Keswick Museum
No visit to the Lakes is complete without a trip to Keswick Museum, situated in our beautiful arts & crafts home in Fitz Park since 1898.
Step into our galleries to learn about the geology, history, stories and people that have made their mark on this incredible landscape.
Just a five-minute walk from the centre of town.
“We loved how interactive it is. Good fun for all the family (4-42!)”
Open daily 10am to 4pm
Entry price: All tickets include free return visits for 12 months. Free admission to shop, café and Community Gallery.
Adult (16 years +) £8.50
Student with card £6.75
Child (5–15 years) £4.75
Child (under 5 years) Free
2 Adult Family (up to 3 children) £21.50
1 Adult Family (up to 3 children) £13
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
Facebook @keswickmuseum
Instagram @keswickmuseum
www.keswickmuseum.org.uk
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.
Mountain Rescue Trail
Can you find all 8 mountaineers across our galleries?
From the hair-raising heights of our rocks and fossils cabinets, to the vast Lakeland landscapes of Outside In, you'll have to search high and low to find every intrepid adventurer.
Pillar, Rock & Beyond: 200 Years of Rock Climbing
FREE EXHIBITION
Imagine climbing a sheer 500-foot cliff in 1826 with no modern ropes, no sticky rubber shoes, just pure grit.
Two centuries ago, a local farmer named John Atkinson scrambled up the formidable Pillar Rock in Ennerdale. He wasn't chasing lost sheep or surveying land; he did it purely for the thrill of the challenge. With that single ascent of what we now call The Old West Route, recreational rock climbing was officially born. By the late 1800s, this single peak had drawn over a hundred pioneering adventurers, sparking a global passion for the crags.
Until August 31, you can visit the Pillar Rock and Beyond: 200 Years of Rock Climbing at Keswick Museum's Community Gallery.
Speedy Summer crafts
Looking for some fun family-friendly activities during the Summer holidays? Come to the museum and get creative with pin badges, origami creations, felt puppets, paper crafts, cross stitches and peg dolls. Suitable for all children.
All of our activities are drop-in sessions in our galleries, with all materials provided. Drop in on Wednesdays any time between 10am and 12pm, and be prepared to let your imaginations go wild!
Wednesday 22nd July – Badge making
Wednesday 29th July – Origami boxes
Wednesday 5th August – Felt puppets
Wednesday 12th August – Paper stained ‘glass’
Wednesday 19th August – Cross stitch
Wednesday 26th August – Peg dolls
Free with museum admission. Pay once and enjoy our galleries and all of our summer craft sessions throughout the summer at no extra cost – all tickets are valid for 12 months!
Speedy Summer crafts
Looking for some fun family-friendly activities during the Summer holidays? Come to the museum and get creative with pin badges, origami creations, felt puppets, paper crafts, cross stitches and peg dolls. Suitable for all children.
All of our activities are drop-in sessions in our galleries, with all materials provided. Drop in on Wednesdays any time between 10am and 12pm, and be prepared to let your imaginations go wild!
Wednesday 22nd July – Badge making
Wednesday 29th July – Origami boxes
Wednesday 5th August – Felt puppets
Wednesday 12th August – Paper stained ‘glass’
Wednesday 19th August – Cross stitch
Wednesday 26th August – Peg dolls
Free with museum admission. Pay once and enjoy our galleries and all of our summer craft sessions throughout the summer at no extra cost – all tickets are valid for 12 months!
Speedy Summer crafts
Looking for some fun family-friendly activities during the Summer holidays? Come to the museum and get creative with pin badges, origami creations, felt puppets, paper crafts, cross stitches and peg dolls. Suitable for all children.
All of our activities are drop-in sessions in our galleries, with all materials provided. Drop in on Wednesdays any time between 10am and 12pm, and be prepared to let your imaginations go wild!
