Bowling Hall is a large museum in a medieval building, it is set in a leafy garden with a large…read morepark across the road. It was a stronghold in the 'siege of Bradford' and where a ghost requested that we 'pity poor Bradford'! The exhibits are quite 'traditional', but this doesn't detract from the charm of the museum, in fact quite often you can be the only people in the attraction which gives it a certain atmosphere, especially when you are wandering around the haunted rooms! The museum is large enough to while away an hour, but not too big that it would be boring for younger visitors. The promise of a play in the park and an icecream should keep them quiet and on their best behaviour too - the park opposite the museum is large and well kept and has something for everyone.

This is a lovely old house situated in the Bradford 4 area…read more The ground floor where you enter is slighlty darker than the rest and can frighten some younger children. There is many things on show, that can teach young children and older children about how people used is to live. This place is said to be haunted and appeared on most haunted. It has different events happening through out the years and is a good place to vist.

When we went in the staff were really friendly, I really found this place interesting not as much…read moreto see as i thought but worth looking at. A bit expensive to get in though, you can get discount if you go to the botanic gardens first, which we didnt find out until after. Some really beautiful pieces of history in this museum, you can tell these items are really good quality and I am sure they would be expensive to buy. I would definately recommend this place.

This place is smaller than I first expected. It has always been very quiet when we have visited and…read moreis a place whre you do need to keep a very close eye on children. There is a dressing up box for children and some hands on exhibits. Occassionally there is live music which is fabulous.

Great for kids to learn about the roman settlement in Ribchster and that is was the HQ for the…read morenorth of England. There are some ruins here of Roman Baths and it is interesting to explore them. the river is ajacent to the museum and the views accross to pendle hill are fab.

I love to visit museums to go back in history. The Ribchester Roman Museum was a great experience…read morebringing back ancient Rome to me. It is a visual treat for everyone.

nice rainy day museum, interesting on the Barrow history, free too ,w plenty of parking.read more

A museum focused on the nautical. The museum descends into what used to be part of the docks with a…read morelarge screen at the bottom showing various films, depending on the current exhibits. There is a small cafe, and a well used play area for the children. Entry is free, and the play area is free to use. Model Ships dominate the first floor of the museum and some historical information about the development of Barrow in Furness.

This is a review of the Via Ferrata Xtreme climb which is based at Honister Slate Mine…read more(http://www.honister-slate-mine.co.uk/via_ferrata_at_honister.asp). After an induction in the equipment room, the climbing instructor provides everyone with a harness and helmet before the group (maximum of 12 people) walks up part of the miners' track to start the guided ascent. Via Ferrata means 'Iron Way' and you'll soon see why as there are iron rungs, supports and a continuous metal cable all the way along the route. It's certainly not for the faint-hearted as you are high up on a cliff face but it's extremely safe as you have two carabiners (strong metal clips) on your harness and you keep one locked to the cable at all times as you move carefully along. You climb independently and aren't attached to anyone else. The whole experience will take 2.5 to 3 hours and it's a combination of short walks through pitch-black mine shafts, cliff edge ladders, vertical climbs, a Burma Bridge (hanging wire bridge) and cargo net crossing. It's quite tough-going but you can take your time and the instructor was really encouraging of everyone, we had a great laugh with her the whole way. Our group had a big age and ability range. After all this, the summit of Fleetwith Pike awaits (it's over 2,000 feet high) and the views of the magnificent Lake District are breathtaking. Thankfully you don't have to go back the way you came (!!) and there's a walking track all the way down to the centre. You will feel fantastic (albeit knackered) after you complete this, so go for it! Tip: no cameras or phones are permitted on the climb for safety reasons, but the instructor will take photos of everyone with their camera at key stages on the route. You can buy the CD of the photos for £15.

What a great visitor attraction this is, perched on the crest of Honister Pass. There is no museum…read moreas such but you can take 1 of 3 different mine tours lasting about an hour. You get the chance to go deep inside Honister Crag. Make sure you have a coat/fleece as it tends to get rather chilly inside. Kids love it. The more adventurous can do a Farrata track accent with a guide. If you are in the north lakes give it a look, we enjoyed the experience.

We had a very nice docent tell us about the house, and the guests, and the furnishings. It was…read morevery interesting. Also quite a treat to see all the personal belongings, and manuscripts. The house is lovingly cared for, and the gardens are breathtaking. I visited the house with AP students, so I was very pleased it was such a marvelously atmospheric place. There is a walk you can take down to town- it's quite steep, with lots of gravel- so I didn't go, but my students loved it. I walked down the street to take in the church (St Mary's), just at the end of the street- quite a nice place, don't miss it, and the field Wordsworth planted daffodils in when he was devastated at the loss of his daughter, is there as well- Dora's Field- it's part of the National Trust. There's a little gate opposite the doors of St Mary's and you can see the field. The family are buried at St Oswald's Chruch down in Grassmere- also worth a visit.

