A World In Miniature Museum

About the museum

A World in Miniature Museum is a small museum in the basement of Houghton Hall Garden Centre at Houghton, just north of Carlisle. The garden centre occupies a former walled kitchen garden of Houghton Hall and is run by the Klondyke and Strikes garden centre group, which lists the museum among its facilities.

The museum shows hand-made miniature scenes at one-twelfth scale, such as furnished rooms, gardens and street settings. The museum presents itself as one of the leading collections of high-quality miniatures, and its best-known piece is a tiny teddy bear that it describes as the smallest in the world.

Admission and opening times for the museum itself are not published on the garden centre website; the garden centre is open daily.

Highlights

• Miniature rooms and scenes at one-twelfth scale
• Hand-made miniature furniture, paintings and china
• The museum’s very small teddy bear
• Located in the garden centre basement

Founded

2006

Operated by

Houghton Hall Garden Centre (Klondyke Strikes Garden Centres)

Admission & discounts

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The garden centre lists disabled facilities. The museum is in the basement; no step-free access details are published for it.

Kids & families

• Baby changing facilities

The garden centre has a baby changing facility.

Getting there & parking

The garden centre has free parking and a cycle rack.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museum shop
• Wi-Fi

Houghton Hall Garden Centre has a restaurant and coffee bar, a food hall and free Wi-Fi for customers. Only assistance dogs are allowed in the restaurant, coffee bar and food hall.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.