Lakeland Motor Museum Reviews Summary

Admission and Value

Pros:

• "Worth every penny of the admission!"
• "Cheap but well worth every penny!"
• "The entrance price is very reasonable and you can see many great things."
• "Excellent value for money!"
• "Other than the museum itself, the other BIG highlight for us, was what great value for money it is."
• "Absolutely worth the £9.50 entry fee incl a small but well constructed tribute to Donald Campbell."
• "This place in my opinion, is extremely cheap to get in."

Cons:

• "An extortionate admission fee grants you access to a very random, hotch-potch collection."
• "Ticket is not for free."
• "£25 for a family ticket is steep we took a slow look round and were finished in 1hr."
• "I found it to be a little on the dear side. I know everything needs to be maintained and the cost of everything has gone up, but I felt that £11 was a tad excessive."
• "Fabulous place but knocked off a star as booked online and looked for concessions but wasn't any."
• "Unfortunately the collection appears to have outgrown the building it’s housed in."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Staff were helpful and friendly, made sure we got the most from our visit."
• "Had polite and knowledgeable staff."
• "The staff are very friendly and helpful."
• "The staff were super knowledgeable about the cars."
• "Very welcoming, friendly and knowledgeable staff who catered for my disability."
• "All staff at museum very helpful."
• "The staff were very helpful and friendly."

Cons:

• "Ladies on reception are lovely but don't appear to know much about the classic scene."
• "The cashier was a little rude to us when we arrived."
• "However, the woman at the front desk had a standoffish attitude."
• "Staff were very uptight and obnoxious when I returned within the hour to return a faulty model car."
• "Slightly spoilt by the receptionist overdoing her 'mask police' impression."
• "The lady at reception was a little cold but it didn't put us off."

Cafe and Food Options

Pros:

• "Very tasty lunch in the cafe."
• "The cafe food was really really nice and reasonably priced too."
• "Nice coffee and home made cakes in cafe 👍 situated on a calming Riverside."
• "Also had a coffee and a beautiful flapjack in the attached cafe, where the food looked fantastic."
• "The Cafe Ambio was nice and reasonably priced."
• "The cafe has some delicious cakes and breakfast options too."
• "Cafe nothing short of superb with excellent food served in ample portions at very fair prices."

Cons:

• "Cafe extremely overpriced too with not many options for picky eaters!"
• "The cafe was really nice, scones were amazing but the soup was way too salty."
• "Cafe on site however menu wasn't very child friendly, something a little simpler would have been perfect."
• "Cafe Ambio was expensive but really tasty, burger £14.50 as I recall."
• "Restaurant very slow service and quite expensive and not great they lets dogs inside."
• "The only spoiler to this day was the expensive cafe where we spent £25 on two portions of chips,a pot of tea and three bottles of water."
• "We got two caramel latte's at £9.50, which we thought was a little expensive."

Exhibits and Layout

Pros:

• "Wow what a fantastic museum, well presented with gift shop and café, free parking and great exhibits."
• "So many beautiful vehicles in excellent condition!"
• "The museum is crammed with high quality vehicles, cars and motorbikes, as well as amazing examples of signage, advertising, toys, oil cans, petrol pumps."
• "It was an absolutely amazing collection of cars, motorbikes and push bikes throughout the years."
• "The museum is well laid out and full of fabulous vehicles of all types,some of which most of you will remember or have owned."
• "Outstanding motor museum with an extensive collection of classic cars, motorcycles and automobilia."
• "An amazing collection of cars, from the very first motor cars to a 1990 Corvette ZR1."

Cons:

• "Enjoyed my first visit to the motor museum. Only downside is that I had seen many of the exhibits when they were located at Holker Hall. Just a bit similar feeling."
• "A pity that Colin McRae's car is not situated on the floor but mounted high up so you cant see it fully."
• "They could also do with having more space as it seems little 'too busy' and difficult to take it all in at times."
• "The bluebird area is small, and almost inaccessible when busy which is a shame."
• "Good variety of cars but some are packed in so close together you cant get to see inside them."
• "My only comment is that the exhibits are not really spaced out enough to show off their best."
• "If you have sensory issues it may be a bit much visually as it's all very busy to look at."