Bluebird K7 Returns to Coniston after 23 years on the 9th March 2024
We can now officially announce that after 23 years, Bluebird K7 is returning to Coniston…
From Monday 30th October 2023 we will go onto winter opening hours which are:
Closed Mondays, open Tuesday- Sunday from 10.30am until 2.30pm
WE WILL BE CLOSED FROM 2.30PM ON FRIDAY 8th MARCH TO ALLOW US TO INSTALL BLUEBIRD K7.
WE HOPE TO REOPEN AROUND 20th MARCH BUT WILL CONFIRM THIS ONCE K7 HAS RETURNED TO CONISTON.
SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE CAUSED.
– The Rough Guide to the Lake District
Set in the heart of Coniston Village, The Ruskin Museum tells the fascinating ‘Story of Coniston’ and the many heroes that have lived and worked here.
Mask wearing is no longer mandatory but we do advise if the museum is particularly busy that they are worn.
Hand sanitiser and antibacterial wipes are still available throughout the museum and we advise that you socially distance from other groups where possible. Toilet facilities are open but we ask that you sanitise before use. Above all else, please respect everyone’s choices and enjoy your visit.
As a charity, we rely on support from visitors and donations. The past few years have been particularly difficult for museums and the heritage sector. If you would like to donate to the Ruskin Museum your donation will go towards the future care and conservation of our collection. Many Thanks
We can now officially announce that after 23 years, Bluebird K7 is returning to Coniston…
Donald Campbell’s Bluebird K7 will return to Coniston The Ruskin Museum is delighted to announce…
PLEASE NOTE – ANY SHOP ORDERS PLACED AFTER MIDNIGHT ON 18TH DECEMBER WILL NOT BE…
There has been a Ruskin Museum in Coniston since 1901, when W.G. Collingwood, a local artist and antiquarian who had been Ruskin’s secretary, set it up as a memorial to Ruskin. This original collection is now housed in the Museum’s Ruskin Gallery
In 1999 the Museum was extended with the help of a Heritage Lottery grant to include the Coniston Gallery full of local heritage displays and again in 2008 with the creation of the Bluebird Wing, purpose built as the future home of Donald Campbell’s iconic hydroplane Bluebird K7 and a tribute to both Sir Malcolm and Donald Campbell CBE
Therefore, as well as the Ruskin collection, the Museum houses many other exhibits including Coniston Coppermining, Slate Quarrying, local geology, Ruskin Lace, rock climbing, farming, Arthur Ransome and of course speed ace Donald Campbell.