Welcome to Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum

 

The Museum is now open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm

 

 

Diesel trains running when the museum is open 

 

11.15 am, 1 pm and 3 pm

 

 

Our last day of the season will be Friday 31st of October

 

We will be closed on Saturday 1st November

 

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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

 

 

For 2025 we are planning a series of events and activities as part of Railway 200 - marking 200 years of the modern railway.

 

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                       Events and Steaming Dates for 2025

 

Special events are in bold.

 

 

 

25th October - 31st October - Half Term Steam

 

 

Santa Specials

 

Our popular Santa trains return in December!

 

Santa trains will run on:

The weekends 6th/7th, 13th/14th of December and daily from Saturday 20th through to Wednesday 24th of December

 

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

 

Booking is essential - to book tickets, please follow the link

 

https://buytickets.at/threlkeldquarrymuseumltd/1844754

 

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