<![CDATA[I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil!]]>I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil!

I'm wondering if a museum purely devoted to pencils might be one of the most Mastodon places in England?
Maybe it's one of Mastodon's Spiritual Homes!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/6e84e050-3402-482c-baa1-24f314fcd4e3/i-ve-only-just-realised-that-the-pencil-they-give-you-as-your-admission-ticket-at-the-pencil-museum-in-keswick-is-a-special-pencilRSS for NodeSat, 13 Jun 2026 04:36:06 GMTSat, 30 May 2026 09:55:42 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 18:13:54 GMT]]>@ianturton @camilla_hoel Apparently, early on, soon after the discovery of graphite up there, graphite was more valuable than gold.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cupoftea.social/users/MikeFromLFE/statuses/116664882577115471https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cupoftea.social/users/MikeFromLFE/statuses/116664882577115471Sat, 30 May 2026 18:13:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 17:26:20 GMT]]>@MikeFromLFE I've been there! I think maybe three times.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/flipper/statuses/116664695536838375https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/flipper/statuses/116664695536838375Sat, 30 May 2026 17:26:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 17:26:05 GMT]]>@MikeFromLFE Little known fact, The 2B was used by Shakespeare himself, although he was a little unsure about it.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Extelec/statuses/116664694555316270https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Extelec/statuses/116664694555316270Sat, 30 May 2026 17:26:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 16:43:42 GMT]]>@camilla_hoel @MikeFromLFE we definitely had a discussion about it a couple of years ago when I was asking why the lake district got graphite instead of diamonds.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mapstodon.space/users/ianturton/statuses/116664527895269328https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mapstodon.space/users/ianturton/statuses/116664527895269328Sat, 30 May 2026 16:43:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 16:41:31 GMT]]>@NAB @MikeFromLFE @naturepoker I got a handful of pencils

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mapstodon.space/users/ianturton/statuses/116664519313556229https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mapstodon.space/users/ianturton/statuses/116664519313556229Sat, 30 May 2026 16:41:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 16:34:36 GMT]]>@MikeFromLFE

I lived in Keswick for 4 years and somehow missed out on the Pencil Museum. I have been down a local lead mine though.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/riggbeck/statuses/116664492099948816https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/riggbeck/statuses/116664492099948816Sat, 30 May 2026 16:34:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 16:31:32 GMT]]>@MikeFromLFE I can imagine!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hcommons.social/users/camilla_hoel/statuses/116664480060854754https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hcommons.social/users/camilla_hoel/statuses/116664480060854754Sat, 30 May 2026 16:31:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 16:10:09 GMT]]>@MikeFromLFE @naturepoker I feel cheated - we just got another pencil (different type though) for completing the quiz.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/NAB/statuses/116664395989759008https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/NAB/statuses/116664395989759008Sat, 30 May 2026 16:10:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 15:59:18 GMT]]>@camilla_hoel At the museum there's a detailed video of how the factory went about producing the original secret agent pencils. It wasn't easy, particularly because of the secrecy involved in manufacturing the components!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cupoftea.social/users/MikeFromLFE/statuses/116664353337492923https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cupoftea.social/users/MikeFromLFE/statuses/116664353337492923Sat, 30 May 2026 15:59:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 15:59:09 GMT]]>@MikeFromLFE why is it special?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.pt/users/Disputatore/statuses/116664352740874585https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://masto.pt/users/Disputatore/statuses/116664352740874585Sat, 30 May 2026 15:59:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 15:47:58 GMT]]>I have 2 of those pencils!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/JKasmireComplex/statuses/116664308746182056https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/JKasmireComplex/statuses/116664308746182056Sat, 30 May 2026 15:47:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 15:46:49 GMT]]>@AlexanderVI @MikeFromLFE It came up in the replies!

