Visitor attractions and information for
Workington
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 Bassenthwaite Lake is one of the largest at
4 miles long and 3/4 mile wide, but also one of the shallowest
at 70 ft deep. It is the most northerly of the lakes, and has
no major settlements on its shores. There is a shore path which
runs the length of the west shore, but there is no access to
the east side except at Mirehouse. Bassenthwaite is home to the
vendace, a rare and endangered fish species found only here and
in Derwentwater. About
13 miles east of Workington. |
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Helena
Thompson Museum, Workington. The building in which the museum is
housed was originally known as Park End House. It was left to
the people of Workington in 1940 by Helena Thompson, a local
philanthropist whose family had been connected to the building
from the late 18th century. It houses displays of pottery, silver,
glass, and furniture dating from Georgian times, as well as the
social and industrial history of Workington and the surrounding
area. In the centre of
Workington |
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Lakeland Sheep and Wool Centre, Egremont Road,
Cockermouth
Tel: 01900 822673. An indoor presentation of sheep sheerers at
work with hands-on experience and opportunity to meet 19 different
breeds of live sheep. About
8 miles east of Workington. |
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Wordsworth
House, Main Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria CA13 9RX Tel: 01900
820884 - A fine Georgian town house, the birthplace and childhood
home of William Wordsworth. A National Trust property with attractive
walled gardens growing fruit, herbs and vegetables of the Wordsworths'
time. About 7 miles east
of Workington. |
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