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Millom Heritage Museum

And Visitor Centre

 

The bike at Millom Folk Museum
Hodbarrow mining
Facades of shop fronts greet you as you enter the museum
Blacksmiths, farming, swill makers, the workhouse, and the railway are all represented here
Be transported back in time to the workings of Hodbarrow Iron Mining and see for yourself an actual mine cage
Facades of shop fronts greet you displaying original merchandise.
The authentic shop reconstructions create a great deal of nostalgia
Clothes from days gone by
A glowing fire, hot pot on the table.
Our 19th Century cottage
re-creation portrays everyday life for a miner's family
From archaeological finds, garments through the ages, right up to modern day where restoration of a lighthouse is portrayed by Haverigg School and our new interactive whiteboard brings the Millom Heritage Museum And Visitor Centre into the 21st Century!
This website is funded in association with the Local Heritage Initiative and it's partners
© Millom Heritage Museum And Visitor Centre 2010

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Loan Box Facilities

Indexed Graveyard Inscriptions from local churches available on Compact Disc

Opening Times
Now open throughout
the year

Monday through Saturday
10.30 am to 3.30 pm

Sundays 10.30 to 1.30

(last entry 30 mins. before closing)

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2010 Admission Prices

Adult: £4.00
Senior Citizens: £3.00
Child: £1.00

Family Ticket: £9.00
(2 adults and 3 Children)

Groups by appointment

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Download a PDF copy of
our  2010 brochure

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Offering Disabled Access throughout, clean public toilets, gift shop, refreshments and
free car park

For further information
please contact the Museum on: 01229 772555

Or e-mail us
or
send comments via
our feedback page.

A remarkable Museum is right on your doorstep. Millom Folk Museum, now Millom Heritage Museum and Visitor Centre, has been awarded Accreditation status because it meets nationally agreed standards on collection care,

how to govern museum management and the provision of information and services to visitors.

Prepare to embark upon an exhilarating journey at Millom Heritage Museum And Visitor Centre.