Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry

Abbot Hall
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 5AL
England

Website

www.lakelandmuseum.org.uk

www.lakelandartstrust.org.uk

E-mail

info@lakelandmuseum.org.uk

Telephone

01539 722464

Fax

01539 722494

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Museum of Lakeland Life with Trezion
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The Museum takes you back through time to explore the story of the Lake District and its inhabitants. Isolated before the arrival of the railway and motorcar, this area developed its own unique customs and traditions.

Recreated period rooms and workshops reveal how rural people lived and worked and played and how different life was before the introduction of machinery. Discover a Lake District kitchen, complete with traditional recipes and utensils, a bedroom full of vernacular furniture and furnishings – including a magnificent 17th century four-poster bed, a farmhouse parlour with a working phonograph and rare 18th century oak panelling.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Mon - Sat (closed Sun)
14 January - 17 December 2011
10.30 - 17:00 (Closing 16:00 Nov - Mar)

Closed: Sun

 Admission charges

Adults £5.00, Gift Aid It for £5.50
Children over 5 and full-time students £3.50, Gift Aid It for £3.85
Family £14.00, Gift Aid It for £15.40 (2 Adults & 4 Children)

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
  • General audio-guide available
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Toilets
  • Cafeteria
  • Picnic area
  • Refreshments
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Children's play area
  • Indoor soft play area
 Disability access
  • Touch exhibits
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Loan service
  • Research facilities for academics

Abbot Hall
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 5AL
England

Website

www.lakelandmuseum.org.uk

www.lakelandartstrust.org.uk

E-mail

info@lakelandmuseum.org.uk

Telephone

01539 722464

Fax

01539 722494

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Recreated farmhouse rooms and workshops tell the story of Lakeland folk, who lived in relative isolation before the arrival of motorcars and trains. The importance of sheep-farming and the related wool-trade, as well as mining and industry, to the area is shown through a combination of real artefacts and photography. A recreation of author Arthur Ransome's study, complete with his personal papers and posessions, tells the story of his fascination with the Lakes, and an Arts & Crafts area highlights the importance of figures like John Ruskin had on the revival of local crafts. Parts of the collection that are not on permanent display can be seen by prior arrangement.

Collection details

Agriculture, Archives, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, Industry, Medicine, Personalities, Photography, Science and Technology, Social History

Key artists and exhibits

  • Joseph Hardman
  • Arthur Ransome
  • Arts & Crafts in Cumbria
  • Simpsons of Kendal
  • Stanley Davies
  • Annie Garnett

Collections services

  • General guide to collections available
  • Specialist publications on collections available
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Abbot Hall
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 5AL
England

Website

www.lakelandmuseum.org.uk

www.lakelandartstrust.org.uk

E-mail

info@lakelandmuseum.org.uk

Telephone

01539 722464

Fax

01539 722494

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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