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Keswick Museum & Art Gallery

Keswick

Museum in Keswick, United Kingdom

Opening Open daily 10:00–16:00. Last admissions 15:30.

Price Adult (16 years +): 8.50; Student (with a student card): 6.75; Child (5–15 years): 4.75; Under 5 years: Free with a paying adult; 2 Adult Family (Up to 3 children): 21.50; 1 Adult Family: 13.00. Free entry for carers when accompanying the person they support. Free return entry for 12 months with dated, stamped ticket.

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Age fit Children 15 years and under must be accompanied by a responsible adult. Family activities and special events throughout the year.

Setting indoor

The experience

About this day out

Keswick Museum is an award-winning museum situated in Fitz Park, near the Keswick to Threlkeld railway walking trail. It is set across three galleries, including a traditional room of geology, archaeology and Lakeland curiosities, a special exhibitions room, and a Community Gallery. The museum explores life in Keswick and its surrounds through exhibitions, family activities and special events.

When to go

Opening calendar

Open daily 10:00–16:00. Last admissions 15:30.

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What it costs

Prices at a glance

Admission: Adult (16 years +): 8.50; Student (with a student card): 6.75; Child (5–15 years): 4.75; Under 5 years: Free with a paying adult; 2 Adult Family (Up to 3 children): 21.50; 1 Adult Family: 13.00. Free entry for carers when accompanying the person they support. Free return entry for 12 months with dated, stamped ticket.

Prices can change. Confirm ticket terms with the venue before booking.

Practical details

Facilities & accessibility

At a glance

Café WestShopFree wi-fi throughout the museum and cafeAccessible toiletBaby changing facilitiesHearing loop at receptionPlatform liftPublic microwave in the café dining areaChildren's menu in the caféWater provided for dogs outside café entranceDog snacks on sale

Accessibility: Stepped, level and ramped entry; automatic entrance doors; wheelchair accessibility throughout public areas; accessible toilet; seating available in all public areas; free wi-fi throughout; assistance dogs allowed throughout the building; free entry to registered carers; hearing loop at reception; platform lift large enough to take a motorised wheelchair; three disabled parking bays for blue badge holders directly outside the museum entrance with a 3 hour limit.
Parking: The museum does not have its own designated parking spaces, but 2 hours free public 'disc' parking is available along Station Road. Discs are available from lamp post dispensers and the museum reception. There are 3 disabled parking bays for blue badge holders directly outside the museum entrance on Station Road. The disabled bays have a 3 hour limit. The nearest paid parking is 200 metres away at Keswick Leisure Centre or 300 metres away at Otley Road or Bell Close Car Parks.
Dogs: Assistance dogs (guide dogs and hearing dogs for the deaf) are welcome throughout the museum. Other dogs are not permitted inside the museum building. The café provides water for dogs outside their entrance at the rear of the Park Level.

Getting there

Where you'll find it

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