Stott Park Bobbin Mill   
Stott Park Bobbin Mill was built in 1835 but ceased its commerical operations in 1971. It has been preseved as it was in Victorian times. Here you can learn about the machinery, the techniques that were used, and much more.

Swinside Stone Circle   
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 mountains of the Lake District provide a wonderful backdrop.

Talkin Tarn Country Park   
Talkin Tarn Country Park covers over 180 acres, 65 of which make up the tarn itself. The tarn is up to 42 feet deep and fed by underwater springs. Local rumours say there is a small, submerged town lurking on the lake bed.

Tarn Hows   
Tarn Hows is partly artificial, being three tarns joined together in the 19th Century. Nevertheless, it is an extremely popular spot and offers leisurely walking for any ability. The relatively flat path around the tarn is one and a half miles long, and suitable for wheelchairs.

Tewet Tarn   
As you approach Keswick from Threlkeld on the A66, just past Clough Head and the old quarries on your left, you can catch a glimpse of a tarn set amid the the rugged, undulating little tors of Low and High Rigg.

The Beacon Whitehaven Museum   
The Beacon is home to West Cumbria’s Museum collection and traces the social, industrial and maritime history of this Georgian ’gem’ town. Smuggling and slavery, mining and meteorology, America and the Caribbean have all played an important part in the town’s past.

The Cornmarket and St. Mary’s Church   
Corn was sold in this area of Wigton, outside the church; the initials in the cobbles are for barley oats and wheat. The Medieval church was replaced in 1788.

The Cumberland Pencil Museum   
Cumberland Pencil Museum, and Cumberland pencils themselves, are famous the world over, and were used to draw the animation ’The Snowman’. Inside the museum you will find out how pencils are made, the history of pencil making, and how pencils have influenced the landscape around Keswick.

The Cumberland Toy & Model Museum   
The museum exhibits over 100 years of mainly British toys with many visitor operated exhibits including tinplate Hornby Trains, Scalextric, Lego etc. There are also prams, dolls, aeroplanes - in fact all those toys you had or wanted as a child. Why not come and re-live your childhood..

The Dock Museum   
Explore the fascinating history of Barrow-in-Furness and discover how it grew from a nineteenth century hamlet to the biggest iron and steel centre in the world and a major shipbuilding force. The landscaped waterfront site has an adventure playground, picnic area and walkways.