Top Things to do in Cumbria
Top Hotels in Cumbria
- 1. Riverside Hotel
- 2. Applegarth Villa Hotel and Restaurant (Adult Only)
- 3. Ambleside Salutation Hotel, BW Premier Collection
- 4. The Keswick Country House Hotel
- 5. Ravenstone Manor Hotel
- 6. The Daffodil Hotel & Spa
- 7. Ravenstone Manor Hotel
- 8. Damson Dene Hotel
- 9. The Wordsworth Hotel
- 10. Castle Green Hotel in Kendal, BW Premier Collection
Top 5 Art Museums in Cumbria, England
Discover the best top things to do in Cumbria, United Kingdom including Beatrix Potter Gallery, Merz Barn, Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House, Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery, Abbot Hall Art Gallery.
Restaurants in Cumbria
1. Beatrix Potter Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 651 reviews
This quirky building in the heart of Hawkshead displays original watercolours and work by Beatrix Potter, from the National Trust collection. It's the only place you can step inside the famous tales and get up-close to the original illustrations.
Reviewed By dunnka - Birmingham, United Kingdom
What a fantastic little place this is, many interesting g things to see and read, a lovely in sight to the life to the brilliantly talented Beatrix Potter, Staff are extremely friendly and polite and very knowledgeable. Would def return and 100% recommended
2. Merz Barn
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 4 reviews
3. Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 802 reviews
Enjoy a serene day out at the most enchanting historic houses in the Lake District. When you visit you are invited to relax and immerse yourself in all the beauty and craftsmanship of Blackwell. We encourage you to sit and soak up the atmosphere in Blackwell’s fireplace inglenooks, which have fine examples of tiles by Arts & Crafts designer William de Morgan. The inviting window seats offer stunning views of the surrounding Lake District scenery. You can appreciate the house as it was originally intended, without roped-off areas. Blackwell retains many of its original decorative features, including a rare hessian wall-hanging in the Dining Room, leaf-shaped door handles, curious window catches, spectacular plasterwork, stained glass and carved wooden panelling by Simpsons of Kendal. The rooms contain furniture and objects by many of the leading Arts and Crafts designers and studios.
Reviewed By EssexImp
Beautiful house in the Arts and Crafts style. Sunning examples of workmanship throughout, both original and recreated. Special exhibitions run throughout the year. The staff couldn't have been more helpful, went out of their way to tell us about the house and wider history. The small gift shop stocks beautiful products from local as well as national craftspeople, ceramics, jewelry etc and the tea room has great food, light lunches and cakes and the staff were again really friendly. I would really recommend a visit, a little space of peace and tranquility and fine craftsmanship overlooking Winderemere.
4. Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 871 reviews
Reviewed By TurkeyTwizzlerMark - Sunderland, United Kingdom
Tullie house is a fantastic little museum, Roman section is excellent and very informative, the staff on reception desk are welcoming and very informative, interactive areas for children around the museum are well thought out and keep the children interested. Cafe is also worth a visit, I left my reading glasses in the cafe during my visit, rang the museum the following day and they posted them to my home address as we were heading home that day. All in all a informative museum with friendly and dedicated staff, well worth a visit.
5. Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Overall Ratings
4.0 based on 162 reviews
Abbot Hall Art Gallery is a Grade 1 listed building with a national reputation for showing contemporary and historical works with powerful changing exhibitions. Conveniently located in the town centre, Abbot Hall enjoys a pretty riverside setting. Just a stone’s throw from leafy Abbot Hall Park and Kendal Parish Church, it makes for an inspiring day out for all. On permanent display in the period Georgian rooms is a selection of works by Cumbrian born artist George Romney (1734-1802), one of the greatest of all eighteenth-century portrait painters. The centre piece is what many perceive to be his masterpiece, the beautiful The Gower Family: The Children of Granville, 2nd Earl Gower (1776-7). Also on show is The Great Picture which is an impressive triptych commissioned by Lady Anne Clifford (1590-1678) in 1646. It depicts the story of her life-long struggle for, and ultimately succession to, the family inheritance.
Reviewed By drury1997 - Goole, United Kingdom
We came here whilst on holiday and bought a combined ticket that allowed us to see the art gallery and the museum also on site. There was a wide range of art to be seen and we especially enjoyed looking at the work by George Romney and the Scottish colourists, and there was also work by Lucian Freud and Celia Paul. All of the pieces of art work have description placards and there are larger boards in each room to deliver general history of movements or specific artists. We visited the gift shop which was full of books and postcard with some of the art work in the gallery on. The staff we very pleasant. We then went to the cafe for a sandwich and a cup of tea, both of which were lovely. Lots of choice for food and different types of teas and coffees. The staff again were pleasant and friendly. Finally we wondered around the museum and enjoyed looking over the exhibits and readying the information cards. There were several different rooms all packed with different things and each was interesting. Overall, this place is certainly worth a visit and kept us entertained for over three hours.
