Keswick Museum
Come rain or shine, no visit to Keswick is complete without a trip to the Town’s award-winning museum, situated next to the beautiful Fitz Park and near the popular Keswick to Threlkeld railway trail.
Through exhibitions, family activities and special events, find out about life in the Keswick area, its characters and the many stories that have put the town firmly on the map.
Just a five-minute walk from the centre of town.
“A fantastic little museum- don’t miss it.”
Open daily 10am to 4pm. (Closed 24 – 27 Dec 2025 and 3 - 18 Jan 2026 inclusive)
Entry price: All tickets include free return visits for 12 months. Free admission to shop, café and Community Gallery.
Adult (16 years +) £7.50
Student with card £4.25
Child (5–15 years) £4.25
Child (under 5 years) Free
2 Adult Family (up to 4 children) £19
1 Adult Family (up to 4 children) £11.50
Children 15 years and under must be accompanied by responsible adult.
“Don’t wait for a rainy day to experience it.”
Contact us: info@keswickmuseum.org.uk
017687 73263
www.facebook.com/keswickmuseum
Twitter: @keswickmuseum
Location
Find us:
On Station Road, Keswick CA12 4NF
Regular buses to Keswick from Grasmere, Windermere, Workington and Penrith. Make the most of the £2 capped single fare until December 2024.
www.keswickmuseum.org.uk
Accessibility:
All areas are accessible. Access/Assistance dogs welcome.
Keswick Museum & Art Gallery Management Ltd is a charity no 1156330
Re-imagining Goldilocks: From Southey to Puss in Boots
A new exhibition at Keswick Museum celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of one of Keswick’s most famous characters – Poet Laureate and writer of the Three Bears tale Robert Southey.
Southey was a prolific and influential poet, essayist, historian, travel-writer and biographer who lived with his family at Greta Hall in Keswick from 1803 onwards. This new exhibition reveals the many different versions of the classic ‘Three Bears’ fairytale for which Southey became famous. From Goldilocks to Puss in Boots and everything in between, the exhibition explores what stories we tell when we reimagine classic tales.
www.keswickmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/
Keswick Museum Remembers VE and VJ Day
At the end of World War 2, peace in Europe was declared on 8th May 1945, although peace in the Far East did not arrive until a few months later, with VJ Day being commemorated on 15th August. As this year marks 80 years since VE and VJ Days, we have been looking through the Museum’s collection of objects associated with World War 2. One of the museum’s volunteers, Pamela Herbert, has created a display that shows items associated with rationing, public safety, returning soldiers, and remembers service personnel who died during the war.
Heather Seddon a retrospective
A display of textile art by Heather Seddon (1945 – 2024), by the Eden Valley Guild of Spinners, Weavers, and Dyers. Heather’s work combines the creative flair of an artist with the observational skills of a natural scientist.
The Eden Valley Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers are celebrating the life of their Chair Heather Seddon who sadly died in 2024 and left a house full of her wonderful textile art. Heather’s amazing weaving, braiding and tapestry weaving makes a wonderfully inspiring and colourful exhibition which we are delighted to showcase in Keswick, before it is returned to her family in Kent.
Lunchtime Talk – Women on the Home Front: The Work of the WVS during the 2nd World War
When we think of Women of the Home Front, we think of the propaganda pictures of the Land Army or Munitions Workers; the matronly looking women of the WVS tend to be forgotten. The WVS came into existence to fill in the gaps on the home front, creating a very wide remit. This talk tells their story, how they came into existence and some of their varied roles from running canteens to forming ‘shopping squads’ to rowing library books into the Solent!
The talk will last around 45-60 minutes, including time for questions and discussion.
Keswick Museum Summer Fair
At Keswick Museum and in Lower Fitz Park
11am – 3pm
All activities including museum entry are Free of Charge
This year the summer fair will include:
- Museum information stand
- Storytelling with Digby Days
- Face painting by KYCS (Keswick Youth Centre Services)
- Craft activity tent
- Tale Telt Storytelling ‘on the road’
- Live historical interpretation from Hardheads Heritage
- 3 bears photo point
- CVS volunteer information event in the museum Crosthwaite room.
- On-site Café West open all day
Your enquiry will be sent directly to Keswick Museum. Please fill in as much detail as you can.
