Home to the Penningtons for 800 years, experience the wild splendour of over 70 acres of plants and trees from all over the world - largest rhododendron collection in Europe. Headquarters of the World Owl Trust featuring one of the...

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 of Ravenglass seven miles along the Eskdale Valley to Eskdale (Dalegarth) with a journey time...

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 base for the Romans. Established in AD130, the fort at Ravenglass was built at...

Caw Fell has a height of 697m (2,288 ft), and is a Wainright that rises between Haycock the Lank Rigg group. It occupies a wide upland area with Ennerdale to the north and Blengdale to the south. The summit...

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 it is like to be an iron ore miner. The centre holds a large collection...

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 well as being a small tourist attraction, we have a shop and information centre. We...

Lank Rigg has a height of 541 m (1,775 ft) - it is a Wainright with gentle grassy slopes and can be climbed from various points along Coldfell Road. The summit bears various remains from ancient habitation and to mark...

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 just moved to new premises and are still in the process of establishing our displays,...

RAF Millom opened in January 1941, and was an important player in the war effort. The museum project came about much later, in 1992, and took a great deal of hard work on the part of servicemen and volunteers....

Red Pike has a height of 826m (2,709 ft) and is a Wainright most often climbed as part of the Mosedale Horseshoe along with Steeple and Scoat Fell. Atop the summit walkers will find an armchair shaped wind shelter built...

Seatallan has a height of 692m (2,270 ft) and is a Wainright that gets its name from a Cumbric word meaning "Aleyn's high pasture". It is physically unimpressive, being smooth, grassy and generally modest. The view is also severely limited...

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 remain, and thirty-two are still standing. The setting is quite fantastic, with the hills and...

Yewbarrow has a height of 628 m (2,060 ft). It is a Wainright that lies immediately north of the head of Wast Water. The name originates from the abundance of yew trees that had once grown on the fell. Its...