Penrith and Eden Museum

20/10/2026

We are hosting a small pop up display until Saturday 7 November featuring Roman finds from the A66 trans-pennine route excavations. Come along and discover local material found near Brougham. Free Entry. Many thanks to Oxford Archaeology (Lancaster) for setting this up!

19/10/2026

The first 'Friends of Penrith & Eden Museum' meeting for the 2026-2027 season takes place at 2pm on Tuesday 20th October at the Quaker Meeting House. Mike Winstanley will give a talk on ‘Muck, Medicine and Mortality’ where he will explore many of the ways in which Victorians in the north west of England, coped, or tried to cope with poor living conditions and disease. Further details on the lecture and membership of the Friends can be found on the Friends of Penrith & Eden Museum website at www.fpem.org.uk

14/10/2026

ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS MORNING - SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER - 10.30 to 11.45
Bring your finds to Penrith & Eden Museum to have them identified and recorded by the region’s Portable Antiquities Scheme Finds Liaison Officer. Please book an appointment in advance at
https://LANCUM-FLO.eventbrite.com.
For further information on Finds Days see Meeting with a FLO in Lancashire and Cumbria – Cumbria or email [email protected]

23/07/2026

Penrith and Eden Museum will be closed on Thursday 30 July. We apologise for any inconvenience.

15/07/2026

ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS MORNING - THIS SATURDAY - 18 JULY from 10.30 to 12.00
Bring your finds to Penrith & Eden Museum to have them identified and recorded by the region’s Portable Antiquities Scheme Finds Liaison Officer.
Anyone is welcome to bring along for identification portable archaeological material or historical objects they have found or acquired locally.
For anyone with several objects please book an appointment in advance at
https://LANCUM-FLO.eventbrite.com.
For further information on Finds Days see Meeting with a FLO in Lancashire and Cumbria – Cumbria or email [email protected]

08/07/2026

ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS MORNING - SATURDAY 18 JULY - 10.30 to 12.00
Bring your finds to Penrith & Eden Museum to have them identified and recorded by the region’s Portable Antiquities Scheme Finds Liaison Officer.
Anyone is welcome to bring along for identification portable archaeological material or historical objects they have found or acquired locally.
For anyone with several objects please book an appointment in advance at
https://LANCUM-FLO.eventbrite.com.
For further information on Finds Days see Meeting with a FLO in Lancashire and Cumbria – Cumbria or email [email protected]

27/06/2026

21/06/2026

This year’s summer solstice will occur today, Sunday 21 June, at 09.24 BST.
The summer solstice occurs in June in the Northern Hemisphere and marks midsummer: the 'longest day' and 'shortest night' of the year.
The summer solstice is not actually a day, but an exact moment in time that falls upon that day. This moment comes when whichever hemisphere you're in is most tilted towards the Sun.

09/06/2026

Penrith & Eden Museum will open at Midday on Tuesday 16 June, Wednesday 17 June and Thursday 18 June. This is due to education workshops taking place in the Museum. We apologise for any inconvenience.