Come rain or shine, no visit to Keswick is complete without a trip to the Town’s award-winning museum, situated next to the beautiful Fitz Park and near the popular Keswick to Threlkeld railway trail.
Through exhibitions, family activities and special events, find out about life in the Keswick area, its characters and the many stories that have put the town firmly on the map.
Just a five-minute walk from the centre of town.
“A fantastic little museum- don’t miss it.”
Open daily 10am to 4pm. (Closed 24 – 27 Dec 2025 and 3 - 18 Jan 2026 inclusive)
Entry price: All tickets include free return visits for 12 months. Free admission to shop, café and Community Gallery.
Adult (16 years +) £7.50
Student with card £4.25
Child (5–15 years) £4.25
Child (under 5 years) Free
2 Adult Family (up to 4 children) £19
1 Adult Family (up to 4 children) £11.50
Children 15 years and under must be accompanied by responsible adult.
“Don’t wait for a rainy day to experience it.”
Contact us: info@keswickmuseum.org.uk
017687 73263
www.facebook.com/keswickmuseum
Twitter: @keswickmuseum
Location
Find us:
On Station Road, Keswick CA12 4NF
Regular buses to Keswick from Grasmere, Windermere, Workington and Penrith. Make the most of the £2 capped single fare until December 2024.
www.keswickmuseum.org.uk
Accessibility:
All areas are accessible. Access/Assistance dogs welcome.
Keswick Museum & Art Gallery Management Ltd is a charity no 1156330
Re-imagining Goldilocks: From Southey to Puss in Boots
A new exhibition at Keswick Museum celebrates the 250th anniversary of the birth of one of Keswick’s most famous characters – Poet Laureate and writer of the Three Bears tale Robert Southey.
Southey was a prolific and influential poet, essayist, historian, travel-writer and biographer who lived with his family at Greta Hall in Keswick from 1803 onwards. This new exhibition reveals the many different versions of the classic ‘Three Bears’ fairytale for which Southey became famous. From Goldilocks to Puss in Boots and everything in between, the exhibition explores what stories we tell when we reimagine classic tales.
www.keswickmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/
Keswick Museum Remembers VE and VJ Day
At the end of World War 2, peace in Europe was declared on 8th May 1945, although peace in the Far East did not arrive until a few months later, with VJ Day being commemorated on 15th August. As this year marks 80 years since VE and VJ Days, we have been looking through the Museum’s collection of objects associated with World War 2. One of the museum’s volunteers, Pamela Herbert, has created a display that shows items associated with rationing, public safety, returning soldiers, and remembers service personnel who died during the war.
Heather Seddon a retrospective
A display of textile art by Heather Seddon (1945 – 2024), by the Eden Valley Guild of Spinners, Weavers, and Dyers. Heather’s work combines the creative flair of an artist with the observational skills of a natural scientist.
The Eden Valley Guild of Spinners, Weavers and Dyers are celebrating the life of their Chair Heather Seddon who sadly died in 2024 and left a house full of her wonderful textile art. Heather’s amazing weaving, braiding and tapestry weaving makes a wonderfully inspiring and colourful exhibition which we are delighted to showcase in Keswick, before it is returned to her family in Kent.
Lunchtime Talk – Women on the Home Front: The Work of the WVS during the 2nd World War
When we think of Women of the Home Front, we think of the propaganda pictures of the Land Army or Munitions Workers; the matronly looking women of the WVS tend to be forgotten. The WVS came into existence to fill in the gaps on the home front, creating a very wide remit. This talk tells their story, how they came into existence and some of their varied roles from running canteens to forming ‘shopping squads’ to rowing library books into the Solent!
The talk will last around 45-60 minutes, including time for questions and discussion.
Keswick Museum Summer Fair
At Keswick Museum and in Lower Fitz Park
11am – 3pm
All activities including museum entry are Free of Charge
This year the summer fair will include:
- Museum information stand
- Storytelling with Digby Days
- Face painting by KYCS (Keswick Youth Centre Services)
- Craft activity tent
- Tale Telt Storytelling ‘on the road’
- Live historical interpretation from Hardheads Heritage
- 3 bears photo point
- CVS volunteer information event in the museum Crosthwaite room.
- On-site Café West open all day
Your enquiry will be sent directly to Keswick Museum. Please fill in as much detail as you can.