Interesting place full of lots of facts about the local area, three floors with different displays and also fun games for everyone. The only disappointing part was the cafe, not much on the menu and extortionate prices.

This museum was amazing. It may look small from the outside but is much bigger inside. Over 4 floors with a standard size lift is fully wheelchair accessible. This museum has a bit of everything in. Takes you back to the 90's at the moment and then covers the power plants and more. Would highly recommend this and the staff were very helpful.

Amazing museum! We were here around 4.5 hours and it was time very well spent! The permanent exhibitions include local history from the stone age to WWII with a large section devoted to Sellafield. When we visited there was also a section devoted to 90s youth culture. All of it was very interesting and well presented, with just the right balance of information, without it being too detailed and technical. The interactive displays were also great fun. The cafe on the ground floor is also definitely worth a visit for a hot drink and tasty snack. I would definitely return to this museum and would thoroughly recommend it to anyone else in the area.

This is a really GREAT museum, the Sellafield information was really thorough and interactive. The rest of the museum has VR headsets, games, puzzles, videos. The view from the gallery is really cool and the telescopes can see a mighty long way. We (two adults) were here for 4.5 hours and I didn't get bored of it at all. Kids wouldn't either.

Having visited Whitehaven many times we have never been into the Beacon Museum. We'll be back again. They had a exhibition downstairs which was worth a look, then 4 floors to explore. A brilliant interactive secrion where the kids could explore and be kids. Plus some great views over Whitehaven from the topfloor. We thought we would be about an hour but it easily passed 2 hours. Friendly staff, clean facilities and worth the money. Thank you.