The Ruskin Museum, located on Yewdale Road in Coniston, is the place to head to in order to find out more about the life and work of John Ruskin.

The Ruskin Museum is open daily between 9am and 5pm during the summer months, but is closed in winter.

A writer, critic and artist, Ruskin was also a great social reformer and he greatly influenced Victorian society with his writings on social injustice.