As we are developing a £13m project to reopen the museum, we are currently closed.

We have raised over £3 million match funding but we still need to raise an additional £500,000 to secure the future of the Museum.

The Trust has recived funding, donations and grants towards the project from a number of different organisations and trusts and we thank the following for...

The Windermere Steamboat Museum has a nationally important collection of historic vessels demonstrating the continuous development of boatbuilding in the...

  • Abbot Hall Art Gallery
    We’re continuing our sculptural work this month, but we’ve gone miniature in size. So...
    Saturday 25 MayMore.....
  • Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House
    Monday 27 / Tuesday 28 / Wednesday 29 / Thursday 30 / Friday 31
    27, 28, 29, 30 &amMore.....
  • Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry
    May Half Term
    27, 28, 29, 30 &amMore.....
  • Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House
    Find out more about the time when Blackwell hosted a school and the headmistress who made...
    Friday 31 MayMore.....
  • Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry
    To coincide with the Welcome Aboard: Boating on Windermere display, we are opening up the...
    Sat 1 Jun 2013More.....
  • Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House
    Sunday 2 / 9 / 16 / 23 June between 3 - 4.00p
    2, 9, 16 & 23 More.....
  • Abbot Hall Art Gallery
    From the curious to the costly, from the sundry to the sensational, join our...
    Monday 3 JuneMore.....
  • Windermere Steamboat Museum
    We need your help with telling the story of fishing on the lake. Drop in to share your...
    Thu 6 Jun 2013More.....
  • Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House
    Come along to this creative workshop and paint your own Bodil Manz inspired design onto a...
    Sat 8 Jun 2013More.....
  • Abbot Hall Art Gallery
    Discover the history of Abbot Hall Art Gallery as a family home and explore some of the...
    Monday 10 JuneMore.....
  • Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry
    From the curious to the costly, from the sundry to the sensational, join our...
    Wednesday 12 JuneMore.....
  • Blackwell, The Arts & Crafts House
    Our latest exhibition explores how Manz has untilised the cylinder together with bold...
    Friday 14 JuneMore.....
  • Abbot Hall Art Gallery
    Often described as Romney’s muse, this talk briefly explores the life and personality of...
    Monday 17 JuneMore.....
  • Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry
    Also known as ‘proddy’, ‘proggy’ and ‘clippy’ mats, these rugs are a truly ‘green’ or ‘...
    Wednesday 19 JuneMore.....
  • Windermere Steamboat Museum
    Join us for a ‘behind the scenes’ look in the boatshed and a chance to share your own...
    Thu 20 Jun 2013More.....
  • Abbot Hall Art Gallery
    There’s a changeover in exhibition, so we’re taking a traditional feel this month and...
    Saturday 22 JuneMore.....