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/
MINT - Chinese Crafting
Running alongside the MINT Chinese Film Festival, enjoy a whole series of free complementary events to celebrate Chinese New Year and all things Chinese and Asian.
Chinese crafting session from the Lancaster Confucius Institute at Keswick Museum
Drop in between 11am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 3pm - no booking required
Also see our Chinese New Year community gallery exhibition from the MINT Chinese Film Festival team - running for the whole of February.
MINT - Lakeside Guided Walk
Running alongside the MINT Chinese Film Festival, enjoy a whole series of free complementary events to celebrate Chinese New Year and all things Chinese and Asian.
Lakeside walk with MINT and local guides. Walk 9.30am to 11am, meet outside Alhambra Cinema at 9.20am
MINT - Asian Arts, Craft & Food Market
Running alongside the MINT Chinese Film Festival, enjoy a whole series of free complementary events to celebrate Chinese New Year and all things Chinese and Asian.
MINT - Asian Arts, Craft & Food Market runs in Keswick Market Square from 10am to 3pm: browse and buy arts and crafts, play some games, enjoy some snacks and delectable Asian food (we define Asian very broadly here: we've got Indian, Korean, Chinese and Japanese food represented!)
At 11.30am and 12.30pm you'll be able to see an amazing Lion Dance in the market square, c/o the Lancaster-based Northern Dragons Lion Dance team, sponsored by the Lancaster Confucius Institute.
You can also enjoy at the Methodist Church Hall on Southey Street :
2pm - Chinese music performance
3pm - Chinese tai-chi demonstration
MINT - Lion Dance
Running alongside the MINT Chinese Film Festival, enjoy a whole series of free complementary events to celebrate Chinese New Year and all things Chinese and Asian.
As part of the the Asian Arts, Craft & Food Market happening in the Market Square Lancaster-based Northern Dragons Lion Dance team will be performing an amazing Lion Dance at 11.30am and 12.30pm. Sponsored by the Lancaster Confucius Institute.
You can also enjoy at the Methodist Church Hall on Southey Street :
2pm - Chinese music performance
3pm - Chinese tai-chi demonstration
MINT - Chinese music performance
Running alongside the MINT Chinese Film Festival, enjoy a whole series of free complementary events to celebrate Chinese New Year and all things Chinese and Asian.
At the Methodist Church Hall on Southey Street enjoy Chinese music performance at 2pm. Sponsored by the Lancaster Confucius Institute.
Also happening:
Chinese tai-chi demonstration at 3pm at Methodist Church Hall on Southey Street
Asian Arts, Craft & Food Market at the Market Square 10am to 3pm
Lion Dance at the Market Square 11.30am and 12.30pm
MINT - Chinese tai-chi demonstration
Running alongside the MINT Chinese Film Festival, enjoy a whole series of free complementary events to celebrate Chinese New Year and all things Chinese and Asian.
At the Methodist Church Hall on Southey Street enjoy Chinese tai-chi demonstration at 3pm. Sponsored by the Lancaster Confucius Institute.
Also happening:
Chinese music performance at 2pm at Methodist Church Hall on Southey Street
Asian Arts, Craft & Food Market at the Market Square 10am to 3pm
Lion Dance at the Market Square 11.30am and 12.30pm
Lunchtime Talk – Chinese language and script
Speaker: Carol Rennie
Carol Rennie has a PhD in Chinese Literature and has spent most of her career working in and with China, spending a number of years living in Taiwan and 2 years in Beijing. She is co-Director of the Mint Chinese Film Festival, stablished at the Keswick Alhambra Cinema in 2022: the third edition will take place 21st to 23rd February 2025.
1pm in the museum’s Crosthwaite Room
The talk will last around 45-60 minutes, including time for questions and discussion.
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/
MINT - Chinese Crafting
Running alongside the MINT Chinese Film Festival, enjoy a whole series of free complementary events to celebrate Chinese New Year and all things Chinese and Asian.
Chinese crafting session from the Lancaster Confucius Institute at Keswick Museum
Drop in between 11am - 12.30pm and 1.30pm - 3pm - no booking required
Also see our Chinese New Year community gallery exhibition from the MINT Chinese Film Festival team - running for the whole of February.
MINT - Lakeside Guided Walk
Running alongside the MINT Chinese Film Festival, enjoy a whole series of free complementary events to celebrate Chinese New Year and all things Chinese and Asian.
Lakeside walk with MINT and local guides. Walk 9.30am to 11am, meet outside Alhambra Cinema at 9.20am
MINT - Asian Arts, Craft & Food Market
Running alongside the MINT Chinese Film Festival, enjoy a whole series of free complementary events to celebrate Chinese New Year and all things Chinese and Asian.
MINT - Asian Arts, Craft & Food Market runs in Keswick Market Square from 10am to 3pm: browse and buy arts and crafts, play some games, enjoy some snacks and delectable Asian food (we define Asian very broadly here: we've got Indian, Korean, Chinese and Japanese food represented!)
At 11.30am and 12.30pm you'll be able to see an amazing Lion Dance in the market square, c/o the Lancaster-based Northern Dragons Lion Dance team, sponsored by the Lancaster Confucius Institute.
You can also enjoy at the Methodist Church Hall on Southey Street :
2pm - Chinese music performance
3pm - Chinese tai-chi demonstration
MINT - Lion Dance
Running alongside the MINT Chinese Film Festival, enjoy a whole series of free complementary events to celebrate Chinese New Year and all things Chinese and Asian.
As part of the the Asian Arts, Craft & Food Market happening in the Market Square Lancaster-based Northern Dragons Lion Dance team will be performing an amazing Lion Dance at 11.30am and 12.30pm. Sponsored by the Lancaster Confucius Institute.
You can also enjoy at the Methodist Church Hall on Southey Street :
2pm - Chinese music performance
3pm - Chinese tai-chi demonstration
MINT - Chinese music performance
Running alongside the MINT Chinese Film Festival, enjoy a whole series of free complementary events to celebrate Chinese New Year and all things Chinese and Asian.
At the Methodist Church Hall on Southey Street enjoy Chinese music performance at 2pm. Sponsored by the Lancaster Confucius Institute.
Also happening:
Chinese tai-chi demonstration at 3pm at Methodist Church Hall on Southey Street
Asian Arts, Craft & Food Market at the Market Square 10am to 3pm
Lion Dance at the Market Square 11.30am and 12.30pm
MINT - Chinese tai-chi demonstration
Running alongside the MINT Chinese Film Festival, enjoy a whole series of free complementary events to celebrate Chinese New Year and all things Chinese and Asian.
At the Methodist Church Hall on Southey Street enjoy Chinese tai-chi demonstration at 3pm. Sponsored by the Lancaster Confucius Institute.
Also happening:
Chinese music performance at 2pm at Methodist Church Hall on Southey Street
Asian Arts, Craft & Food Market at the Market Square 10am to 3pm
Lion Dance at the Market Square 11.30am and 12.30pm
Lunchtime Talk – Chinese language and script
Speaker: Carol Rennie
Carol Rennie has a PhD in Chinese Literature and has spent most of her career working in and with China, spending a number of years living in Taiwan and 2 years in Beijing. She is co-Director of the Mint Chinese Film Festival, stablished at the Keswick Alhambra Cinema in 2022: the third edition will take place 21st to 23rd February 2025.
1pm in the museum’s Crosthwaite Room
The talk will last around 45-60 minutes, including time for questions and discussion.
Your enquiry will be sent directly to Keswick Museum. Please fill in as much detail as you can.