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ATTRACTIONS OPEN IN CUMBRIA AS AT 30 MARCH 2001

Keswick and District

Type of attraction
Green=good for children

Name of attraction / location Phone Cost Opening times
Activity Stakis Lodore Leisure Club
Keswick
017687 77285 £5/£2.50 8am to 9pm
Activity Ullswater Steamers
Glenridding
017684 82229 £7/£3.50 round trip, £4.60/£2.30 single Glenridding - 1st Boat 9.15am last boat 3.45pm
Activity Rookin House Farm
Ullswater
017684 83561 various depending on activity Advanced Bookings only.
Activity Platty Plus (Water Based Activities)
Keswick
017687 77282   Open for Advanced Bookings Only
Activity Armathwaite Hall Leisure Club
Keswick
017687 76551 £10 7am to 9.30pm
Activity Climbing Wall - Southey Hill Trad Est
Keswick
017687 72000 £15 for 1person, £10 for 2 etc Mon - Thurs10am to 10pm, Fri -Sun 10am to 9pm
Activity Keswick Mountain Bike Centre
Keswick
017687 75202 £13 full day/£10 half day 9am to 5.30pm
Activity Keswick Leisure Pool
Keswick
017687 772760 £3.45/£2.70 Wed-Fri 12noon to 5pm, Sat&Sun 10am to 5pm
Activity Fitz Park Tennis & Putting
Keswick
     
Activity Castle Inn Leisure Club
Bassenthwaite
017687 76401 £10 &£5 7.30am to 9pm
Activity Keswick Launch
Keswick
017687 72263 £5/£2 First Boat 10am, last boat 4.30pm
Activity Keswick Golf Club
Keswick
017687 79324 Green Fees £20 weekdays, £25 weekends 8am to dusk
Activity Hope Park Pitch & Put & Crazy Golf
Keswick
     
Exhibition Laburnum Ceramics Gallery
Ullswater
01768 864842 Free Admission Advance bookings only
Exhibition Thornthwaite Galleries
Thornthwaite
017687 78248 Free Admission 10.30am to 4pm (Closed Tues)
Exhibition The Teapottery
Keswick
017687 73983 Free Entry 9am to 5pm
Gardens Mirehouse
Keswick
017687 72287   House only - grounds closed
Mine Museum Honistor Slate Mine
Keswick
017687 77230 Free Entry To Shop Shop 9am to 5pm
Underground tours at 10.30, 12.30 and 3.30
Museum Cars of The Stars
Keswick
017687 73757 £3/£2 10am to 5pm from 7th April
Museum Cumberland Pencil Museum
Keswick
017687 73626 £2.50/£1.25 9.30am to 4pm
Museum Threlkeld Quarry Mining Museum
Threlkeld
017687 79747 £2.50/£1.50 museum, £3/£1.50 underground tour 10am to 5pm (Last tour 4pm)
Museum Keswick Museum & Art Gallery
Keswick
017687 73263   Easter onwards
Retail Priests Mill
Caldbeck
016974 78369 Free Admission 12noon to 4pm
Theatre/Cinema Alhambra Cinema
Keswick
017687 72195    
Theatre/Cinema Theatre By The Lake
Keswick
017687 74411    


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West Coast

Type of attraction
Green=good for children

Name of attraction / location Phone Cost Opening times
Activity West Coast Indoor Karting
Maryport
01900 816472 From £15/£5 1pm to 10pm Tues-Fri, 10am to 10pm Sat&Sun
Activity Whitehaven Walks
Whitehaven
01946 852939 £3 Mon, Wed, Sat 12.30pm
Activity Miami Superbowl
Workington
01900 872207 £3.25/£2.75 10am to 11pm
Activity Leisure Links
Workington
01900 61771 Swimming £3/£1.15. Sports From £3.20 10am to 4pm swimming, 8.30am to 10pm sports
Exhibition Sellafield Visitor Centre
Seascale
019467 27027 Free Entry 10am to 5pm
Exhibition Jennings Brewery
Cockermouth
01900 821011 £3/£1 (due to increase shortly) Tours 11am and 2pm
Exhibition The Beacon
Whitehaven
01946 592302 £4.00/£2.65 10am to 5.30pm
Exhibition Florence Mine
Egremont
01946 820683 £6.50/£4.50 inc tour, £1/50p Museum only 10am to 4pm Tours 12.30pm Sat/Sun/BH
Exhibition Lowes Court Gallery
Egremont
01946 820693 Free Entry 10am to 5pm Mon-Sat (half day Wed)
Exhibition Castlegate House Gallery
Cockermouth
01900 822149 Free Entry 10.30am to 5pm
Exhibition Rum Story
Whitehaven
01946 592933 £4.50/£2.95 10am to 5pm
Exhibition Lake District Coast Aquarium
Maryport
01900 817760 £4.25/£2.95 10am to 5pm
Exhibition Lakeland Sheep & Wool Centre
Cockermouth
01900 822673 Free Entry 9.30am to 5.30pm
NO SHEEP SHOWS
Museum Helena Thompson Museum
Workington
01900 32655    
Museum Mineral & Fossil Museum
Cockermouth
01900 828301   Open from Easter
Museum Maryport Maritime Museum
Maryport
01900 813738 Free Admission 10am to 1pm & 2pm to 4.30pm
Museum Cumberland Toy and Model Museum
Cockermouth
01900 827606 £2.80/£1.40 10am to 5pm
Museum Haig Colliery Mining Museum
Whitehaven
01946 599949 Free entry 11am to 5pm (closed Wed)
Retail Kangol Factory Shop
Cleator
01946 810312 Free Admission 9am to 5pm Mon to Sat, 11am to 4pm Sun & BHs
Theatre/Cinema Carnegie Theatre
Workington
01900 602122    
Theatre/Cinema Rendezvous Twin Cinema
Workington
01900 602505    
Theatre/Cinema Rosehill Theatre
Whitehaven
01946 692422    

