An excellent local museum. Shallows and Amasons to Bluebird speed records. The ticket lasts for 12 months too. Shortly the restored recovered Bluebird from the 1967 crash will be returned to the museum. It's a great museum in the heart of Coniston.

This is a fabulous museum and the exciting news is that Donald Campbell’s iconic Bluebird has been rebuilt and returned to Coniston. It is in the Ruskin Museum, which is in the centre of the village, but NB that the museum is closed until the 19th march while Bluebird is being installed. Pity they hadn’t included this small detail on their website!

So pleased to be in the area just as Bluebird has returned “home”. The museum holds a fascinating collection of items including of local mining history, geology, rock climbing, lace and linen making, Ruskin’s work - but for us the star was to be found in the bluebird wing. A fascinating collection telling Campbell’s story - and a thrill to see Bluebird herself. Looking forward to seeing her back on the water in years to come. Definitely worth a visit.

Such a shame to see this quality location being given One Star reviews as a direct result of the Bluebird dispute between t between Campbell's family and the restoring engineer. It shows a total lack of detailed knowledge of the situation. The amazing museum merely hosts the breathtaking Bluebird artefacts, for the benefit of Coniston and local/national/International history lovers everywhere. If you want to share your questionable conspiracy theories and views, please do it elsewhere, and don't damage the reputation of this lakeland gem. The museum is great, please support it and allow it to grow.

As Bluebird has returned to its home we had to go and see this wonderful exhibit. It has to be one of the go and see it things to do. To be honest we never took in the rest of the museum as being a bit of a speed freak that was my main interest. They had film shows by Malcome and Donald Campbell which we found so interesting. Coniston may be overlooked by its bigger lake ( Windermere) but it's such a good place to visit as the people are so nice. We also visited Donald Campbell's grave which is a short walk from the museum, just to pay homage to such a brave man.

Fabulous exhibition now including the restored Bluebird. Very informative for the enthusiast as well as the curious. Lots to see including the original jet engine, Campbell's jet boat etc. Well worth the small entrance fee.

On visiting the Ruskin Museum I joined the queue in the rain, on reaching the entrance 20 minutes a notice to my left informed me to purchase anything from the shop and rejoin the queue, which had moved forward so I felt that I was pushing in. Why are there not more paying in terminals to speed people through? instead of just one. most visitor centres have the shop on the way out and not on the way in, however the exhibition and displays were well worth the visit and good value for money.

We'd decided last minute to finally visit Coniston. Our chosen date was just a few weeks after Bluebird was finally home so it fitted in perfectly. The museum is tucked away down a back street. There was a friendly welcome and we were told how it was laid out. The Bluebird wing is the big attraction. I was surprised that there wasn't much mention of the rescue team and restoration. The repair job on the craft is pretty spectacular. The other vehicles (such as the landrover) are all well preserved and the information that is there is easy to read. We enjoyed the railway history display and there was a lot of stuff amongst it that I wasn't aware of. It was well displayed and the photos bring it to life. The Ruskin room is ideal for anyone who knows about the work of this great man. I knew nothing prior to our visit but I came away with a bit more knowledge. The gift shop is lovely and you can get some great souvenirs, not just about the Campbells and Bluebird but also some things about the area and of course the Arthur Ransome books.

We visited here whilst on holiday as we wanted to see the new Bluebird exhibition. There’s so much more to see here too. We spent an enjoyable couple of hours looking around. There are toilets and a shop but no cafe. But there are many lovely places to eat and drink in Coniston within walking distance of the museum. We had trouble finding the museum as it’s not very well signposted - we used Google Maps to get there. There isn’t a museum car park but there’s a bit of on road parking and car parks not too far away. We found the Bluebird exhibition very moving. It was really well set out and had lots of information and things to look at.

Partner wanted to see Bluebird and the back story interested me. Displays were interesting but the font for many of the displayed fact sheets on the walls was too small. Lots to see - artefacts and written information. Didn't know much about Ruskin beyond the college name so the displays were helpful. Not particularly child-friendly displays due to subjects. Liked the plaster cast leaves. Outside model buildings intriguing and appear to be abandoned.