to the present day. Regiment & Kings Own Royal Border... more

Yewdale Road, Coniston, Cumbria

The Ruskin Museum is acclaimed by the Rough Guide to The Lake District, as `the most thought-provoking in the Lakes´. Telling the story of Coniston from the Stone Age to the Jet Era, it... more

Castle Street, Carlisle, Cumbria

Old Tullie House is a 17th century town house of character, with a fine classical facade. Inside are are some early features including a Jacobean staircase and a panelled Drawing Room... more