Penrith and Eden Museum

Robinson's School
Middlegate
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 7PT
England

Website

www.eden.gov.uk/museum

E-mail

museum@eden.gov.uk

Telephone

01768 865105

Fax

01768 891754

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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Penrith and Eden Museum is located at the heart of the bustling market town of Penrith. The Museum is housed in Robinson's School, an Elizabethan building dating from 1670 and used as a school until the early 1970s. It was originally a charity school for poor girls and was converted by Eden District Council in 1990 into an attractive local history museum and Tourist Information Centre.

Inside you can explore the history, geology and archaeology of Penrith and the Eden Valley. Exhibits include pottery from the Roman fort near Plumpton and prehistoric 'cup and ring' stones from Little Meg Stone Circle. There is also gallery space which provides a year-round programme of exhibitions of both historical and contemporary arts interest.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

Open all year:
Monday to Saturday 10am - 4pm.
Sunday, April to October, 1pm - 4.45pm.

 Admission charges

Admission free

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
 Disability access
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Research and adult learning
  • Study facilities

Robinson's School
Middlegate
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 7PT
England

Website

www.eden.gov.uk/museum

E-mail

museum@eden.gov.uk

Telephone

01768 865105

Fax

01768 891754

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.

Collection details

Archaeology, Archives, Weapons and War, Natural Sciences, Costume and Textiles, Decorative and Applied Art, World Cultures, Fine Art, Personalities, Social History

Collections services

  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Robinson's School
Middlegate
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 7PT
England

Website

www.eden.gov.uk/museum

E-mail

museum@eden.gov.uk

Telephone

01768 865105

Fax

01768 891754

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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