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Penrith & Eden Valley

Type of attraction
Green=good for children

Name of attraction / location Phone Cost Opening times
Activity Penrith Leisure Centre
Penrith
01768 863450 £1.80/£0.90 Times vary please check
Activity Penrith Golf Centre & Driving Range
Penrith
01768 892167 £2.40/£1.09 drive, £4.90/£3.90 course 9am to 9pm
Activity Noahs Ark Softplay Centre
Penrith
01768 890640    
Exhibition Upfront Gallery
Penrith
017684 84538 Free Admission 10am to 5pm (Closed Mon)
Exhibition Courtyard Gallery
Appleby
017683 51638 Free Admission 10am to 5.30pm (closed Mon) (Open until 5pm Sun)
Exhibition Rheged Discovery Centre
Penrith
01768 868000 Free Admission 10am to 5.30pm
Exhibition Beckstones Art Gallery
Penrith
017684 83601 Free Admission 10am to 5.30pm
Exhibition The Lion Gallery
Penrith
01768 867299 Free Admission 9.30am to 5pm (Wed 10am to 3pm)(Closed Sun)
Exhibition Eden Valley Woollen Mill
Armathwaite
016974 72457 Free Admission 9.30am to 5.30pm (Closed Sun)
Exhibition Melmerby Art, Craft & Gift Gallery
Melmerby
01768 881806 Free Admission 10.30am to 4.30pm (closed Mon)
Exhibition Greystoke Gill Pottery
Penrith
017684 83123 Free Admission 10am to 5pm (Closed Mon & Tues until Easter
Exhibition Lilliput Lane Visitor Centre
Penrith
01768 212692 £2/£1 under 12s free 5 tours Mon-Thurs, 3 tours Fri.  Book in advance
Exhibition Wetheriggs Country Pottery
Penrith
01768 892733 Free Admission 10am to 5pm Thurs to Mon
Exhibition Eden Craft Gallery
Penrith
01768 867955    
Historic Place Appleby Castle
Appleby
017683 51402    
Museum Penrith Museum
Penrith
01768 864671    
Retail The Village Bakery
Melmerby
01768 881515 Free Admission 8.30am to 5pm Mon-Sat, 9.30am to 5pm Sun &BH

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Carlisle & District

Type of attraction
Green=good for children

Name of attraction / location Phone Cost Opening times
Activity Settle-Carlisle Railway
Carlisle
066 066 0607 £16.30/£8.15 first train 8.55am last train 16.27pm
Activity Go Go Go Indoor Karting
Carlisle
01228 510061 From £6/£5 Tues-Sat 10am to 10pm, Sun 12noon - 10pm
Activity Laser Quest
Carlisle
01228 511155 £3.50 1 game/£5.50 2 games 9.30am to 9pm
Activity AMF Bowling
Carlisle
01228 810310 £3.95/£2.75 10am to 12pm
Activity Border Air Training
Carlisle
01228 573490 £72 40min Air Experience Advanced Bookings only
Exhibition Hesket Newmarket Brewery
Hesket Newmarket
016974 78066/78288 £9 incl 2 course meal, free drink in brewery
Wednesday evenings
Historic Place Carlisle Cathedral
Carlisle
01228 535169 Donations 8am to 6pm
Historic Place Carlisle Castle
Carlisle
01228 591922 £3.10/£1.60 9.30am to 6pm
Historic Place Holm Cultram Abbey
Abbey Town
016973 61233 Free 9am to 6pm
Museum Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery
Carlisle
01228 534781 £3.75/£2.75 10am to 5pm M-S, 12noon - 5pm Sun
Retail Gretna Shopping Outlet
Gretna Green
     
Retail World Famous Old Blacksmith's Shopping Centre
Gretna Green
01461 338441 Exhibition £2 9am to 5pm
Theatre/Cinema The Sands Centre
Carlisle
01228 625222    