https://mstdn.social/@Nickiquote/116659846559848892

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Nickiquote/statuses/116664304266353725https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.social/users/Nickiquote/statuses/116664304266353725Sat, 30 May 2026 15:46:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 15:27:14 GMT]]>@MikeFromLFE wow amazing and thanks! I didn't know about this museum! Have to plan a visit this summer then!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mukto_manob/statuses/116664227244243068https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/mukto_manob/statuses/116664227244243068Sat, 30 May 2026 15:27:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 14:56:19 GMT]]>@MikeFromLFE How has no one told me there is a pencil museum? I feel deeply deprived. All the more so after finding this in their museum shop (yes, not having the museum on hand will not keep me from museum shops). https://www.derwentart.com/en-gb/p/2302303/gifts-offers/gift-ideas/ww2-secret-map-souvenir-pencil

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hcommons.social/users/camilla_hoel/statuses/116664105664261582https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://hcommons.social/users/camilla_hoel/statuses/116664105664261582Sat, 30 May 2026 14:56:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 13:06:57 GMT]]>@MikeFromLFE Guess what just got added to our bucket list. 😄

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.radio/users/kr1st/statuses/116663675585267774https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.radio/users/kr1st/statuses/116663675585267774Sat, 30 May 2026 13:06:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 12:32:51 GMT]]>@MikeFromLFE on that note, if you visit the Gruyere Museum then your admission ticket is a piece of cheese (Gruyere of course)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.data.coop/users/benjaoming/statuses/116663541540287703https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://social.data.coop/users/benjaoming/statuses/116663541540287703Sat, 30 May 2026 12:32:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 11:51:56 GMT]]>@MikeFromLFE I like how subtle the customization is. Like, this is pretty much what regular Derwent brand artist pencils look like, just with "Derwent Pencil Museum" printed on it rather than "Derwent graphic". So it really must've felt like they where just handing you a regular pencil as the admission ticket.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meow.social/users/Owlor/statuses/116663380666049769https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meow.social/users/Owlor/statuses/116663380666049769Sat, 30 May 2026 11:51:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 11:50:28 GMT]]>@MikeFromLFE #LittleKnownFact that John Mastodon once lived in the flat above the pencil museum.]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://home.ajacks.net/objects/fa9f3496-1c1c-4e07-a887-66cc27f2159chttps://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://home.ajacks.net/objects/fa9f3496-1c1c-4e07-a887-66cc27f2159cSat, 30 May 2026 11:50:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 11:40:24 GMT]]>@MikeFromLFE more things https://pencilmagazine.com/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://climatejustice.social/users/Youngtounces/statuses/116663335289930577https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://climatejustice.social/users/Youngtounces/statuses/116663335289930577Sat, 30 May 2026 11:40:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 11:21:17 GMT]]>@MikeFromLFE we had a wonderful visit there last year. Recommend.

http://www.pencilmuseum.co.uk/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/JoyceHumphreys/statuses/116663260115084544https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodonapp.uk/users/JoyceHumphreys/statuses/116663260115084544Sat, 30 May 2026 11:21:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 11:12:28 GMT]]>@MikeFromLFE
The brand is called Lakeland pencils for a reason.
Sounds like a great museum.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/sticklandtim/statuses/116663225428950167https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/sticklandtim/statuses/116663225428950167Sat, 30 May 2026 11:12:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 11:06:24 GMT]]>@MikeFromLFE I can't believe you've not mentioned its got the world's largest pencil in it.

Pencils everywhere

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.radio/users/g7kse/statuses/116663201603751666https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.radio/users/g7kse/statuses/116663201603751666Sat, 30 May 2026 11:06:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 10:55:05 GMT]]>@MikeFromLFE photos of said museum, or it didn't happen...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gusseting/statuses/116663157071554012https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/gusseting/statuses/116663157071554012Sat, 30 May 2026 10:55:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to I've only just realised that the pencil they give you as your 'admission ticket' at the Pencil Museum in Keswick is a special pencil! on Sat, 30 May 2026 10:21:00 GMT]]>@naturepoker
They also give you a quiz based on the exhibits - get them all right and you get a pen as well (it's a normal artist fine liner pen, not specifically branded though!)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cupoftea.social/users/MikeFromLFE/statuses/116663023083596373https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cupoftea.social/users/MikeFromLFE/statuses/116663023083596373Sat, 30 May 2026 10:21:00 GMT