You start with a guided tour of the cottage where William Wordsworth lived and it isn't all about…read morehis poems. The guide talked about the family and their visitors and the things they got up to as well as the furniture and cooking and the garden. The upstairs museum is a bit more formal and educational, but the downstairs is an exhibition about life in the area with computer screens showing Wordsworth's sister's diaries as well as bits about shepherds and naming local places with nicknames. There is separate room where kids can do drawing and word games. I think that bit is free. Worth the money if you don't know much about Wordsworth. I didn't think I was interested but I am now.

On a typically stormy night in Cumberland, more than 400 years ago, an oak tree crashed to ground…read morein Keswick. The split earth gave up a wealth of black lead, known locally as wad and soon to be renamed graphite. It was the purest graphite in the world and gave rise to riches, skulduggery and the world's first pencil industry. This tale is told by Professor Henry Petroski in The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance (1990) and laid out in admirably simple style in this quirky museum, off a side road in the town. Everything you ever wanted to know about pencil manufacture (but were afraid to ask) is answered here, from how early artist's pencils were made to why the Napoleonic Wars broke the Cumberland monopoly on pencil production. Budding and successful artists can hone their skills in a small workshop at the back of the museum.

You know when something is so naff, that it comes full-circle and actually becomes quite cool? Yes?…read moreWell, that's the pencil museum. It's a museum. And it's full of pencils. We went along because it was raining, and we needed something to keep us out of the pub for an hour. On entering and paying your £3, you receive a free pencil. Now, how many museums give out demos of their exhibits like that, eh? The last time you walked into the Natural History Museum, did they hand you the thigh bone from a woolly mammoth to take home and decorate your mantel with? I'll bet not. Point 1 to the Pencil Museum. Clutching your cedar-smelling new pencil, you walk through a kind of papier mache tunnel (graphite mine) into the museum: a small set of rooms with case after case of pencils. From the humble origins (writing with dirty lumps of graphite), through the evolution of the wooden holder, and on to the colourful array of pencils we all take for granted today. I know. Case upon case of pencils - I can see you stifling a yawn - but, remember, it's got to be truly rubbish to be able to swing round full circle. Highlights: clever secret war pencils with maps and compasses inside, and a big photo-opportunity pencil to stand next to with a sign saying 'This is me a the Cumberland Pencil Museum'. Brilliant.

The new site for the Laurel and Hardy Museum was opened on…read more April 18th 2009, at what was the Roxy Cinema behind the Coronation Hall. Entry is £4 Adults, Children under 12, OAPS, and Student Union members are £3 and if you are 2 adults & 2 children under 12 you can have a Family ticket for £8. The new venue is not yet wheelchair acessable, but they are working on it. I will let you know when this is finished. I will add photos of the new venue soon.

You would be a blockhead if you neglected to visit this museum if you were way out west in the…read morewilds of Cumbria. Staffed by one of the Sons of the Desert, this is a perfect day out for parents and brats. A real Utopia located in Ulverston, the museum is guaranteed to leave 'em laughing. This big business has a treasure trove of delights, from Hollywood artefacts to personal letters. The cinema is the finishing touch, with a non-stop series of films. Unaccustomed as we are to see the films on the tv these days, this is a double whoopee for fans. Hats off to the manager. So, pack up your troubles and head for them thar hills. With love and hisses Oliver the Eighth

Excellent Museum depicting the history of Fleetwood and environs, particularly the…read more Fishing Industry, ICI and the Isle of Man Boats. The staff where most helpful and informative and I will definitely visit again when in Fleetwood.

Fleetwood museum, is a great source of knowledge for fishing industry history, and they also have a…read moredoll museum in another section of the building, it's a lovely quiet old building, where they greet and treat you well, giving great information if you require it, at certain times of the year, they do different things for different holidays, such as Easter,Halloween,Christmas and so on, the staff are lovely and polite and always have a smile, the cafe is pretty good value and hot drinks and snacks are served all the time the museum is open and there is never a rush to get you out of their seats, overall highly recommend for a visit at any time of the year. Parking can be outside the museum or just across the road and there is a regular 10 minute bus service all year round with the museum being served by 3 different buses. ( for those with no personal transport ). Admission price is £3.00 for adults and £2.00 for children with concessions and under 5s free.

Called in here for Sunday breakfast, the "full Yorkshire breakfast" was superb !!…read more There is also a farm shop to browse around.