Wednesday 22nd July – Badge making
Wednesday 29th July – Origami boxes
Wednesday 5th August – Felt puppets
Wednesday 12th August – Paper stained ‘glass’
Wednesday 19th August – Cross stitch
Wednesday 26th August – Peg dolls
Free with museum admission. Pay once and enjoy our galleries and all of our summer craft sessions throughout the summer at no extra cost – all tickets are valid for 12 months!
Speedy Summer crafts
Looking for some fun family-friendly activities during the Summer holidays? Come to the museum and get creative with pin badges, origami creations, felt puppets, paper crafts, cross stitches and peg dolls. Suitable for all children.
All of our activities are drop-in sessions in our galleries, with all materials provided. Drop in on Wednesdays any time between 10am and 12pm, and be prepared to let your imaginations go wild!
Wednesday 22nd July – Badge making
Wednesday 29th July – Origami boxes
Wednesday 5th August – Felt puppets
Wednesday 12th August – Paper stained ‘glass’
Wednesday 19th August – Cross stitch
Wednesday 26th August – Peg dolls
Free with museum admission. Pay once and enjoy our galleries and all of our summer craft sessions throughout the summer at no extra cost – all tickets are valid for 12 months!
Speedy Summer crafts
Looking for some fun family-friendly activities during the Summer holidays? Come to the museum and get creative with pin badges, origami creations, felt puppets, paper crafts, cross stitches and peg dolls. Suitable for all children.
All of our activities are drop-in sessions in our galleries, with all materials provided. Drop in on Wednesdays any time between 10am and 12pm, and be prepared to let your imaginations go wild!
Wednesday 22nd July – Badge making
Wednesday 29th July – Origami boxes
Wednesday 5th August – Felt puppets
Wednesday 12th August – Paper stained ‘glass’
Wednesday 19th August – Cross stitch
Wednesday 26th August – Peg dolls
Free with museum admission. Pay once and enjoy our galleries and all of our summer craft sessions throughout the summer at no extra cost – all tickets are valid for 12 months!
Your enquiry will be sent directly to Keswick Museum. Please fill in as much detail as you can.
No visit to the Lakes is complete without a trip to Keswick Museum, situated in our beautiful arts & crafts home in Fitz Park since 1898.
Step into our galleries to learn about the geology, history, stories and people that have made their mark on this incredible landscape.
Just a five-minute walk from the centre of town.
“We loved how interactive it is. Good fun for all the family (4-42!)”
Open daily 10am to 4pm
Entry price: All tickets include free return visits for 12 months. Free admission to shop, café and Community Gallery.
Adult (16 years +) £8.50
Student with card £6.75
Child (5–15 years) £4.75
Child (under 5 years) Free
2 Adult Family (up to 3 children) £21.50
1 Adult Family (up to 3 children) £13
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
Facebook @keswickmuseum
Instagram @keswickmuseum
www.keswickmuseum.org.uk
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.
Mountain Rescue Trail
Can you find all 8 mountaineers across our galleries?
From the hair-raising heights of our rocks and fossils cabinets, to the vast Lakeland landscapes of Outside In, you'll have to search high and low to find every intrepid adventurer.
Pillar, Rock & Beyond: 200 Years of Rock Climbing
FREE EXHIBITION
Imagine climbing a sheer 500-foot cliff in 1826 with no modern ropes, no sticky rubber shoes, just pure grit.
Two centuries ago, a local farmer named John Atkinson scrambled up the formidable Pillar Rock in Ennerdale. He wasn't chasing lost sheep or surveying land; he did it purely for the thrill of the challenge. With that single ascent of what we now call The Old West Route, recreational rock climbing was officially born. By the late 1800s, this single peak had drawn over a hundred pioneering adventurers, sparking a global passion for the crags.
Until August 31, you can visit the Pillar Rock and Beyond: 200 Years of Rock Climbing at Keswick Museum's Community Gallery.
Speedy Summer crafts
Looking for some fun family-friendly activities during the Summer holidays? Come to the museum and get creative with pin badges, origami creations, felt puppets, paper crafts, cross stitches and peg dolls. Suitable for all children.
