The most beautiful train journey in England. Situated in the English Lake District this 15" Narrow Gauge Railway carries passengers from the old Roman Port...

Home to the Penningtons for 800 years, experience the wild splendour of over 70 acres of plants and trees from all over the world -...

The impressive remains of the Roman bath house at Ravenglass are among the most complete in Britain. Ravenglass was an important strategic port and naval...

Gosforth Pottery is situated 200 yards from the A595 at the northern end of Gosforth. We have been making pots professionally for twenty years. As...

Sellafield is one of the most famous sites owned by BNFL and has had a long and controversial existence in Cumbria. The visitors centre...

Swinside Stone Circle is considered to be one of the finest stone circles in Europe, if not the world. Fifty-five of the original sixty stones...

The Florence Mine Heritage Centre runs along side the Egremont Mining Company to offer underground tours so that our visitors can experience for themselves what...

Brantwood was the home of John Ruskin from 1872 until his death in 1900 and is regarded as one of the most beautifully situated houses...

RAF Millom opened in January 1941, and was an important player in the war effort. The museum project came about much later, in 1992,...

Welcome to this folk museum, depicting the history of Millom town, and its mining and iron works. We have over 10,000 artefacts. We have...

Grizedale Forest has much to offer all ages and abilities: waymarked walking and cycling trails, orienteering courses, play area, café, bike hire, shop and visitor...

Solar-electric launches providing a low-pollution alternative for the discerning visitor. We serve 7 jetties around the lake offering a great service to walkers, cyclists, those...

The Hawkshead Grammar School is one of the oldest in the area and this integral museum is a fascinating visitor attraction for all those interested...

Ferry Nab is situated on the outskirts of Bowness-on-Windermere, on the eastern shore of the lake. It’s from here that you can catch the...

The Windermere Ferry service is provided by the Highways Department of Cumbria County Council. The ferry departs from Ferry Nab, Bowness at approximately 06:50 (08:50...

Belle Isle is a wooded island in Lake Windermere, landscaped in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The island is one mile long - the longest...

Blackwell, built in 1900, is one of Britain’s most important houses, positioned in a dramatic Lakeland setting overlooking Lake Windermere. It is a rare example...

Graythwaite Hall Gardens – a spring garden lanscaped by Thomas Mawson in partnership with Dan Gibson and Knill Freeman in 1895. Azaleas and Rhododendrons in...

In an indoor re-creation of the Lakeland countryside, discover Peter Rabbit™ eating radishes in Mr. McGregor’s garden; see Jemima Puddle-duck™ amongst the foxgloves; and Mrs....

Lowes Court Gallery displays contemporary and traditional art and craft by artists from Cumbria and bordering counties. The Gallery, an 18th century listed building houses...

Haig Colliery Mining Museum, Whitehaven, is an educational and informative developing museum based on the local industrial and social mining history. The museum houses the...

A unique and historic collection of steam and motor boats as well as a ‘Swallows and Amazons’ exhibition and a ‘Motor Boats – You Can...

Situated on Whitehaven’s striking harbourside, the recently refurbished Beacon is home to Copeland’s treasured museum collection. Journey through the areas rich heritage from pre-history to...

Prepare to be truly amazed! You will not experience anything like this anywhere else in the UK. At South Lakes Wild Animal Park you can...

Here is a real hands-on opportunity to meet Cumbria’s most famous residents. Visitors are guaranteed a wonderfully woolly experience as we bring you face-to-face...

Orrest Head is a viewpoint made popular by the poet William Wordsworth. It was also popular with Victorian day-trippers from the industrial towns of...

Dalton Castle is a 14th century tower in the main street of the town of Dalton-in-Furness on the edge of the Lake District National Park....

Brockhole is an Edwardian house beautifully situated on the shores of Windermere; enjoy extensive landscaped gardens, lake cruises, adventure playground, guided walks and activities. There...

Stott Park Bobbin Mill was built in 1835 but ceased its commerical operations in 1971. It has been preseved as it was in Victorian times....

Enjoy family fun at one of the best preserved genuine early 19th Century working mills. Take the inclusive 45-minute guided tour and learn the...

This woodland garden was created by the late Cubby Acland, a regional agent for the National Trust until 1973. It covers approximately 8 acres and...

Elva Plain is a small stone circle on the southern slope of Elva Hill near Cockermouth in Cumbria. It’s located in the middle of a...

Scale Force lies to the south of Crummock Water, near the village of Buttermere (and close to Keswick). It’s the highest waterfall in the...

The Wordsworth Trust was founded in 1891, to secure Dove Cottage ’for eternal possessions of all those who loved English poetry all over the world’....

Enjoy some of the Lake District’s most beautiful scenery courtesy of Windermere Lake Cruises. It takes three hours to sail around the whole lake. A...

Aquarium of the Lakes takes you on a journey through the life of a Lake District river. Starting in the mountains, you can follow...

This world famous museum devoted to Laurel and Hardy is located in Ulverston, the town where Stanley was born on 16th June 1980. Everything...

Explore the fascinating history of Barrow-in-Furness and discover how it grew from a nineteenth century hamlet to the biggest iron and steel centre in the...

This beautiful Georgian townhouse is located within the charming town of Cockermouth in Cumbria, and is noted as the birthplace of William Wordsworth in 1770....

Welcome to steam in Lakeland! Lovingly-restored steam locomotives haul comfortable coaches through the contrasting lake and river scenery of the beautiful Leven Valley....