Cars of the Stars Museum

This small museum, owned by Peter Nelson, is situated in the centre of Keswick, behind the Royal Oak pub, in the heart of the Lake District. It is home to many beautifully restored vehicles which have appeared in television shows and films. The place is open most of the year, varying on the season. The cost of admission when I visited was £4.00 for an adult and £3.00 for a child, (prices may change). It cost me £14.00 for my visit, which was not too bad considering the museum was not as small as it looks from the outside. It opened in 1989 to the public, but was officially opened 1990 by a Gerry Anderson and houses his creation, Lady Pennelope's ...

This place is a hidden gem! You wouldn't think of Keswick as being a tourist destination that attracts car enthusiasts, more the sort of place for hillwalkers, cyclists, lazy walks in the country.... One of the other museums in the town is dedicated to pencils for goodness sake! But This one is a cut above the rest. Granted it is not very big, and they don't have the space to display all of their vehicles at any one time, but you are always guaranteed to see a good few of your favourite cars from the movies and tv programmes. The museum is easy to find, as is signposted in several parts of the town, and is located only a minutes walk from one of ...

This museum first opened in May 1989 and the idea for this attraction was the result of Granada Television approaching a dentist called Peter Nelson. Granada wanted to borrow Peter Nelson’s MG TC car, for use in the television series “The Spoils Of War” The museum is as the name suggests…cars of the Stars, and there are many cars of famous films and TV programmes. The Cars of the Stars Museum is situated in Keswick in the Lake District. Once you are in Keswick The cars of the Stars Museum is sign posted, so you should have no problem in finding it, but…. We arrived in Keswick about 10 am and the car park closest to the museum ...