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So you think you know Workington?In 1566, who was the eminent unexpected guest for 3 nights at Workington Hall?In the mid 19th century Henry Bessemer, established a steelworks at Workington to implement his […]

Did you know the Cumbrian town of Barrow-in-Furness was historically in Lancashire? Why not test your knowledge of the town by taking our fun trivia quiz? A small tip – if read our guide to Barrow-in-Furness […]

So you think you know Whitehaven?Whitehaven’s last working mine, Haig Pit, closed in what yearBy the mid-18th Century, Whitehaven had become one of the country’s main importers of what product from Ame […]

So you think you know Penrith?The Penrith area is known to have been first settled by the Romans. They built two forts in the area at which two villages?The name ‘Penrith’ is derived from the Celtic lan […]

So you think you know Cockermouth?The population of Cockermouth at the 2011 Census was recorded as being?In 1881, what experiment was introduced in Cockermouth town centre, that was a UK first?One of […]

So you think you know Kendal? Kendal’s Latin motto is ‘Pannus mihi panis’. It translates to English as what?Established by monks in the 14th century, Kendal’s wool industry lasted approximately how many yea […]

Here’s a quiz on the west Cumbrian coastal town of Maryport. Why not give our quiz a go?

So you think you know Maryport?

Maryport was formerly known by what name?

 When Humphrey Senhouse changed […]

Do you know the Cumbrian market town of Wigton? Here’s a fun trivia quiz on the history of the town. Why not test your knowledge and give our Wigton quiz a go?

So you think you know Wigton?

The […]

What do you know about the Lakeland towns of Windermere and Bowness-on-Windermere? Here’s a fun quiz on the neighbouring Cumbrian towns. Why not have a go?

So you think you know Bowness on […]

So you think you know Silloth?Silloth Airport officially closed on New Year’s eve of which year?Which 19th celebrated landscape artist came to Silloth to paint seascape and sunsets views of the S […]