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THERE’S MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
WITH A RICH HERITAGE AND A COASTAL LOCATION,
BARROW OFFERS VISITORS A WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES,
ATTRACTIONS AND EVENTS WHATEVER THE WEATHER.
WWW.VISITBARROW.ORG.UK
WELCOME TO BARROW IN
FURNESS, WHERE THERE’S
MORE THAN MEETS THE
EYE
Barrow is renowned for building some of
the most advanced nuclear submarines
in the world, but also offers visitors
‘more than meets the eye’. Surrounded
by sea on three sides, Barrow has a
MORE ATTRACTIONS rich maritime heritage centred round
its ship-building history, and its coastal
location also offers a whole lot more.
With over 60km of coastline, Barrow
boasts its very own island complete with
a castle and a king, the only grey seal
colony in Cumbria, a range of beaches
fit for sport and leisure and is ranked
number one in England for its quality
MORE HISTORY and diversity of nature.
MORE WILDLIFE MORE HERITAGE
MORE SPORT
MORE EVENTS MORE SHOPPING
MORE INDUSTRY
MORE COASTLINE
TOWN CENTRE SHOPPING E AT , D R I N K & N I G H T L I F E
As the home town authentic Turkish
of one of the Hairy food.
Bikers, it comes as no
surprise that, like true Barrow is a great
Northerners, we love place to enjoy
our food and drink. an evening of
From award winning entertainment, you
pies to artisan breads, will find a diverse
Barrow’s town centre range of bars and
has a great choice clubs and a variety
of places to enjoy of live events such
throughout the day. as music and comedy
nights. As the evening
As you move into the turns to night, you
evening you will find will find the majority
a diverse range of of Barrow’s late
bars and restaurants night pubs and
serving cuisine from clubs situated along
around the globe. Cavendish Street &
You can even book a Dalkeith Street in
table in Barrow’s very the heart of the town
own cave and enjoy centre.
You will find your food and beverages,
favourite high-street a present for your
names in Barrow’s pooch or want to
town centre, including meet the resident
M&S, Debenhams & owls, Barrow market
New Look, and there is certainly worth a
are also a wide range visit.
of independent shops
where you will receive Barrow’s festive
specialist advice shopping period
and a personalised starts from the 23rd
customer experience. November with the
town’s Christmas
Barrow’s indoor Light Switch-on event
market is the largest and street performers
in Cumbria and is will be entertaining
open on Mon, Wed, shoppers every
Fri and Sat. Whether Saturday in the run
you are looking for a up to Christmas.
unique gift, delicious
Find Barrow’s Christmas programme at:
visitbarrow.org.uk/christmas
FA M I LY & L E I S U R E
Barrow is a wonderful
place to visit with
children and has plenty
to offer whatever the
weather.
When the sun is
shining make a visit
to Barrow’s Victorian
Park which boasts a
boating lake, a display community managed
glass house, putting leisure centre,
green, bowling greens, boasting a warm pool
sports facilities, a with kids’ slide and
large playground and a splash zone.
miniature railway.
Custom House, Little
Barrow’s leisure Subs and The Owl &
centre has lots of fun Pussycat all host soft
activities to keep the play areas for younger
whole family healthy. children.
The pool includes a
large slide, splash zone Urban Extreme is
and wave machine an indoor skate
which will keep kids of park suitable for all
all sizes entertained. abilities on scooters,
Dalton also has its own skateboards and BMX.
W H E R E T O S TAY
Located just a 30 minute drive from the Lake District,
Barrow is ideally located to use as a base for exploring
the Lakes or visiting the many attractions and events
within the Furness Peninsula. From luxury hotels to
self-catering accommodation and holiday parks, you
will find the perfect place to stay at a budget to suit
01229 838282 your needs. visitbarrow.or.uk/accommodation
Abbey House Hotel
Abbey House Hotel is just a short drive
LUXURY WEDDING VENUE from the heart of the Lake District. The
Hotel takes its name from the ruins
The Perfect Place For Your Special Day of Furness Abbey which can be found,
at the end of our beautiful grounds.
At the bottom of the South Lakes lies Abbey House is a luxury hotel and
Abbey House Hotel & Gardens which is just a short drive wedding venue. abbeyhousehotel.com
from the Heart of the English Lake District. The Hotel takes
its name from the neighbouring ruins of one of the greatest Duke of Edinburgh Hotel
Cistercian foundations in the country, Furness Abbey. The Located in the heart of Barrow, just a
Furness Abbey can be found lying behind the trees, at the end minute’s walk from the train station,
of our beautiful grounds. Our luxury Cumbria hotel and this boutique Victorian hotel boasts
an award winning Cask Ale bar, Grill
wedding venue is an ideal place for your special day ...
