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MUSEUM OF LAKELAND LIFE & INDUSTRY

Abbot Hall, Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 5AL
t: 01539 722464
f: 01539 722494
e: info@abbothall.org.uk
w: www.lakelandartstrust.org.uk/

The Museum takes you back through time to explore the story of the Lake District and its inhabitants. Recreated period rooms and workshops reveal how rural people lived and worked and played and how different life was before the introduction of machinery. Discover a Lake District kitchen, complete with traditional recipes and utensils, a bedroom full of vernacular furniture and furnishings – including a magnificent 17th century four-poster bed, a farmhouse parlour with a working phonograph and rare 18th century oak panelling.


Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry, managed by the Lakeland Arts Trust.
 
Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry
Bringing the Lakes alive
 
The rich history of the Lake District is fascinating, and you can discover it right here. Set in Abbot Hall’s handsome coach house this is a totally immersive family-friendly experience. Step back in time to discover, explore and touch a forgotten way of life. Listen to the sounds of a Lakeland street. Dress up in traditional Lakeland clothing. Enter a Victorian bedroom. Learn about Arthur Ransom’s ‘Swallows and Amazons’.
See a unique display of vibrant images recording the changing moods of the Lakeland landscape. All this, and Abbot Hall Art Gallery, is set in riverside parkland and just a short level walk into Kendal’s busy town centre.
 
 
Eat, drink, meet and browse
The Abbot Hall Coffee House serves a great range of drinks, cakes and filling snacks, and there’s even outside seating to make the most of this beautiful riverside location. If you’ve been really inspired by what you’ve seen then our Gallery and Museum Shops are there to tempt you with a wealth of books, souvenirs, cards, artists’ materials and limited edition prints. 

 
Group Visits
The Lakeland Arts Trust welcomes groups to all of its three Lakeland venues, Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House, Abbot Hall Art Gallery and Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry.

Your group visit can be structured or informal, whichever suits you best.  We are very happy to advise and help you find the perfect balance for your group.

We offer competitive rates to groups of 10 or more, with additional benefits and incentives for drivers and group organisers. These include:-

Benefits for Groups

• Save 29% on our standard admission charge for groups of 10 or more.

• Visiting all three venues in one day may be too much, that’s why we allow groups to spread their visits over a 7 day period. To be eligible for the discount, all three visits must be made by the same group.

• FREE coach parking during your visit and a further two hours FREE coach parking at Abbot Hall, to see the historic town of Kendal.

• Coach welcomed by a member of staff.

• Pre-booked catering options with reserved seating.

• Early visits starting at Blackwell before we open to the general public.

• A FREE talk for groups of 15 or more at Blackwell and Abbot Hall (weekdays excluding Bank Holidays, weekends at Blackwell subject to availability).


Benefits for Group Organisers

• Free familiarisation visits to see how timings would work and look at what would be of interest to your group. Visits can be made at any time during our normal opening hours. Just call or email and we can make arrangements.

• FREE admission for the organiser when bringing a group of 10 or more paying visitors.

• An additional FREE place when bringing 40 or more paying visitors.

• FREE catering for the organiser when catering is booked from the group menu for 10 or more paying visitors.


Benefits for the Coach Driver

• FREE admission

• FREE refreshment voucher

• Special reserved coach parking


Admission Prices (valid until December 2013)
Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House £6.70
Abbot Hall Art Gallery £5.70
Museum of Lakeland Life £4.40
Abbot Hall & Museum of Lakeland Life £7.00
All three venues £10.80