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Brantwood offers a fascinating insight into the world of John Ruskin who spent the last 28 years of his life at Coniston. The house retains the character of its famous resident with many fine paintings, beautiful furniture and Ruskin’s personal treasures. With its many contemporary exhibitions, concerts, courses and special events, together with its education work in the wider community, Brantwood continues Read more…
Bow Bridge, narrow 15th-century stone bridge across Mill Beck carried an old packhorse route to nearby Furness Abbey. Read more…
Carlisle Castle is a great medieval fortress that has watched over the City of Carlisle for over nine centuries. Visitors can explore fascinating and ancient chambers, stairways and dungeons and find the legendary ‘licking stones’. The Castle is also home to the Border Regiment Museum which shows the history of Cumbria’s County Infantry Regiment, the Border Regiment and the King’s Read more…
Abbot Hall was built in 1759 by Colonel George Wilson, the second son of Daniel Wilson of Dallam Tower, a large house and country estate nearby. It was built on the site of the old Abbot’s Hall, which formerly stood roughly where the museum is today. Before the dissolution of the monasteries this was where the Abbot or his representative Read more…
The Beatrix Potter Gallery is a gallery run by the National Trust and situated in a 17th-century stone-built house in Hawkshead, Cumbria Read more…
Appleby Castle overlooks the River Eden and consists of a 12th century castle keep which is known as Caesar’s Tower, and a mansion house. These, together with their associated buildings, are set in a courtyard surrounded by curtain walls. Appleby Castle is privately owned but is available for private celebrations, business conferences, filming and sporting events. History tours of the Castle are held daily but advance booking Read more…
Castlerigg is perhaps the most dramatically sited of all British stone circles, with panoramic views and the mountains of Helvellyn and High Seat as a backdrop. It is also among the earliest British circles, raised in about 3000 BC during the Neolithic period. Limited parking is available at the site and a good option is to walk from Keswick to Read more…
Armitt Museum is an independent museum, library and library, founded by Mary Louisa Armitt in 1909 and devoted to preserving and sharing the cultural heritage of the Lake District. Read more…
Aldingham castle is an unusual 13th century motte and bailey castle and can still be seen on top of a sandy cliff overlooking Morecambe Bay. Read more…
Cartmel Priory Gatehouse is a 14th-century gatehouse of a medieval priory. Now a small museum depicting the history of the monastery and Cartmel village. Read more…