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Discover fascinating insights about the humble yet essential pencil at this captivating museum. Delve into its intriguing history, including its role in wars and other historic events. Engage in a fun-filled and informative experience as you explore the exhibits and fill out a questionnaire provided
I had the best time at The Pencil Museum! I would recommend to fill in the Quiz, so much fun looking for the answers. The shop is amazing too
This is a really cracking museum. It shares about the history of pencil-making in Keswick and how graphite was discovered. They have quizzes for children of various ages and adults too! They were running craft activities when we visited during the school holidays. However, on a wet, school holiday d
Such a surprise! Went because of rain and needed something to do with my children (11 and 13!) staff were beyond lovely and really made us smile, the quiz was the right kind of hard and we learnt something! Best of all was the rarest pencil donated by Zoe Bread. Incredible.
What a great way to idle away an hour visiting this museum. Still plenty of exhibits to view despite the devastation of Storm Desmond floods in 2015. Who knew the ✏️ could be so interesting❓. Free pencils if you answer the quiz questions correctly as you wonder round - most enjoyable.
Visited here on Friday 3rd May. I must admit I went in with low expectations seeing as I'm not a writer, artist or anything that uses a pencil.
I was amazed at how great it was! The place may be small but the amount of information provided, along with exhibits was great!
The young man who served u
Great pencil museum.
Well worth a visit
Plenty of parking, 🅿️ shop and cafe and good quiz with free pencil ✏️
Who would have thought the humble pencil could be so interesting.
The WW2 pencil was an outstanding piece of engineering.
You can't go far wrong considering the place costs less than £7 (2023) to get in.
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
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, entertain
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
Fantastic experience! We went on a wet day and spent nearly 3 hours thoroughly enjoying ourselves with the quiz - even though we are over 50 we're accompanied by my in laws!
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.
Surprisingly awesome. Origins of the black market, WW2 gadgets, the WORLD'S LARGEST PENCIL - Although the lack of a sharpener of a sufficient size may prove problematic in the years to come. Museum and cafe team were friendly and welcoming and gifted us a prize when we returned triumphantly with a s
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 imaginab
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 large
Fab - and not just for certified anoraks! Great history of pencil making in the UK with a WW2 secret link! Great shop with lots of variety of pencils and other drawing equipment and a cafe too! All on the flat so appropriate for wheelchairs and prams. Decent sized car park (council run) that you ne
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