Kendal Museum

Great little local museum, with an eclectic mix of exhibits. It has lots of small, presumably donated private collections, everything from, prehistoric artefacts, fossils, geological samples, coin hoards, and a large collection of taxidermy creatures, fish, insects, mammals, birds etc. I think for 12+ upwards age group, and maybe not for some folk, but we found it interesting, and informative.
An enjoyable visit.

A good museum to me should speak of the history of the place. The Lake District has a rich history economic and cultural through the centuries. There is little evidence of this here. It's a bunch of old stuff, some stones, and a lot of stuffed animals. A missed opportunity.

Amazing welcome, great staff, love the halloween trail, and the mandatory 'child with polar bear' photo was taken. Learn something new every time i go, and i've been LOADS over the years. Thanks Kendal Museum!

What a fabulous hidden gem. Lovely staff and brilliant ideas in the pipeline for a new cafe. Currently open Thurs, Friday and Saturday. Check times before going. Under 5s free.

Fantastic little museum with lots of interesting pieces from a range of subjects. The taxidermy section was brilliant and packed full of information. Definitely something for everyone.

What an amazing place so much history and the biggest collection of taxidermy I have ever seen, allowing you to get up close to creatures you rarely see and some we will never see again a brilliant experience

Lovely little museum to pass half an hour or more away, with lots of exhibits from different era's

What an amazing little find! Lots of different bits and pieces, our favourite was the wildlife section, they also have a detective trail for the kids with a little prize at the end 😀

This eclectic collection of items from many periods of human history along with lots of natural history exhibits, geological samples and also some nice bits of local history is presented in a bit of a bonkers way.
I particularly liked the stuffed hedgehog being used to prevent people sitting on one exhibit.
The mixed up layout is brilliant for small children with short attention spans as they can flit from itopic to topic.
The litho-phone is great fun too.
I highly recommend it.

Fantastic in all sections of displays but I love the natural history section. I absolutely recommend a visit here.

Fantastic day out. So much see. The variety of animals was amazing. The staff were very helpful and friendly. Inexpensive entrance fee. Can't wait to go back next year to see the new exhibits. Highly recommended. 😍

Excellent Museum, which I try to visit as often as I can. Highly recommend for any age.

Managed to park on site which was great, not very busy and cheap entry too. Quite a lot to do with kids activity sheets as well.

Fantastic place x Highly recommend it to anyone x At only £2 it is the best value for money you can get x I am a truck driver and had time to spare at a delivery and I came across this by accident x It is deffinatly on list to visit again x My favourite was the musical stones x

Amazing little gem and well worth a visit. Quiz for kids and great way to spend a few hours. Only £2 entry so not getting fleeced as a family

We've just held my daughters party here. Absolutely fantastic and will definitely do it again. The torchlight tour is so much fun and very interesting. Margaret is really good at what she does and has such a calm nature the kids took to her very easily. We didn't do the extra activities this time but will next time as I bet it just makes it even better. Thank you so much Margaret, you will certainly see us again.

Had no idea this little gem had so much to offer. It was an absolut delight! The staff were very friendly and very enthusiastic. Also, I have never seen such a big collection of animals. I can only recommend this place. Amazing, amazing, amazing!