JB Banks Ironmongers

No. 966 of 4,523 in the Lake District, No. 296 for history, No. 36 for rainy day. Culture, 16.1 km from Keswick, just outside the Lake District National Park.

A museum housed in the JB Banks ironmongers.Written by Claude from the facts on this page (describe-v1, 2026-10-30).

Facts

Opening hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-17:00OpenStreetMap, checked 2026-10-29
Website: jbbanks.co.ukOpenStreetMap, checked 2026-10-29
Phone: +44 1900 822281OpenStreetMap, checked 2026-10-29
Best months: Any time of yearoffyougo rules
Getting there: Directions in Google Maps what3words address Open in OpenStreetMap

Why it ranks here

Score 0.61 for any trip, from the same formula as every place.

Interests: History and heritage, Rainy day
Openly licensed photo: no (weight 0.15)
Detail in OpenStreetMap: 50% (weight 0.15)
Has a website: 100% (weight 0.1)
Heritage listing: no (weight 0.15)
Wikipedia and Wikimedia pages: no (weight 0.25)

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