Contact Us

Call us on:

01768 779747

Threlkeld Quarry and Mining

Museum

Threlkeld Quarry

Threlkeld CA12 4TT

E-Mail:

quarryrailway@gmail.com

Thank you!

A huge thank you to our friends at the Lake District Foundation for supporting the Museum with the Low Carbon Lake District Grant Scheme.

Interested in Helping?

The Museum is run by a group of volunteers who would welcome new colleagues as the Museum expands. If you have the spare time and think you could help in any way on site, we'd love to hear from you. You'll find it a very friendly place with lovely views and it would be entirely up to you how much time you give. You will find our contact details above.

Threlkeld Quarry is also the home of the Vintage Excavator Trust.

V.E.T Demonstration Working Weekends 2026 16th - 17th May 19th- 20th September

Do come along and join us for our working weekend and see a variety of excavators in action. All are welcome and there will be a selection of food and drinks available!

Saddleback Slate

Please visit our friends at Saddleback Slate

Threlkeld Quarry Museum Ltd

Company Number 05982638

VAT Registration Number 426 2695 83

Welcome to Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

We are open daily from 10 am to 5 pm

Diesel trains running today at

11.15, 1pm and 3 pm

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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

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Events and Steaming Dates for 2026

Our steam locomotive 'Sir Tom' is currently undergoing maintenance. Whilst we hope to complete this by the start of the Easter Holidays, there is no guarentee this will be the case.

Steaming dates

23^rd – 30^th May - half term

18^th July – 31^st August - summer holidays

24^th – 31^st October - half term

Special events

16^th – 17^th May

Vintage Excavator Trust – Demonstration Weekend

See the excavators in action. Hot snacks and cakes available from the ‘Snacks on Tracks’ team

24^th – 26^th July

Annual steam gala with visiting steam locomotives. Three days of narrow gauge action!

19^th – 20^th September

Vintage Excavator Trust – Demonstration Weekend

See the excavators in action. Hot snacks and cakes available from the ‘Snacks on Tracks’ team

Our popular Santa trains return in December!

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