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Cumberland Pencil Museum                                 Keswick                                   www.pencils.co.uk
Visit Keswick, home of the first pencil and the Cumberland Pencil Museum.  Walk through a replica of the Seathwaite mine, where graphite was first discovered.  Trace the history of pencil manufacture over the last 350 years and see how we make Derwent Fine Art pencils today.  Be amazed by the worlds longest pencil, over 25 feet and try some of our products.  Events and exhibitions are held in the museum throughout the year.
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The Museum is just as you leave the town centre, on the north side of town.

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Ambleside Roman FortAmbleside
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Barrow-in-Furness Tourist Information CentreBarrow-In-Furness
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Beatrix Potter GalleryHawkshead
Belle IsleWindermere
Bewcastle Church and CrossBewcastle
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BlindbeckKendal
Border Regiment and Kings Own Royal Border Regiment MuseumCarlisle
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Bow BridgeBarrow-In-Furness
Bowness-on-Windermere Tourist Information CentreWindermere
Brampton Tourist Information CentreBrampton
Bridge HouseAmbleside
BrockholeWindermere
Brough CastleBrough
Brougham CastleNr Penrith
Broughton-in-Furness Tourist Information CentreBroughton-In-Furness
Carlisle AirportCarlisle
Carlisle CastleCarlisle
Carlisle CathedralCarlisle
Carlisle RacecourseCarlisle
Carlisle Tourist Information CentreCarlisle
Cars of the Stars Motor MuseumKeswick
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Castlerigg Stone CircleKeswick
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Clifton HallNr Penrith
Cockermouth Tourist Information CentreCockermouth
Colwith ForceLittle Langdale
Conishead Priory & Buddhist TempleNr Ulverston
Coniston & Tarn HowsConiston
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Coniston VillageConiston
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Cumberland Toy & Model MuseumCockermouth
Cumbria Classic CoachesKirkby Stephen
Dairy Cottage StudioKirkby Lonsdale
Dalemain Historic House & GardensPenrith
Dalton CastleDalton-in-Furness
Dent Brewery Tour, TheDent
Dent Craft CentreSedbergh
Derwent Bay BearsPortinscale
Derwent Island HouseDerwentwater
Derwentwater MarinaKeswick
Devil’s BridgeKirkby Lonsdale
Dock Museum, TheBarrow-In-Furness
Dove Cottage & The Wordsworth MuseumGrasmere
Dr. Manning’s YardKendal
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Elva Plain Stone CircleCockermouth
Eskdale Historic Water Corn MillHolmrook
Farfield Mill Arts & Heritage CentreSedbergh
Fell Foot ParkNewby Bridge, Ulverston
Florence Mine Heritage CentreEgremont
Furness AbbeyNr Barrow-in-Furness
Gincase, TheWigton
Gleaston CastleGleaston
Gleaston WatermillUlverston
Go Ape! High Wire Forest Adventure GrizedaleGrizedale
Go Go Go Indoor KartingCarlisle
GondolaConiston
Gosforth PotteryGosforth
Grange-over-Sands Tourist Information CentreGrange-over-Sands
Grasmere & Great LangdaleLoughrigg, Ambleside
Grasmere Tourist Information CentreGrasmere
Graythwaite Hall GardensUlverston
Grey Croft Stone CircleSeascale
Grizedale Forest ParkGrizedale
Guildhall MuseumCarlisle
Haig Colliery Mining MuseumWhitehaven
Hardknott Roman FortHardknott Pass
Hare Hill (Hadrian`s Wall)Lanercost
Harrow's Scar Milecastle (Hadrian`s Wall)Birdoswald
HawksheadHawkshead
Hawkshead Trout FarmHawkshead
Hayes Garden WorldAmbleside
HaystacksButtermere
Heaton Cooper StudioGrasmere
Helena Thompson Museum, TheWorkington
Heron Corn Mill & MuseumMilnthorpe
Hill TopNr Sawrey, Ambleside
Hoad MonumentUlverston
Hollywood Park Leisure ComplexBarrow-In-Furness
Holme Open FarmSedbergh
Homes of FootballAmbleside
Honister TramwayButtermere
Honnister Slate MineHonister Pass
Howton Activity CentreUllswater
Hub, TheAlston
Humphrey HeadAllithwaite
Hutton in the ForestPenrith
Jennings Brothers PLCCockermouth
John Cooke Hill Studio and Best Cellars Crafts ShopDent
K Village Outlet CentreKendal
Kangol Factory StoreCleator
Kendal CastleKendal
Kendal Leisure CentreKendal
Kendal MarketKendal
Kendal Museum of Natural History & ArchaeologyKendal
Kendal Parish ChurchKendal
Kendal Tourist Information CentreKendal
Kendal Tourist Information CentreKendal
Kendal Town HallKendal
Kendal United Reformed ChurchKendal
Kentmere PotteryKentmere
Keswick Holiday Arts StudioKeswick
Keswick Launch CompanyKeswick
