Home Things To Do Search Puzzling Place Explore things to do Category Select from these options Food and Drink Just for Two Family Friendly Historic Britain Great Outdoors Enter Your Destination From Date To Things To Do Suggested Getaways near Puzzling Place More Suggested Getaways Home Things To Do Puzzling Place Puzzling Place Keswick the Lake District Family Friendly See and experience how your brain can be tricked into believing that people are growing and shrinking as they walk across a room! Watch yourself visibly grow and shrink or make a friend look tiny alongside you. The only one in the country, the Ames Room is a deformed room that creates an astonishing illusion. When you look inside, although the room is heavily distorted it appears completely normal with parallel walls and horizontal floor and ceiling. This is because the brain has been conditioned to assume that walls of rooms are parallel. The assumption is so strong it completely overrides the fact that people are changing size, even though in the real world this obviously doesn’t happen. Here your brain is willing to accept it as the assumption of parallel walls is much stronger! Explore all Attractions & Events Contact Info Museum Square Keswick Cumbria CA12 5DZ 017687 75102 Visit website Other Things to Do in the North West Region Blaze Ice Cream FarmLyme ParkUllswater 'Steamers'Levens HallBritish Musical Fireworks ChampionshipsAnderton Boat LiftLion Salt Works MuseumFarmer Ted's Farm ParkNew PleasurelandRookin House Equestrian and Activity CentreKeswick Canoe and Bushcraft Piece Hall Halifax