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Advantages: Interesting if you like James Bond Disadvantages: If you don't like Bond its not for you
I visited the museum in June this year whilst having a short break in the Lakes with my other half.
Unfortunately it rained most of the time (but hey I expect that now when I visit the Lakes!) so on one rainy day we drove up from Windermere to visit the Bond Museum in Keswick.
I must admit we did this originally because we thought it would pass a few hours and most importantly keep us dry!
I thought it would be a bit boring to be honest, but couldn?t come up with another plan so my other half won.
I can however report that I was pleasantly surprised and, shock horror, actually enjoyed the experience!
A Bit of Museum Background
The James Bond Museum is a relatively new attraction in Keswick, opening in April 2009.
The collection at the museum has been put together by James Bond fanatic, Peter Nelson ...
Advantages: get to see famous and one-off cars up close Disadvantages: no cameras allowed
This place is a hidden gem! You wouldn't think of Keswick as being a tourist destination that attracts car enthusiasts, more the sort of place for hillwalkers, cyclists, lazy walks in the country....
One of the other museums in the town is dedicated to pencils for goodness sake! But This one is a cut above the rest. Granted it is not very big, and they don't have the space to display all of their vehicles at any one time, but you are always guaranteed to see a good few of your favourite cars from the movies and tv programmes.
The museum is easy to find, as is signposted in several parts of the town, and is located only a minutes walk from one of the main car parks. This makes it an ideal part of any excursion to this part of the lake districts, especially on days when the weather is not so good.
The time I was there, the cars ...
Advantages: Pleasant and challenging. Disadvantages: None
Introduction
Visitors to Keswick would fail to miss the majestic bulk that is Skiddaw. It stands proudly and in all its glory, surveying the land around it, like a sentinel guarding the people of Northern Lakes. This makes it different from the Lakes? other Three Thousanders (mountains over three thousand feet in height, of which there are four), that it is so easily seen.
The other three are not as well spotted as Skiddaw. Scafell Pike and Scafell are shy, rarely seen from the areas nearby and it is by heading their way on foot that their features comes into view. Helvellyn is the same, although the slopes are vividly seen from the A591.
One fails not to spot Skiddaw, even though many of Keswick?s visitors might well not known its name. Children throwing skimmers into Derwent Water with its shadow before them, wanderers ...
