Attractions in Braystones & Things to Do in Braystones
(and nearby)

Muncaster Experience (8 Miles)*
Muncaster Castle, beloved family home of the Penningtons since the beginning of the 13th Century, displays treasures collected over 800 years.
Brantwood (19 Miles)*
Brantwood was the home of John Ruskin from 1872 until his death in 1900, Brantwood became an intellectual powerhouse and one of the greatest literary and artistic centres in Europe.
Cars of The Stars Motor Museum (19 Miles)*
The world famous Cars of The Stars Motor Museum features many famous TV and film vehicles.
Senhouse Roman Museum (19 Miles)*
The Senhouse Roman Museum contains sculpture and inscriptions from the Roman Fort at Maryport, (Alauna), which lies next to the museum.
Keswick Museum & Art Gallery (19 Miles)*
A Victorian experience not to be missed. Keswick's surprising past, from industrial mining centre to peaceful tourist town, is revealed in this fine example of a late Victorian Museum.
Isel Hall (19 Miles)*
The Elizabethan Range and fortified Pele Tower of Isel Hall dominates the landscape in its magical setting above River Derwent.
Mirehouse (21 Miles)*
The present house was built in 1666 by the 8th Earl of Derby for his visits to his Cumbrian estates. In 1688 he sold it to his agent Roger Gregg. This is the only time it has been sold.
Trotters World of Animals (21 Miles)*
Trotters World of Animals lies in the north of the Lake District, nestled in the shadow of Skiddaw. The only Wildlife Park in the north of the county, it is a fabulous day out for all the family.
Rydal Mount and Gardens (22 Miles)*
Rydal Mount, in the heart of the Lake District, retains a lived-in, family atmosphere and has seen little change since Wordsworth and his family came to live there in 1813.
Windermere Lake Cruises (22 Miles)*
Windermere Lake Cruises is the principal visitor attraction in Cumbria and is rated amongst the top ten in England.
Hill Top (23 Miles)*
Those who have enjoyed the film "Miss Potter" will already know that the lovely Lake District farmhouse of Hill Top was the home of the prolific author and illustrator, Beatrix Potter.
Laurel & Hardy Museum (23 Miles)*
Now in a brand new location, the Laurel and Hardy Museum has everything you could want to know about 'the boys'.
Windermere Steamboats and Museum (24 Miles)*
The museum is closed whilst we begin the boat restoration and develop new visitor facilities.
Fell Foot Park (25 Miles)*
Fell Foot Park is an attractive seven hectare garden in the Lake District which has long outlasted the house which the gardens were originally designed to enhance.
Holker Hall and Gardens (27 Miles)*
At Holker you always feel like a welcome guest not a tourist. It is set in exceptionally beautiful countryside with gardens merging into parkland, with hills on one side and the expanse of Morecambe Bay on the other.
Cartmel Racecourse (29 Miles)*
Cartmel Racecourse is based in one of the prettiest villages in England, in the south of the Lake District.
Dalemain Mansion and Historic Gardens (31 Miles)*
Behind the impressive pink ashlar façade lies the real surprise of Dalemain - its sheer variety. The history of the house stretches from Saxon times to early Georgian and has been in the same family since 1679
Sizergh Castle (31 Miles)*
The imposing Sizergh Castle stands at the gateway to the Lake District near Kendal. It has been home to the Strickland family for more than 750 years.
Kendal Museum (32 Miles)*
Kendal Museum is one of the oldest museums in the country. It houses outstanding displays of archaeology and natural history, both local and global.
Abbot Hall Art Gallery (32 Miles)*
The Gallery is housed in one of Kendal's most important buildings, a Grade I listed villa, on the banks of the River Kent. The galleries offer two floors of light-filled spaces in which to see art.
Levens Hall (32 Miles)*
The Hall is a magnificent Elizabethan mansion built around a 13th century pele tower with unique Topiary Gardens and a working steam collection.
The Stewartry Museum (33 Miles)*
The Stewartry Museum was founded in 1879, and first occupied part of Kirkcudbright Town Hall. As the collections grew, the present purpose-built museum was opened in 1893.
MacLellan's Castle (34 Miles)*
MacLellan's Castle is a castellated town house, which was built in the 1750s.
The Tolbooth Art Centre (34 Miles)*
This award-winning Art Centre presents visitors with the story of the Kirkcudbright "art colony" through an audio-visual show and through the permanent display of some of the best Kirkcudbright paintings in the Museum Service collection.
Broughton House (34 Miles)*
An 18th-century house of the Murrays of Broughton and Cally, which was bought by E A Hornel, the renowned artist and member of the 'The Glasgow Boys'.
* Distances shown are in a direct line. Distances by road will be longer.



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