Built over an historic graving dock, the museum is home to a wealth of objects and information on the social and industrial history of the Furness area.

Furness Abbey was one of the richest Cistercian monasteries in England, exceeded only by Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire. The soaring ruins of red sandstone soak up the grandeur of this 700 year old site.

14th-century tower built to assert the authority of the Abbot of Furness Abbey.

Europe's most interactive animal park renowned for just how close you can get! Where you can handfeed giraffes, walk amongst and handfeed wallabies, kangaroos, and emus, walk amongst and interact with over 100 lemurs living wild in the park and help feed them at 2pm...

From archaeological finds, garments through the ages, right up to modern day where restoration of a lighthouse is portrayed by Haverigg School and our new interactive whiteboard brings the Millom Heritage Museum And Visitor Centre into the 21st Century!

The Museum started life as one man’s collection stemming from his lifelong love of ‘the boys’. The new location follows Stan Laurel's story from his early life in Ulverston, to the North East, his early work in Glasgow, then on to America where he met Oliver...

Holker Hall is the home of Lord and Lady Cavendish who welcome visitors of all ages to one of the best-loved stately homes in Britain. Magnificently situated only a short distance from Grange-over-Sands and the expanse of Morecambe Bay, Holker Hall is set in...

The diverse collection formerly displayed at Holker Hall has been presented afresh, together with many new additions, in new state-of-the-art premises at Backbarrow, close to Newby Bridge at the Southern tip of Lake Windermere.

Interesting 14th-century gatehouse of medieval priory.

Near to the Lake District in Cumbria, this extensive working mill was begun in 1835 to produce the wooden bobbins vital to the Lancashire spinning and weaving industries. Although small compared to other mills, some 250 men and boys (some drafted in from workhouses)...