Beckstones Art Gallery

Established in the 1970s, Beckstones Art Gallery has earned a reputation around the world for exhibiting high quality original paintings by a hand-picked selection of some of the finest contemporary artists in the United Kingdom. Our painstakingly ch...

Brougham Hall

Brougham Hall stands on a site which has been a fortified home since at least 1307.
It reached it's zenith in Victorian Times, when it became known as the Windsor of the North, and the home of the Lord Chancellor of England.
As a halfway hous...

Crafty Monkeys

Crafty Monkeys is a fun day out for all of the family during the holidays, week and at weekends. Children and adults are able to do a number of activities at Crafty Monkeys which include • making a pot • painting a pot • making a bear • creating...

Dalemain Historic House and Gardens

Dalemain Near Ullswater, on the Northern fringes of the Lake District, Dalemain is a real treasure. The fantastic Lake District historic house and gardens contains behind its Georgian facade, a wealth of Tudor and Mediaeval rooms and buildings. There...

Haweswater Nature Reserve

If you want to see a golden eagle but can't get to the Highlands of Scotland, you could try Haweswater where a male displays in the hope of attracting a mate.

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Hutton-in-the-Forest

Welcome to Hutton-in-the-Forest, this ancient house which was at least two hundred and fifty years old when it was bought by my family in 1605. We love living here and are sure you will enjoy visiting. As well as a rich variety of architecture, furni...

King Arthur's Round Table

A Neolithic earthwork 'henge', dating from c. 2000 BC, but much later believed to be King Arthur's jousting arena. Mayburgh Henge is adjacent....

Mayburgh Henge

A large and impressive Neolithic henge, much better preserved than neighbouring King Arthur's Round Table. Its banks stand up to 3 metres (10 feet) high, and unusually are constructed of pebbles collected from the nearby river. Near the centre is a s...

Penrith and Eden Museum

Penrith and Eden Museum is located at the heart of the busy market town of Penrith. The Museum is located in Robinson's School, an Elizabethan building dating from the mid 1600's and used as a school until the mid 1970s. Inside you can explore the hi...

Penrith Castle

The mainly 15th-century remains of a castle begun by Bishop Strickland of Carlisle and developed by the Nevilles and Richard III. Set in a municipal park opposite the railway station....

Rheged Centre

Rheged is an all weather, all year round visitor centre of national importance. Situated in Britain's largest grass covered building, Rheged's centrepiece is a six storey high cinema screen featuring a dramatic journey back in time through 2,000 year...

Wetheriggs Animal Rescue and Conservation Centre

Wetheriggs Animal Rescue & Conservation Centre is a county-wide animal rescue centre caring for a range of animals including Shetland ponies, alpaca, rhea, numerous reptiles, amphibians and birds of prey.
The animals are usually pets that can no l...

Wetheriggs Country Pottery

Wetheriggs Country Pottery is the only exsiting steam powered pottery in the UK, it was restored back in 1995. Why not have a go at throwing a pot or two yourself!...

Winderwath Gardens

Winderwath is a garden of five acres originally laid out at the beginning of the twentieth Century. The mature trees including Wellingtonia, Cut Leaf Beech and Cedar, date from this time. Extensive work has been carried out on the rockeries and herba...