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Bronze Age Gold Arm Ring

Bronze Age Gold Arm Ring

Nov 15, 2023 |

Rare Bronze Age find to go on show in Cumberland museum A Bronze Age gold arm ring of regional significance and national interest will soon go on show at The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven. The artefact was discovered in 2019 in West Cumbria by a local detectorist and...

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Mini Golf: Cumberland Edition

Mini Golf: Cumberland Edition

Oct 20, 2023 |

Mini-Golf Cumberland exhibition to open at The Beacon Museum Get your putters at the ready for the opening of a new family-friendly experience at The Beacon Museum, Whitehaven. Mini-Golf Cumberland opens in time for the start of the October half-term – this Saturday...

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Free weekend admission to The Beacon Museum

Free weekend admission to The Beacon Museum

Sep 29, 2023 |

Free weekend admission to The Beacon Museum The Beacon Museum in Whitehaven is opening its doors to everyone for free this weekend (Saturday 30 September and Sunday 1 October). Come and see what you can discover, with four floors of family-friendly galleries and...

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Local clubs invited to celebrate sport

Jun 29, 2023 |

THE BEACON Museum is looking for sports clubs to become involved in a very special exhibition. From October, the attraction in Whitehaven will celebrate all that is great about Cumberland’s local sports scene, past and present. Some clubs have already agreed to get on...

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