Menu (served daily) and beautiful
contemporary rooms. Book direct for
complimentary breakfast.
dukeofedinburghhotel.co.uk
Dunes Hotel
Stay in beautifully decorated rooms
with warming interiors and scenic
views of the gardens and Cumbrian
countryside. Hospitality at it’s very
best, just a short drive from Barrow-In-
Furness. theduneshotel.co.uk
Jefferson’s Hotel & Apartments
A range of rooms and serviced
apartments in Barrow town centre.
Jefferson’s pride themselves on
quality, service and value for money.
For the best deals, view and book
OUTDOOR BLESSINGS accommodation online at:
jeffersonshotel.co.uk
Now Available barrowapartments.com
Outdoor Blessings can truly add another dimension to your
special day. The hotel grounds extend to over 14 acres of Townhouse.211
private manicured gardens with a number of perfect Boutique in every sense! Located
in the town centre, Townhouse.211
picturesque locations for your blessing to take place. We also
offers contemporary guest bedrooms,
have access to the romantic ruins of the Furness Abbey which
fantastic food and a wide selection
is a breath taking location for your wedding blessing. of wines, spirits, draft beers and
weddings@abbeyhousehotel.com www.abbeyhousehotel.com/weddings cocktails. thetownhousebarrow.co.uk
Abbey House Hotel & Gardens, Abbey Road, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria, LA13 0PA
F E S T I VA L S & E V E N T S J U N E 2 0 1 9 – M AY 2 0 2 0
SUPER SOAPBOX CHALLENGE FUDSTOCK FESTIVAL
29TH JUNE 2019 31ST AUGUST 2019
Barrow Carnival – 22nd & 23rd June 2019 Comedy Festival - 3rd - 5th October 2019
Barrow’s carnival will travel along Duke St and Abbey Barrow’s very own Comedy Festival will include
Rd as it heads to Barrow Park. There will be music and comedy acts and entertainment over 3 days in the
entertainment over the two days, as well as a Colour town centre. barrowbid.co.uk/comedy
Run event on the Sunday.
facebook.com/barrowcarnivalofficial Love Barrow Running Festival - 6th October 2019
The festival will include a measured mile and a 10km
An evening with Eddie The Eagle - 28th June 2019 road race on a fast, flat closed road course.
Eddie the Eagle Edwards will be hosting two events at Definitely a great chance to grab a PB.
the Forum Theatre as part of the Soapbox weekend.
The first will be a family screening of the Eddie the Santa Dash - 23rd November 2019
Eagle film and the second will see Eddie joined by a As part of the Christmas Light Switch On, Barrow
comedian for an evening of laughter. town centre will be hosting a Santa Dash event, which
theforumbarrow.co.uk will see runners take on a 4km course in the heart of
Barrow. visitbarrow.org.uk/christmas
Super Soapbox Challenge - 29th June 2019
Christmas Light Switch On - 23rd November 2019
Soapbox racers will tackle the Barrow Town Centre
Get the festive feeling at Barrow’s Christmas Light
course, as they hurtle down a large start ramp and use
Switch On, with live entertainment, music and
gravity to set the fastest time of the day. FREE family
special guests. visitbarrow.org.uk/christmas
event. supersoapboxchallenge.co.uk
Light Up the Park - 14th December
Festival of Transport - 20th July 2019 Celebrate Christmas in Barrow’s Victorian Park, with
The Festival of Transport will see classic, vintage and Christmas Carols and live music. FREE Family
prestige vehicles line Barrow’s town centre streets. event. facebook.com/huddlehubnews
FREE family event. festivaloftransport.co.uk
Barrow’s Beautiful Places - 3rd – 5th April 2020
Fudstock - 31st August 2019 Find out about the beautiful places Barrow has to
In memory of their best mate ‘Fud’, Fudstock is a one offer with an exhibition on Saturday 4th April and
day music festival full of music, love & laughter. special events across the borough.
