Keswick Museum
Come rain or shine, no visit to Keswick is complete without a trip to the Town’s award-winning museum, situated next to the beautiful Fitz Park and near the popular Keswick to Threlkeld railway trail.
Through exhibitions, family activities and special events, find out about life in the Keswick area, its characters and the many stories that have put the town firmly on the map.
Just a five-minute walk from the centre of town.
“A fantastic little museum- don’t miss it.”
Open daily 10am to 4pm. (Closed 24 – 27 Dec 2025 and 3 - 18 Jan 2026 inclusive)
Entry price: All tickets include free return visits for 12 months. Free admission to shop, café and Community Gallery.
Adult (16 years +) £7.50
Student with card £4.25
Child (5–15 years) £4.25
Child (under 5 years) Free
2 Adult Family (up to 4 children) £19
1 Adult Family (up to 4 children) £11.50
Children 15 years and under must be accompanied by responsible adult.
“Don’t wait for a rainy day to experience it.”
Contact us: [email protected]
017687 73263
www.facebook.com/keswickmuseum
Twitter: @keswickmuseum
Location
Find us:
On Station Road, Keswick CA12 4NF
Regular buses to Keswick from Grasmere, Windermere, Workington and Penrith. Make the most of the £2 capped single fare until December 2024.
www.keswickmuseum.org.uk
Accessibility:
All areas are accessible. Access/Assistance dogs welcome.
Keswick Museum & Art Gallery Management Ltd is a charity no 1156330
Outside In
Inside just got interesting
Step off the trail and into a space where the Lake District is reimagined. Sound, story and digital exploration blend into a hands-on experience that’s full of life, built for curious minds and restless feet of all ages. Outside In lets you immerse yourself in the local landscape and connect with nature through the power of cutting-edge technology.
Augmented Reality Adventure
Explore the Lake District like never before in an original video game. Create a set of Musical Stones and command the forces of nature with your performance.
Fell Footage
Ascend iconic mountains like Helvellyn via high-quality videos. Return as the seasons change to discover newly added destinations.
360 Views
See the local fells and beauty spots from every angle with our VR headsets. No walking boots needed, so get comfy.
Aerial Tours
Soar over Derwentwater through drone footage and discover the stories that make this place so special.
Lunchtime Talk – Curlew Recovery in the Cocker Valley: the first 2 years
Speaker: David Gardiner
The song of the curlew is one of the iconic harbingers of spring, but the numbers of breeding curlews in UK have halved over the last 25 years. There is real concern that, if no action is taken, curlews will disappear within a few years, and curlew song will be lost from the valley forever.
The Curlew Recovery Project was set up to work with local farmers and landowners to attempt to reverse this decline. The talk will explain why curlew numbers are declining so rapidly and discuss about what steps have been taken so far in the Project and what the results have been.
- 1pm in the museum’s Crosthwaite Room
- 45-60 minutes, including time for questions and discussion.
Lunchtime Talks – The New Mrs Davidson
Speaker: Becks Skinner (Hardheads Heritage)
Inspired by a Wedding Dress from 1911, within The Beacon Museum Collection, this talk explores the research behind the project, as we look for traces of the bride, Mrs Davidson, through the records left during her lifetime in Whitehaven, Egremont and St Bees. It delves into the fashions of the era and what life was like during this period.
This talk has been developed thanks to funding from Arts Council England.
- 1pm in the museum’s Crosthwaite Room
- 45-60 minutes, including time for questions and discussion.
Your enquiry will be sent directly to Keswick Museum. Please fill in as much detail as you can.
Come rain or shine, no visit to Keswick is complete without a trip to the Town’s award-winning museum, situated next to the beautiful Fitz Park and near the popular Keswick to Threlkeld railway trail.
Through exhibitions, family activities and special events, find out about life in the Keswick area, its characters and the many stories that have put the town firmly on the map.
Just a five-minute walk from the centre of town.
“A fantastic little museum- don’t miss it.”
Open daily 10am to 4pm. (Closed 24 – 27 Dec 2025 and 3 - 18 Jan 2026 inclusive)
Entry price: All tickets include free return visits for 12 months. Free admission to shop, café and Community Gallery.
Adult (16 years +) £7.50
Student with card £4.25
Child (5–15 years) £4.25
Child (under 5 years) Free
2 Adult Family (up to 4 children) £19
1 Adult Family (up to 4 children) £11.50
Children 15 years and under must be accompanied by responsible adult.
“Don’t wait for a rainy day to experience it.”
Contact us: [email protected]
017687 73263
www.facebook.com/keswickmuseum
Twitter: @keswickmuseum
Location
Find us:
On Station Road, Keswick CA12 4NF
Regular buses to Keswick from Grasmere, Windermere, Workington and Penrith. Make the most of the £2 capped single fare until December 2024.
www.keswickmuseum.org.uk
Accessibility:
All areas are accessible. Access/Assistance dogs welcome.
Keswick Museum & Art Gallery Management Ltd is a charity no 1156330
Outside In
Inside just got interesting
Step off the trail and into a space where the Lake District is reimagined. Sound, story and digital exploration blend into a hands-on experience that’s full of life, built for curious minds and restless feet of all ages. Outside In lets you immerse yourself in the local landscape and connect with nature through the power of cutting-edge technology.
Augmented Reality Adventure
Explore the Lake District like never before in an original video game. Create a set of Musical Stones and command the forces of nature with your performance.
Fell Footage
Ascend iconic mountains like Helvellyn via high-quality videos. Return as the seasons change to discover newly added destinations.
360 Views
See the local fells and beauty spots from every angle with our VR headsets. No walking boots needed, so get comfy.
Aerial Tours
Soar over Derwentwater through drone footage and discover the stories that make this place so special.
Lunchtime Talk – Curlew Recovery in the Cocker Valley: the first 2 years
Speaker: David Gardiner
The song of the curlew is one of the iconic harbingers of spring, but the numbers of breeding curlews in UK have halved over the last 25 years. There is real concern that, if no action is taken, curlews will disappear within a few years, and curlew song will be lost from the valley forever.
The Curlew Recovery Project was set up to work with local farmers and landowners to attempt to reverse this decline. The talk will explain why curlew numbers are declining so rapidly and discuss about what steps have been taken so far in the Project and what the results have been.
- 1pm in the museum’s Crosthwaite Room
- 45-60 minutes, including time for questions and discussion.
Lunchtime Talks – The New Mrs Davidson
Speaker: Becks Skinner (Hardheads Heritage)
Inspired by a Wedding Dress from 1911, within The Beacon Museum Collection, this talk explores the research behind the project, as we look for traces of the bride, Mrs Davidson, through the records left during her lifetime in Whitehaven, Egremont and St Bees. It delves into the fashions of the era and what life was like during this period.
This talk has been developed thanks to funding from Arts Council England.
- 1pm in the museum’s Crosthwaite Room
- 45-60 minutes, including time for questions and discussion.
Your enquiry will be sent directly to Keswick Museum. Please fill in as much detail as you can.