Museums · North West England
Lakeland Motor Museum
In or near Colton.
Lakeland Motor Museum — transport museum in Cumbria, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Haverthwaite · 1.2 km
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Lakeland Motor Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1978. Wikidata describes it as: "transport museum in Cumbria, England". Coordinates: 54.2589°, -2.9891°.
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Official information
The Lakeland Motor Museum features a vast collection of over 30,000 exhibits showcasing the evolution of road transport throughout the twentieth century, including cars, motorbikes, and cycles. Visitors can also explore local history displays and period recreations, making it a comprehensive experience beyond just a motor museum.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Morecambe Bay SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Morecambe Bay
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Lakeland Motor Museum is a museum now located at Backbarrow, Cumbria, England which houses a collection of classic cars, motorcycles, bicycles, pedal cars and motoring related items and memorabilia and an exhibition dedicated to the land and water speed record activities of Sir Malcolm Campbell and his son Donald Campbell.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The Museum was established in Grange-over-Sands in 1978 as an extra attraction for the Holker Hall stately home. The museum was created by Donald Sidebottom to contain the collection of cars and related memorabilia that he had been collecting since the 1960s. After more than thirty years at Holker Hall, the museum relocated to the site of the former Reckitt's Blue Dye Works carton packaging sheds at Backbarrow in 2010.
Description
The museum features a unique collection of over 30,000 motoring related exhibits including a 1920s garage re-creation. Amongst the cars in the museum's collection are a 1913 Star 15.9, a 1936 Bentley 4¼-litre which was owned by Donald Campbell, a World War II Willys Jeep and a 1955 Jaguar XK140. The museum also houses an exhibition dedicated to Sir Malcolm Campbell and his son Donald and their land and water speed record activities.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.2589, -2.9891
- District
- Westmorland and Furness
- Parish
- Haverthwaite
- Postcode
- LA12 8TA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale
- Phone
- +44 15395 30400
- Established
- 1978
- Nearest railway station
- Haverthwaite — 1.2 km
- Opening
- Daily 9:30am–5:30pm; last entry 4:30pm; closed 25 Dec
- Official site
- www.lakelandmotormuseum.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6478815 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Lakeland Motor Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Lakeland Motor Museum.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lakeland Motor Museum?
- Lakeland Motor Museum is in North-West England, United Kingdom (postcode LA12 8TA), in the parish of Haverthwaite.
- What is Lakeland Motor Museum?
- Lakeland Motor Museum — transport museum in Cumbria, England.
- How do I get to Lakeland Motor Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Haverthwaite, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can use postcode LA12 8TA.
- When was Lakeland Motor Museum built?
- Built or established in 1978.
- Is Lakeland Motor Museum a protected site?
- Yes — Lakeland Motor Museum is part of the Morecambe Bay SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Morecambe Bay Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Lakeland Motor Museum?
- The nearest railway station is Haverthwaite, about 1.2 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LA12 8TA.