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Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum is in the Lake District 4 miles from Keswick. A narrow gauge railway runs 1/2 mile into the Quarry.

An in depth museum on mines and quarries and lots of vintage excavators - many in working order! Threlkeld Quarry and Mining Museum is a unique attraction in the Lake District which gives visitors an insight into Lakeland's industrial past. Two indoor display rooms highlight the links between geology, quarrying and the 400 year history of metal ore mining. We have a narrow gauge (2ft) passenger carrying railway which takes visitors into the quarry with views of some of the vintage excavators on the site. We run 'Sir Tom' our Bagnall 0-4-0 saddleback locomotive in school holidays and for events. At other times a diesel loco is used. Please check our website for details. Come and enjoy our fantastic views of Blencathra, whatever the weather. Why not come and try your hand at panning for minerals in the stream. The Museum is also the home of the Vintage Excavator Trust. There are demonstration weekends are held over the 3rd complete weekend of May and September. We are open 10.00 -17.00 Tuesday - Sunday and seven days a week during school holidays. Trains are diesel hauled out of school holidays and run at 11.15, 12.45, 2.15 and 3.30. During school holidays the trains are steam hauled and run on the hour from 11.00 until 4.00

Last admission is 4.00 pm

28/10/2026

With the clocks changing, our last train of the day will be at 15.00 for the remainder of October Half Term.

The Museum will close at the earlier time of around 1600

Also, a reminder that our last day of the season will be Sunday 1st of November - this will be a diesel day - with trains at 11.15, 13.00 and 15.00.

21/10/2026

It's been a few weeks since we last posted here - it's been one of those months.

The season is changing and we've decided to get the green Ruston diesel loco out to play.

This loco, built in 1947, spent much of it's working life at the Royal Naval Armaments Depot at Broughton Moor, near Cockermouth - coming to the Museum in the early 1990s.

'Sir Tom' will be out from Saturday, with the schools being off for half term.

Our last running day of the season will be November the first and will run with a diesel.

Then before you know it, it'll be Christmas!

26/09/2026

We're hosting a visit from the Cumbrian Railways Association today.

We'll be running steam trains at 11.00, 12.00, 13.15, 14.00 and 15.00.

Hopefully the weather will fair up!

19/09/2026

It's going to be a digging marvelous weekend with lots of excavator action thanks to the Vintage Excavator Trust!

Come and see the machines in action, unlimited travel on the train and refreshments available from the Snacks on Tracks team.

01/09/2026

We've just heard from Father Christmas that he will be visiting us in December!

He has confirmed that he'll be at the Museum on the 5th, 6th, 12th, 13th, 19th, 20th, 22nd, 23rd and 24th of December.

Trains will run at 10.15, 11.00, 11.45, 13.00, 13.45, 14.30 and 15.15.

For more information and tickets, please visit https://buytickets.at/threlkeldquarrymuseumltd/2367376

If you would like to book a whole train, please email us at [email protected]

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31/08/2026

Today is the last day of steam trains running for the summer.

'Sir Tom' will be having a couple of weeks off before returning to action for the Vintage Excavator Trust working weekend - 19/20 September.

From tomorrow, we'll be running one of our diesels with the timetable of 11.15, 1 pm and 3 pm.

29/08/2026

We said there'd be cake - and there was cake!

Not quite the right number of candles this time 😂

29/08/2026

Happy Birthday 'Sir Tom' !

Come and join us today for a day of trains as we celebrate our steam loco's 100th birthday.

Passenger trains running every 45 minutes, with a short freight shuttle between.

27/08/2026

We're getting ready for 'Sir Tom's 100th birthday party taking place this Saturday.

We are looking to run 9 passenger trains, with a short freight shuttle in between.

The first train will be 10.15, the last at 4.15.

Fingers crossed for sunshine!

Address

Threlkeld Quarry
Threlkeld
CA124TT

Telephone

01768779747

Website

http://www.threlkeldquarryandminingmuseum.co.uk/

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