Welcome to Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

 

We are open 7 days a week during the school holidays.

 

We are open from 10 am - 5 pm.

 

Today's trains are steam hauled and will run at

 

11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm only because of a photographic event taking place today.

 

 

If you would like to see what else is happening at the Museum please check our Latest News page or 'like' us on Facebook

 

 

We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded £170,000 of grant funding towards our New Museum Project.

 

Fancy supporting us?

 

Here's how

 

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/preserving-lakelands-industrial-heritage-1

 

 

If you have any questions about your visit, please check our FAQs page

 

 

Steam Gala 27/28 July

 

There will be four visiting steam locomotives running for our gala weekend alongside our own 'Sir Tom'.

 

Tickets are valid for all day travel.

 

Adults - £13

Children - £7

 

Frequent passenger service from 10 am on both days.

 

                       Events and Steaming Dates for 2024

 

Summer holiday steam - 20th July - 1st September

 

Annual steam gala with visiting steam locos - 27/28 July

 

The visiting locomotives will be:

 

Sybil - West Lancashire Light Railway

Peter - Amberley Museum

Isabel - Amerton Railway 

Sybil Mary - Statfold Barn Railway

 

We will run a frequent train service on both gala days.

 

There is a photographic charter on the Friday - for more detail and tickets, please follow this link:

 

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/30742charters/1145145?

 

VET Demonstration Weekend - 21st / 22nd September

 

October half term steam - TBC

 

Santa Specials will run on the last weekend in November and weekends in December. Booking is essential for these trains. Dates will be released in the coming months.

 

The Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum is situated three miles east of Keswick, in the heart of the breathtaking Lake District in Cumbria.

 

The quarry and museum have been lovingly run by our knowledgeable and dedicated staff for over 25 years, and the site and collections continue to expand.

 

The Museum is open from the start of the Easter Holidays to the end of October half term. 

 

During the school holidays the Museum is open daily. During term time we are closed on Mondays.

 

Our opening hours are 10 am - 5 pm

 

For more information and bookings please contact us on:

Tel: 01768 779747/ Email: quarryrailway@gmail.com

 

The museum offers activities for all the family, from budding geologists to hopeful prospectors. It includes:



  • A narrow gauge railway that runs into the old quarry - the trip lasts around 25 minutes.
  • A comprehensive geological and mining museum
  • The quarry site with a unique collection of machinery
  • Mineral panning
  • School or student groups welcome by arrangement (see our schools section here for more details)
  • Ample free parking, shop and hot and cold drinks