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South Lakes

Type of attraction
Green=good for children

Name of attraction / location Phone Cost Opening times
Activity Coniston Launch
Coniston
015394 36216 £3.60/£1.80 Nrth Cruise,
£5.80/£2.90 Sth Cruise
First cruise 10.30am, last cruise 3.30pm
Activity Windermere Lake Cruises
Newby Bridge
015395 31188 £10.50/£5.25 ( lower prices for shorter trips) first boat 9.05am, last boat 4.55pm
Activity Low Wood Watersports
Windermere
015394 39441 £49 for 1hr waterski for 4 (other prices for other activities) 9am to 5pm
Exhibition Kendal Reptiles
Kendal
01539 721240 £2.25/£1.30 10am to 5pm, Sun 11am to 3.30pm
Exhibition Artcrystal
Haverthwaite
015395 31796 Free Admission 10am to 4pm
Exhibition Abbott Hall Art Gallery
Kendal
01539 722464 £3/£1.50 10.30am to 5pm
Exhibition Aquarium of the Lakes
Newby Bridge
015395 30153 £5.50/£3.75 9am to 5pm
Exhibition Peter Hall & Son
Staveley
01539 821633 Free Admission 9am to 5pm
Exhibition Kirkstone Gallery
Skelwith Bridge
015394 34002    
Exhibition Kentmere Studio Pottery Shop
Kentmere
01539 821621 Free Admission 9am to 5pm
(Ring to check times)
Exhibition Adrian Sankey Glass
Ambleside
015394 33039 Free Admission 9am to 5.30pm
Exhibition Heaton Cooper Studio
Grasmere
015394 35280 Free Admission 9am to 6pm,
Sun 12noon to 6pm
Exhibition World of Beatrix Potter
Bowness
015394 88444 £3.50/£2 10am to 4.30pm
Exhibition The Quaker Tapestry
Kendal
01539 722975    
Garden Centre Webb's Garden World & Aquatic Centre
Kendal
01539 720068 Free Admission 9am to 6pm Mon-Fri, 10.30am to 6pm Sun
Garden Centre Hayes Garden World
Ambleside
015394 33434 Free Admission 9am to 6pm,
Sun 11am to 5pm
Gardens Holehird Gardens
Windermere
015394 46008 Donations Open at reasonable times
Historic Place Rydal Mount & Gardens
Ambleside
015394 33002 £4/£1.25 9.30am to 5pm
Historic Place Leighton Hall
Carnforth
01524 734474 £4.50/£3 2pm to 5pm from 1st May
Historic Place Kendal Castle
Kendal
     
Historic Place Dove Cottage & Wordsworth Museum
Grasmere
015394 35544 £5/£2.50 9.30am to 5pm
Historic Place Brantwood, Home of John Ruskin
Coniston
015394 41396    
Museum Armitt: Ambleside's Museum & Library Centre
Ambleside
015394 31212 £2.50/£1.80 10am to 4.30pm
Museum Ruskin Museum
Coniston
015394 41164 £3/£1.75 10am to 5.30pm
Museum The Homes of Football
Ambleside
015394 34440 Free Admission 9.30am to 5.30pm
Museum Kendal Museum
Kendal
01539 721374 £3/£1.50 10.30am to 5pm
Retail K Village Outlet Centre
Kendal
01539 732363 Free Admission 9.30am to 5.30pm Mon-Fri, 9am to 6pm Sat,
11am to 5pm Sun
Retail Low Sizergh Barn Farmshop
Sizergh
015395 60426 Free Admission 9.30am to 5pm
Theatre/Cinema Zeffirellis
Ambleside
015394 33845    
Theatre/Cinema Brewery Arts Centre
Kendal
015397 25133    

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Lake District Peninsular

Type of attraction
Green=good for children

Name of attraction / location Phone Cost Opening times
Activity Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway
Haverthwaite
015395 31594 £3.90/£1.95 First train 10.35am,
last train 16.15pm (From 7/4/01)
Activity Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway
Ravenglass
01229 717171 £7/£3.50 First train 10.25am
Last train 4.05pm
Exhibition South Lakes Wild Animal Park
Dalton in Furness
01229 466086 £7/£3.50 10am to 6pm
Exhibition Lakes Glass Centre
Ulverston
01229 581385    
Exhibition Lakeland Wildlife Oasis
Hale
015395 63027 £5.50/£3 10am to 5pm
Exhibition Ulverston Heritage Centre
Ulverston
01229 580820 £2/£1 9.30am to 4.30pm
(Closed Wed until Spring Break)
Historic Place Muncaster Castle
Ravenglass
01229 717614 £5/£3 10.30am to 6pm
Historic Place Cartmel Priory
Cartmel
015395 36261 Suggested £2 donation 9.30am to 5.30pm.
Advanced Booking for Grp tours
Historic Place Holker Hall
Cark in Cartmel
015395 58328    
Museum Laurel & Hardy Museum
Ulverston
01229 582292 £2/£1 10am to 4.30pm
Museum Dock Museum
Barrow In Furness
01229 894444 Free Admission

10.30am to 4pm Wed-Fri,
Sat&Sun 12noon to 4pm


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