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MuseumsSite Name: Penrith MuseumCountry: England
NOTE: This site is 0.446 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Cumbria Type: Museum
Nearest Town: Penrith
Map Ref: NY5144830339
Latitude: 54.665778N Longitude: 2.754257W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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-1 | Completely destroyed |
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4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
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3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
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Anne T visited on 13th Oct 2022 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Penrith Museum: With relatively few trains running between Penrith and Carlisle, and recovering from a broken shoulder, this was of necessity a brief, but reasonably interesting visit. Only a relatively small museum, it has a surprising number of exhibits, although not displayed in any cohesive way, and with frustratingly little information about the items on display. However, I was made very welcome by the staff (volunteer?) members manning the reception desk.
I asked permission to take photographs of some of the exhibits, particularly the cross base, and this was readily granted, providing I didn't use flash. I would go back for another look next time I'm in Penrith, feeling better, and able to carry my proper camera with me, rather than using my mobile phone. Am planning on going back in the not too distant future.
More information about the museum can be found at on Penrith and Eden Museum's Web Site. Directions for finding the museum are at: Directions and Contact Details.
The museum is open Museum Monday to Saturday - 10am to 4pm. Please contact the museum on 01768 865105 or at www.eden.gov.uk/museum if you need information about wheelchair access, as different levels of the museum are accessed by stairs.
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