The Helena Thompson Museum was originally a house known as Park End, where Helena Thompson lived for most of her life. The beautiful property and exquisite contents was gifted to the community after her death, under the condition that...

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 modern day with items from the museum collection. With three floors full of objects and...

Burnbank Fell has a height of 47 m (1,559 ft). It is a Wainright located on the far west of the Loweswater Fells. The hill is very grassy with large flanks and a broad ridge connecting it to Blake Fell....

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 field and isn’t easy to find. The 15 stones that make up the circle...

Fellbarrow has a height of 416 m (1,365 ft). It is a Wainright with a smooth curved grassy summit crossed by a fence. From the summit there is a fine view of the North Western Fells across Lorton, alongside Grasmoor...

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 world’s only Bever Dorling & Co. Ltd. winding engines of its kind, one of which...

The Lake District Coast Aquarium is an award winning, privately owned medium-sized aquarium. We specialise in native British aquatic life and have 20 years’ experience of running public aquariums. We are also involved in the consultancy, design and theming of...

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 an attractive display area with a well-stocked gift shop below selling local hand made crafts...

Maryport has a long history that is associated with the sea, and many of the people here have been involved with maritime affairs, or are related to someone who was in the past. The collection is made up of...

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 Lake District with a single fall of around 120 feet. The waterfall - or ’force’...

Part of Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site, the museum is sited on cliffs overlooking the harbour at Maryport. The oldest antiquarian collection in the country, including artefacts from the adjacent Roman fort including the mysterious Serpent Stone, one of the...