Welcome to Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

 

We are open 6 days a week - closed on Mondays

 

Trains run when the Museum is open. They are diesel hauled and run at 11.15 am, 1 pm and 3 pm

 

 

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

 

 

                       Events and Steaming Dates for 2024

 

Summer holiday steam - 20th July - 1st September

 

VET Demonstration Weekend - 21st / 22nd September

 

October half term steam - TBC

 

 

Santa Specials - booking essential!

 

Santa trains will run on:

The weekend of the 30th of November and 1st December, weekends 7th/8th, 14th/15th of December and daily from Saturday 21st through to Tuesday 24th of December

Trains will run at 10.15, 11.00, 11.45, 1.00, 1.45, 2.30 and 3.15.

The trip lasts around 25 minutes and please remember to wrap up warm as not all of our carriages are fully enclosed.

Tickets will go on sale on Saturday 14th September, 9 am - tickets will be available online only here!

 

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