Lakeland Motor Museum
A diverse and unique collection of some 30,000 exhibits.
Assembled over a period of almost 50 years and thoughtfully displayed alongside many non-motoring additions, in a state-of-the-art building with a beautiful riverside setting.
This extensive collection includes a ‘Campbell Bluebird Exhibition’.
In addition to tracing over 100 years of motoring heritage with ample tangible evidence, the museum pays tribute to father and son, Sir Malcolm and Donald Campbell who between them captured 21 world land and water speed records in the Bluebird series of cars and boats. Donald Campbell was tragically killed on nearby Coniston Water in January 1967, whilst attempting to break his own water speed record.
The collection includes full size detailed replica’s of the 1935 Bluebird car, the 1939 boat, Bluebird K4, and the famous 1967 jet hydroplane, Bluebird K7.
ISLE OF MAN TT TRIBUTE EXHIBITION
Since 1907, the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy (TT) has provided a testing ground where motorcycles and their components have been assessed under much harsher conditions than the average rider could ever expect to meet.
Success on the arduous and challenging TT course was certain to boost sales of the individual marques in the showrooms and enabled the British motorcycle industry to retain its dominance until the late 1960’s when Japanese manufacturers led by Honda introduced reliable, more modern looking and less expensive machines. This led to a rapid decline of what was an extremely important UK manufacturing industry.
The Northwest based Lakeland Motor Museum exists to collect, preserve and interpret motoring heritage and for the 2011 season has created an entirely new thought- provoking exhibition entitled ‘A Tribute to the TT – Riders and Machines’.
This provides a fascinating insight into the history of the TT by means of a ‘timeline’ and a ‘hall of fame’, which relates the astonishing achievements of famous competitors, including: Geoff Duke, John Surtees, Mike Hailwood, Dave Molyneux, Giacomo Agostini, Barry Sheene, Joey Dunlop, Steve Hislop, Bob McIntyre and the present day ‘King of the Mountain’ John McGuinness, plus many more.