Saff Ashworth
Loved the visit today. As expected from the reviews it was a lovely day out. The museum is somewhat small but they fit a great amount in
The customer service was fantastic, Loved the staffs vibe and comments. I was made to feel very special about my drawing at the end.
Oh yes! You're given a quiz to challenge your knowledge through the museum, I Loved this added bit of interaction. More places should have this.
We didn't eat the food but it looked lovely.
Adam Barnard
Great little place to view of you have an hour or so spare. There is a little quiz to complete as you go round for a little gift at the end when you finish. The staff were very nice and polite and there are lots of good pieces of information here.
Katie Holloway
A really fun museum that feels very British! I loved that even the adults were given a quiz to complete on the way round. The kids' quizzes were of two different difficulties, too, which was helpful. It's a small museum but loads of interesting things to read about, and you can see the world's largest colouring pencil! Our kids (ages 7 and 5) loved it, though were frightened by the cave replica on the way in. Toilets are on the side of the museum, which is a little annoying, but they were clean and easily accessible. Lovely gift shop, too, giving you the chance to buy Derwent pencils at reduced prices.
Jamie Titchener
Great little museum on the history of making pencils in Keswick. Going around the museum is very entertaining particularly with the quiz it makes you engage with the information and exhibits on show more than you necessarily would. MyCumbria card members get 2-for-1 adult entry. Enjoyable, entertaining, friendly staff. Well worth the visit.
Sarah Mitchell
Great place to visit, a very interesting history of pencils. The quiz was great, and it really made you look and read the information. Toilets were not very clean. The car park was closed but a big car park next door was available. Did have to pay to park but easy walk into Keswick.
Shannon
A fun little place to visit if you are planning a trip to the Lake District.
On arrival we were given a complimentary pencil and a quiz to complete (answers can be found in all the written information around the museum) which made the visit more engaging. There was even a prize at the end! ✏️ and if you feel like it, there are places in the museum to sit and draw. Overall great service, reasonable prices and a lovely day out.
Jelly 23
A very wet day so this was a popular destination the day we went. My wife had been as a child and was eager to go back. We did have to wait a bit, but my daughter got in for free with a Blue Peter badge. It’s a small but fascinating journey into the history of the pencil. You get to see a massive pencil and the WW2 section is great. Cafe good, scones are massive. Lots of lovely art equipment to buy. I couldn’t resist.
Bilal Mirza
Excellent experience. Great for kids day out. Informational tour and plenty activities available for young ones. Store has wide variety of pencils and markers for artist inside you.
Max Vollebergh
Located right next door to the original factory, great little musuem about pencils.
Lots of cool history, place for kids to colour in as well as draw their own stuff.
Great mix of Interesting history for adults and kid friendly activities to keep them occupied too.
Cost of ticket also Includes a free Derwent pencil!
Gill Mason
Was amazing place. Pencil museum sounds boring, right? Perish the thought! Was great. We had our little Granddaughter and she loved all the Easter themed colouring in sheets, big board colour-in facility. The history was incredible. The shop absolutely bursting with every kind of art pencil imaginable (box sets) and books. I was personally delighted to see the boxed derwent pencils I used at school 57 years ago. I remember the teacher saying we must be very careful with them and she Checked each tin as they were collected after Art class. Well worth a visit. For sure.
Simon B
Great museum well worth a visit. Definitely worth a visit a must with young children. Good cafe on site and super shop with lots of colouring and pencils for sale
Harshita Ezil
An artist's dream to enter this museum. Loved every bit of it! Even bought some art supplies worth 52 pounds. 5 stars all the way!
Toni Ross
This was great fun! It was smaller than I expected and I thought you would be able to go into the factory and see the machines working etc (which you couldn't) but what you could see was very informative and extremely interesting!
We were given a little questionnaire challenge when we started and had to find all the right info to win a prize, which I found really fun 😊
David Morris
The pencil museum is a must visit stop on any visit to the lakes.
A fun and engaging experience with a quiz! My partner and I were going around Reading everything. Chatting about details, which we may have missed otherwise.
Throughly engaged throughout.
Even now a few days later, we are still talking about what a good time we had
And its dog friendly!!
Oooh and the giant pencil ✏️ thing of beauty!!
Love prize for the quiz
Russell Turner
Review by my 8 year old. "It was really fun and we did some activities as well. There was a quiz with prizes of pencils and we got a free HB sketching pencil as our ticket."...I thought the museum was great with some interesting history behind the humble pencil. Lovely shop with decent discounts to. Great for a wet day.
Ivy Lin
Cute museum, simple exhibition but they gave you Q&A sheet to finish so it actually took more time for us to find the answers and read those signs, which was good cause we knew more from reading it. We got a pencil as a giveaway and won a small gift at then end by completing the sheet.
Diarmuid Noel O'Keeffe
A surprisingly fun experience! A great little museum with great activities and interesting exhibits - would definitely recommend!
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