Laurel & Hardy Museum — Attraction in Ulverston

I'm afraid to say that the cost to get into this museum is over priced for what is there, I'm always happy to pay but I think £7.50 per person is steep. Yes I enjoyed looking at the items on display but the area for watching the movie isn't comfy and is shabby looking and they are relying on you sitting and watching this to make up your time in there. We are fans of laurel and Hardy so did fine the information good to read but I would pay the price again not good value at all and it's a shame that things haven't been given a little more TLC. There's plenty of memorabilia to look at and you can see the odd Charlie Chaplin statue in this so not sure why that is🫣 there's a small area at the end for gifts but very overpriced £2 for a postcard really that's just ripping people off. There's also a bit to try on hats but again no thought put into this could be so much more and with a little effort could be a great place to visit. The staff are friendly and helpful but I assumed embarrassed by the cost, when you look at the website it mentions this being free and only a donation to get in don't be fooled by that it's not free and I'm afraid to say not good value, we spent all of 20 mins in there and that's with reading everything and watching 5 mins of the film yes you could stay longer but I'm not sure you would unless you wanted to watch several clips. Sorry it's not a better review but please put some time into presenting this better and at least consider reducing the entry fee to reflect the current state of...

Having made a special trip to visit the museum, we weren't disappointed. Despite being in the early stages of its relocation, the proprietor and curator (the museum is run by the grandson of Bill Cubin who started the collection), has a clear passion for both the collection and museum. Happily offering us a full-guided tour (though I wouldn't expect this normally as it is rather time committing!), he gave us an initial talk about how the collection started, and about some of the furniture in the museum (which came from the house Stan Laurel lived in as a boy). We spent a good hour and a half in there, reading the well designed information boards which were loaded with Jefferson (Laurel's real name) family photos and images from the screen & stage. The museum is housed in a fabulous old cinema (superbly fitting for such a character), where you'll find a wonderful mini cinema complete with red velvet stalls and large screen, perfect for watching the old Laurel & Hardy movies on show. Having laughed yourself silly, you can enjoy refreshments in the cafe area and buy souvenirs from the small shop area. Given that this is newly located and run almost singlehandedly, it deserves five stars for effort and for the fact that it can only get better as it finds its feet. This is the only Laurel & Hardy museum in the world, so well worth the small entry fee, especially as it helps keep the National Treasure that is Stan Laurel, in...

This had been on the to-visit list for a while. Not sure why we waited so long to go but were really glad when we finally got around to it!

The museum is small but is crammed with so much information, objects of interest and memorabilia that you can't help but be impressed. I went in not knowing much about Laurel and Hardy but the information boards were clear and easy to read and I learned a lot.

You can stay as long as you want and we sat down for a bit to watch scenes from Laurel and Hardy films that play continuously on a cinema screen in the main body of the museum.

The member of staff was friendly and although there were a few other people in the museum there was more than enough room for everyone with no pressure to quickly move on from one bit to the next. The museum has toilets which were clean with plenty of paper and hand towels.

The obligatory little shop was better stocked than I had anticipated with a good range of gifts to cater for everyone and their various wallet sizes.

Even if you're not a big Laurel and Hardy fan this is a great little museum to visit and support. As a result of information from the museum we followed it up with a quick walk to Stan Laurel's place of birth which we wouldn't have...