Keswick Museum & Art Gallery

Alex Saint Last Updated 28 November 2023

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Keswick Museum & Art Gallery

Station Road, Keswick, CA12 4NF

017687 73263

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Monday10:00am - 4:00pm
Tuesday10:00am - 4:00pm
Wednesday10:00am - 4:00pm
Thursday10:00am - 4:00pm
Friday10:00am - 4:00pm
Saturday10:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday10:00am - 4:00pm

Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.

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Keswick Museum & Art Gallery, image courtesy of venue

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Make a pilgrimage to this recently renovated ‘Victorian Cabinet of curiosities’ to see the musical stones of Skiddaw, one of the museum’s star objects. Keswick Museum is host to special events, exhibitions and family activities. No visit into town is complete without a trip into the museum!

What's on near Keswick Museum & Art Gallery

13 Mar – 22 Mar

LiteratureLancashire

Litfest 2026

One of the oldest literature festivals in the country, Litfest returns to Lancaster with a programme focused on the rights of the natural world.

From £3.00

Afternoon Tea at Blackpool Tower Ballroom

Until 1 Dec

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Afternoon Tea at Blackpool Tower Ballroom

Step into the majestic Blackpool Tower Ballroom for an experience like no other. With stunning architecture, live music and treats galore, Afternoon Tea here is highly recommended.

From £60.00

26 Jun – 28 Jun

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The Black Lights in Blackpool

The White Hotel’s Blackpool takeover places The Caretaker, Blackhaine and A Guy Called Gerald inside the town’s most iconic spaces.

From £150.00

Until 1 Dec

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Turtle Feeding Experience at SEA LIFE Blackpool

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From £75.00

Text reads The Memory of Water. A image of three women in black sitting by a coffin, two with cups of tea, one in the middle raising a wineglass

Until 21 Feb

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The Memory Of Water at The Octagon Theatre

Three sisters, one bitter-sweet reunion – grief, whisky and buried truths collide in a sharply funny Northern family reckoning.

From £15.00

Until 6 Jun

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Saltaire Brewery Tour

The guided tour offers a behind-the-scenes look at the brewhouse and state-of-the-art packaging plant, giving visitors a full sense of what “real Yorkshire beer” means today.

From £15.00

Nnena Kalu, Hanging Sculpture 1-10, installation, 2024; photo courtesy of Manifesta 15 Barcelona Metropolitana. Photo credit: Ivan Erofeev.

Until 22 Feb

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Turner Prize at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery

The UK’s most important visual art prize is back for its 2025 edition, with four new artist nominations in Bradford’s Cartwright Hall Art Gallery.

Free entry

30 May

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The Secrets of Rochdale with a Visit to the Town Hall

Discover Rochdale’s rich history on this guided tour, featuring the newly restored Town Hall, St Chad’s Church, and the Pioneers Museum.

From £20.00

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