All of our activities are drop-in sessions in our galleries, with all materials provided. Drop in on Wednesdays any time between 10am and 12pm, and be prepared to let your imaginations go wild!
Wednesday 22nd July – Badge making
Wednesday 29th July – Origami boxes
Wednesday 5th August – Felt puppets
Wednesday 12th August – Paper stained ‘glass’
Wednesday 19th August – Cross stitch
Wednesday 26th August – Peg dolls
Free with museum admission. Pay once and enjoy our galleries and all of our summer craft sessions throughout the summer at no extra cost – all tickets are valid for 12 months!
Speedy Summer crafts
Looking for some fun family-friendly activities during the Summer holidays? Come to the museum and get creative with pin badges, origami creations, felt puppets, paper crafts, cross stitches and peg dolls. Suitable for all children.
All of our activities are drop-in sessions in our galleries, with all materials provided. Drop in on Wednesdays any time between 10am and 12pm, and be prepared to let your imaginations go wild!
Wednesday 22nd July – Badge making
Wednesday 29th July – Origami boxes
Wednesday 5th August – Felt puppets
Wednesday 12th August – Paper stained ‘glass’
Wednesday 19th August – Cross stitch
Wednesday 26th August – Peg dolls
Free with museum admission. Pay once and enjoy our galleries and all of our summer craft sessions throughout the summer at no extra cost – all tickets are valid for 12 months!
Speedy Summer crafts
Looking for some fun family-friendly activities during the Summer holidays? Come to the museum and get creative with pin badges, origami creations, felt puppets, paper crafts, cross stitches and peg dolls. Suitable for all children.
All of our activities are drop-in sessions in our galleries, with all materials provided. Drop in on Wednesdays any time between 10am and 12pm, and be prepared to let your imaginations go wild!
Wednesday 22nd July – Badge making
Wednesday 29th July – Origami boxes
Wednesday 5th August – Felt puppets
Wednesday 12th August – Paper stained ‘glass’
Wednesday 19th August – Cross stitch
Wednesday 26th August – Peg dolls
Free with museum admission. Pay once and enjoy our galleries and all of our summer craft sessions throughout the summer at no extra cost – all tickets are valid for 12 months!
Speedy Summer crafts
Looking for some fun family-friendly activities during the Summer holidays? Come to the museum and get creative with pin badges, origami creations, felt puppets, paper crafts, cross stitches and peg dolls. Suitable for all children.
All of our activities are drop-in sessions in our galleries, with all materials provided. Drop in on Wednesdays any time between 10am and 12pm, and be prepared to let your imaginations go wild!
Wednesday 22nd July – Badge making
Wednesday 29th July – Origami boxes
Wednesday 5th August – Felt puppets
Wednesday 12th August – Paper stained ‘glass’
Wednesday 19th August – Cross stitch
Wednesday 26th August – Peg dolls
Free with museum admission. Pay once and enjoy our galleries and all of our summer craft sessions throughout the summer at no extra cost – all tickets are valid for 12 months!
Speedy Summer crafts
Looking for some fun family-friendly activities during the Summer holidays? Come to the museum and get creative with pin badges, origami creations, felt puppets, paper crafts, cross stitches and peg dolls. Suitable for all children.
All of our activities are drop-in sessions in our galleries, with all materials provided. Drop in on Wednesdays any time between 10am and 12pm, and be prepared to let your imaginations go wild!
Wednesday 22nd July – Badge making
Wednesday 29th July – Origami boxes
Wednesday 5th August – Felt puppets
Wednesday 12th August – Paper stained ‘glass’
Wednesday 19th August – Cross stitch
Wednesday 26th August – Peg dolls
Free with museum admission. Pay once and enjoy our galleries and all of our summer craft sessions throughout the summer at no extra cost – all tickets are valid for 12 months!
Your enquiry will be sent directly to Keswick Museum. Please fill in as much detail as you can.