Keswick Museum & Art GalleryKeswick
Keswick Tourist Information CentreKeswick
Killington Lake Tourist Information CentreKillington
King Arthur`s Round TableEamont Bridge, Nr Penrith
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Kirkby Stephen Tourist Information CentreKirkby Stephen
Kirkstone GalleriesNr Langdale
Laburnum Ceramics GalleryPenrith
Lake District Coast AquariumMaryport
Lake District Visitor Centre at Brockhole, TheNr Windemere
Lake WindermereWindermere
Lakeland Bird of Prey CentrePenrith
Lakeland Climbing CentreKendal
Lakeland EquestrianTroutbeck, Windemere
Lakeland Miniature VillageCark In Cartmel
Lakeland Motor MuseumHolker Hall, Cark In Cartmel
Lakeland Sheep & Wool CentreCockermouth
Lakeland Wildlife OasisHale, Milnthorpe
Lakes Glass CentreUlverston
Lakes Homecentre, TheCockermouth
Lakeside & Haverthwaite RailwayHaverthwaite
Lanercost PrioryLanercost, Nr Brampton
LanternhouseUlverston
Larch Cottage NurseriesMelkinthorpe
LatriggKeswick
Laurel and Hardy MuseumUlverston
Leahill Turret and Piper Sike Turret (Hadrian`s Wall)Nr Birdoswald
Levens HallKendal
Little Meg Stone CirclePenrith
Little Salkeld WatermillNr Langwathby
Long Meg and Her DaughtersPenrith
Longtown Tourist Information CentreLongtown, Carlisle
Low Sizergh BarnNr Kendal
Lowes Court Gallery Egremont
Maiden MoorKeswick
Maryport Maritime MuseumMaryport
Maudes MeadowKendal
Mayburgh HengePenrith
Meadowbank Farm Artists StudioWigton
Millom Folk MuseumMillom
Moss Eccles TarnNear Sawrey
Museum of Lakeland Life at Abbot HallKendal
Nichol End MarinePortinscale
OSHY GalleryAmbleside
Paper Warehouse - Arts & Crafts, TheNr Kendal
Parish Church of St MichaelWorkington
Pennine Llama TreksAlston
Penrith BeaconPenrith
Penrith CastlePenrith
Penrith Golf Centre & Driving RangePenrith
Penrith MuseumPenrith
Percy House GalleryCockermouth
Piel CastleBarrow-In-Furness
Pike Hill Signal Tower (Hadrian`s Wall)Banks
Poltross Burn Milecastle (Hadrian`s Wall)Gilsland
Pooley Bridge Tourist Information CentrePooley Bridge
Printing House MuseumCockermouth
Quaker Tapestry Exhibition CentreKendal
Ravenglass and Eskdale RailwayRavenglass
Ravenglass Roman Bath HouseRavenglass
Red ScreesRydal
Rheged Discovery CentrePenrith
Roman Army MuseumBrampton
Rookin House Equestrian & Activity CentreNr Ullswater
RuhmPenrith
Rum Story, TheWhitehaven
Ruskin MuseumConiston
Rutter Falls Café and MillNr Appleby
Rydal Mount and GardensNr Ambleside
Rydal WaterRydal
Saint Martin's Parish ChurchBowness
Sands CentreCarlisle
Scafell PikeWasdale Head
Scale ForceButtermere
Seatoller Tourist Information CentreBorrowdale
Sedbergh National Park Visitor CentreSedbergh
Sellafield Visitors CentreSellafield
Senhouse Roman MuseumMaryport
Settle - Carlisle RailwayCarlisle
Shap AbbeyShap
Silloth-on-Solway Tourist Information CentreSilloth-on-Solway
Sir John Barrow CottageUlverston
Sizergh Castle & GardenSizergh, Nr Kendal
Solway Coast Discovery CentreSilloth-on-Solway
South Lakes Wild Animal Park LtdDalton-In-Furness
South Tynedale RailwayAlston
South Walney Nature ReserveBarrow-In-Furness
Southwaite Tourist Information CentreSouthwaite, Carlisle
St Cuthberts Church Tithe BarnCarlisle
St John’s ChurchSt. John’s
St Mary’s ChurchKirkby Lonsdale
Stagshaw GardenAmbleside
Stott Park Bobbin MillNewby Bridge
Swinside Stone CircleBroughton
Talkin Tarn Country ParkBrampton
Tarn HowsHawkshead
Teapottery, TheKeswick
Tewet TarnSt. John’s
Theatre by the LakeKeswick
Thornthwaite GalleriesKeswick
Threlkeld Quarry & Mining MuseumKeswick
Trotters World of AnimalsBassenthwaite
Tullie House MuseumCarlisle
Ullswater & Aira ForceAira Force
Ullswater SteamersPooley Bridge
Ullswater Tourist Information CentreGlenridding
Ulverston Tourist Information CentreUlverston
Upfront Gallery, Coffee Shop & Marionette TheatreUnthank
Village Bakery MelmerbyMelmerby
Walney Island AirfieldBarrow-In-Furness
Wasdale, Eskdale & DuddonWasdale
Waterhead Tourist Information CentreAmbleside
Webbs Garden CentreKendal
Wetheral Priory GatehouseWetheral
Wetheriggs Country Pottery LtdPenrith
Whinlatter Forest ParkKeswick
Whitehaven Tourist Information CentreWhitehaven
Willowford Wall, Turrets and Bridge (Hadrian`s Wall)Gisland
Windermere & TroutbeckWindemere
Windermere FerryWindermere
Windermere Lake CruisesWindermere
Windermere Steamboat MuseumWindermere
Windermere Tourist Information CentreWindermere
Winderwath GardenPenrith
Winshields Wall (Hadrian`s Wall)Once Brewed
Wise Een TarnNear Sawrey
Wordsworth HouseCockermouth
Workington Tourist Information CentreWorkington
World of Beatrix Potter AttractionBowness

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