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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Managed by the National Trust in association with English Heritage, this site houses the well-marked remains of Ambleside Roman Fort. The fort was built...

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’....

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...

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

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....