Quaker Tapestry Exhibition at Quaker Tapestry Visitor Centre & Cafe

The visual impact and beauty of the award winning Quaker Tapestry, a celebration of over 350 years of social history, inspires all those who visit. Like a modern Bayeux Tapestry in pieces, this internationally created exhibition includes interactive displays, films, personal audio guides, gift shop, garden and award winning Cafe.

Within our beautiful 19th Century Friends Meeting House, the exhibition is professionally designed to give easy step-free access to wheelchair users and caters for all those with disabilities. Groups and school parties are welcome. Embroidery workshops and courses are also held here at the museum Kendal and for groups in other parts of the country.

Our captivating, interactive display entitled Full Steam Ahead: Quakers and Railways tells among other stories of how Edward Pease, A Darlington Quaker, and George Stephenson, an accomplished engineer, shared a vision and built a railway. Featuring a working model railway layout, this enchanting display is of interest to young and old alike.

The Friends' Meeting House is a grade II* listed building, designed and built in 1816 by Francis Webster, and built on a site that has been used for Quaker worship for 300 years. It is regarded as one of the finest Georgian buildings in Cumbria.

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Prices

Adult £6.50, Adult with small child (0-5 years) £2, Concession £5.50, Child (6-16 years) £2, family £14. Pre-booked group £4.50 per person.

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