Enjoy exploring the museum with your magnifying glass, trails and stories!

Derwentwater is a major feature within the landscape of this area, it is a home, a place of work, a place of industry, as well as a favourite holiday destination.  This exhibition aims to look at these different viewpoints of the lake.

An overview on UNESCO’s Core Values, the overarching purpose and ethos of world heritage, the Lake District as a World Heritage Site, and further World Heritage Sites to link the Lakes with an international context.