Welcome to Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum
The Museum and Railway are now closed for the winter.
We reopen on Saturday 5th April.
If you would like to see what else is happening at the Museum please check our Latest News page or 'like' us on Facebook
Fancy supporting our New Museum Building project?
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
For 2025 we are planning a series of events and activities as part of Railway 200 - marking 200 years of the modern railway.
Events and Steaming Dates for 2025
Dates and events - coming soon!
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
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