MuseumsConiston

The exhibition of original sketches and watercolours painted by Beatrix Potter for her children's stories changes annually. Also on display are artefacts and information relating to her life and work beyond the 'Tales'. The 17th‐century building, the model for Tabitha Twitchit's shop, was once the office…
Distance: 3.3 miles away

The Armitt is a unique place combining Gallery, Museum and Library. It is a treasure‐house for scholarship and fun, art and entertainment. It encapsulates all that is best about Lakeland and its people and preserves that essence for future generations to enjoy. The Armitt is…
Distance: 6.8 miles away

Dove Cottage was home to the Romantic poet William Wordsworth 1770‐1850 and his family for 8 years 1799‐1808. Here Wordsworth wrote many of his most famous poems. There are many ideas associated with 'Romantic' poetry, but one of the most important for Wordsworth was to show…
Distance: 6.8 miles away

There has been a Ruskin Museum in Coniston since 1901, when W. G. Collingwood, a local artist and antiquarian who had been Ruskin's secretary, set it up both as a memorial to Ruskin and a celebration of the area's heritage. Therefore, although the museum has…
Distance: 0.4 miles away