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Cumberland Pencil Museum in Keswick
Greta Bridge, Keswick, Lake District, Cumbria CA12 5NG - England

The Cumberland Pencil Museum in Keswick has long become an integral part of the Keswick visitor trail and provides a facinating look into the history of the humble pencil and how they are made. The museum includes displays and videos of pencil manufacture dating from around 1500 AD in the Borrowdale Valley.

Throughout the year there are special events and exhibitions of artists work - details on their web site. The pencil museum is ideal for familys and groups, especially if the Lakeland weather isn't being quite so obliging.

Senhouse Roman Museum in Maryport
The Battery, Sea Brows, Maryport. CA15 6JD - England

The Senhouse Roman Museum houses the largest collection of Roman military altar stones and inscriptions from any site in Britain. The museum is situated next to the Roman fort of Alauna - the former name for Maryport - and much of the collection of artefacts comes from the family of John Senhouse who started collecting around the 16th Century. The Senhouse Musuem also provides information on nearby Roman archaeological sites.
(See also: museums.ncl.ac.uk/wallnet/sen/home.htm)

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