Resources
Have a look at the geological collections in Cumbrian museums.
Information on Geocaching & Earthcaching, useful publications and the geology project in Westmorland Dales. Links to interesting websites given at the end of the page.
(opens in a new tab)Tullie House Museum, Carlisle:
Regionally important geology collections.
Tullie House is now open with a lovely new reception area, shop, cafe and a geology display cabinet on the ground floor. Further work on the galleries is planned for the near future.
(opens in a new tab)Sedgwick & Ruthven room opened in Oct 2023 by the Geologists' Association. Plus an excellent digital resource where you can view photographs of local rock and mineral collections.
(opens in a new tab)A varied collection mostly from local sites and well representing the complex local geology, industrial activity and the work of important 19th Century collectors.
(opens in a new tab)Heritage Lottery Fund 2016. To find out more about the geology of this special place, how the copper-mining industry developed, or about the miners and their families who earned their livelihoods from it, click here.
(opens in a new tab)The museum has a Ruskin collection and also exhibits relating to the coppermines, slate, geology, lace, farming and Donald Campbell.
(opens in a new tab)A resource by Clive Boulter. It bridges the gap between researchers and the rest of us who have some knowledge. Speeding up the cascade of information and correcting concepts, long since updated, but still being incorrectly promoted.
