Welcome to Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

 

The Museum and Railway are open today!

 

 

Diesel trains running today at

 

11.15 am, 1 pm and 3 pm

 

 

Please note we are only accessible from the A66 this week due to a road closure.

 

Any visitors coming through the Lakes (on the A591) are advised to carry on into Keswick and then onto the A66

 

 

 

 

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

 

Special events are in bold.

 

 

17th - 18th May - VET Working Weekend

 

24th May - 1st June - Half Term Steam

 

26th May - A home grown gala

 

This marks 15 years of railway operations at the Museum and will feature as many locos from our collection as possible.

 

19th July - 31st August - Summer Steam

 

26th - 27th July - Annual Steam Gala

 

This will feature visiting steam locomotives - more details will be annouced in due course.

 

20th - 21st Septmber - VET Working Weekend

 

25th October - 1st November - Half Term Steam

 

 

Steam Santa Specials will run on dates in December. These will be confirmed in September.

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