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Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum

Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum is a mining museum. Its location is 4.4 km east of Keswick. There are 17 more places to see within 15 km, beginning with Derwent Pencil Museum (6.3 km).

Where
4.4 km
east of Keswick
Warmest months
Jun–Aug
highs of 17–19°C
In brief

Museum near Keswick

Just outside Keswick

Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum is 4.4 km east of Keswick. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons and weather

The warmest afternoons in Keswick run June to August, at 17–19°C.

Jan7° / 2°193 mm
Feb7° / 2°163 mm
Mar9° / 3°121 mm
Apr12° / 5°80 mm
May15° / 7°93 mm
Jun17° / 10°104 mm
Jul19° / 12°117 mm
Aug19° / 12°149 mm
Sep16° / 10°143 mm
Oct13° / 7°193 mm
Nov9° / 5°189 mm
Dec7° / 2°221 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Keswick, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Keswick. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Keswick’s full climate →
About

Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum

Museum: mining.

Type
Museum
Town
4.4 km east of Keswick
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Plan your visit

Visiting: the details

Entrance fees
  • EntryA fee is charged
Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.
The map

Where it sits

Orange is Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum; numbered in green, the places near it.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022

Towns near it

Towns within reach of Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum

All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · 4.4 km west of it

Keswick

4,465 people · 15 places to visit

Make a day of it

After Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum

Nearby, 17 places within 15 km include 3 historic houses, 2 museums and 2 castles.

1MuseumDerwent Pencil Museum6.3 km away2CastleGreystoke Castle13 km away3Historic house · National TrustDerwent Island and House6.8 km away4CastleDacre Castle13 km away5Historic houseUnderscar5.7 km away6MuseumKeswick Museum & Art Gallery5.8 km away7Historic siteHistoric site · English HeritageCastlerigg Stone Circle3.6 km away8Historic houseMirehouse10 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Planning a visit to Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum

Where is Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum?

Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum is 4.4 km east of Keswick, Cumbria.

What is Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum?

Museum: mining.

When is the best time to visit Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum?

June to August are the warmest months in Keswick, with afternoon highs of 17–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Threlkeld Quarry & Mining Museum?

Within 15 km: Derwent Pencil Museum (6.3 km), Greystoke Castle (13 km), Derwent Island and House (6.8 km) and Dacre Castle (13 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

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