Buy tickets at fudstock.co.uk visitbarrow.org.uk/beautifulplaces
Tour de Furness - 8th September 2019 Keswick to Barrow - 9th May 2020
This charity cycling event takes in scenic routes from The K2B is a charity walking event starting in Keswick
5 to 50 miles and provides a great challenge for all and finishing in Barrow after 40 miles of a
levels of cyclist. tourdefurness.co beautiful but gruelling route. keswick2barrow.co.uk
H E R I TA G E A R T S & C U LT U R E
Barrow has an town. Barrow has a The Forum
interesting history wealth of heritage An award-winning theatre hosting a variety of
which has seen the buildings including; shows. The cafe, licensed restaurant, bar and
town rise into a world castles, abbeys, booking office are open Mon - Fri 9am to 5pm and
renowned builder of lighthouses and Sat 9am to 4pm. Book tickets and find out more at:
ships and submarines. architecturally
theforumbarrow.co.uk
interesting buildings.
The arrival of the
Furness Railway in The spectacular Town Dock Museum
1846 was to be the Hall stands as a This free museum is built in a nineteenth century
turning point in permanent reminder dock and is home to a wealth of objects, models
Barrow’s history of the achievements and artefacts telling the story of the local area
and saw the town of the town and was and how Barrow grew from a small farming village
transformed into a completed in 1887. into a bustling industrial town. The museum is fully
bustling industrial wheelchair accessible, hosts an excellent café and a
brand new playground for 2019. dockmuseum.org.uk
visitbarrow.org.uk/heritage
Art Gene
A unique, independent arts company and gallery
based in the Nan Tait building. art-gene.co.uk
Signal Film
Signal Film & Media is an award-winning charity that
creates opportunities for all to take part in film and
digital art activity from the Cooke’s Studio on Abbey
Road. signalfilmandmedia.com
The ruins of Furness Abbey are located in the
‘Vale of Nightshade’ on the outskirts of Barrow VUE Cinema
in Furness. The abbey was completed in 1123 For film lovers, Barrow’s multiplex cinema is based
and passed to the Cistercians in 1147 becoming on Hollywood Park, which also hosts a gym, bingo
the second richest and most powerful abbey in venue and several fast food outlets.myvue.com
England and is now managed by English Heritage.
COASTLINE
Barrow has 60km of
diverse coastline to
explore, including
sandy beaches and
areas of natural
beauty. Rated as No.1
in England for natural
assets, Barrow is a
great place to find a
range of fauna and
flora. Sandscale Haws
is an outstanding
dune habitat and has
magnificent panoramic As well as being a
views across the fantastic place for bird
Duddon Estuary. The watching, it is also
sandy beach and dunes home to the only grey
are great for play and seal colony in Cumbria.
are home to the rare Catch a passenger
Natterjack Toads. ferry across to Piel
Island where you will
South Walney Nature find a castle and a pub,
Reserve offers where the landlord is
stunning views across crowned as ‘King of Open
Morecambe Bay. Piel’. Wednesday to Sunday
11am - 4pm
last entry at 3.30pm
N AT U R E A N D W I L D L I F E SPORT
Barrow comes top Barrow Raiders RLFC
of all 325 English play in the Betfred
boroughs for Championship which
the quality of its is tier two in the
landscapes and the professional rugby
number of its nature league structure. The
reserves in a 2016 season runs from
survey by the Royal Feb to Sep with home
Saturday. Barrow have
Society of Arts. The matches usually played
won the FA Trophy
South Walney Nature on a Sunday at Craven
on two occasions
Reserve on Walney Park. Barrow are a
with their last win in
Island is a great place proud Rugby League
the 2009-10 season.
for bird watching and South Lakes Safari Zoo town and would love to
barrowafc.com
is also home to the is home to over 1000 see the team emulate
only grey seal breeding of the rarest and most the 1954-55 team
There are a wealth
colony in Cumbria. endangered species which won the
of opportunities to
in unique natural Challenge Cup.
participate in amateur
As well as the natural environments, which barrowrlfc.com
sport from junior level
wildlife of the area, enable you to get as up to open-age. As
Barrow also has its close as physically Barrow AFC play in
well as football and
own Zoo located just possible to experience the National League,
rugby league, Barrow
outside the town of these amazing which is tier five of the
is a great place to
Dalton in Furness. creatures. English professional
participate in; water
football structure.
sports, golf, cycling,
Matches are played
running, netball,
from Aug to May at
basketball, martial arts
the FBS Stadium, with
and even has its own
matches usually on a
roller derby teams.
INDUSTRY PLAN YOUR VISIT
Barrow is renowned
for its engineering CONISTON KENDAL
THE LAKE WINDERMERE
excellence and DISTRICT A591
industrial opportunities.
A595
A590 A590
The town’s industrial
heritage centres
around its working
dock, which is currently ULVERSTON
the largest operational M6
GRANGE
shipyard in the UK, DALTON
where BAE Systems A590
build some of the
most technologically BARROW MORECAMBE
advanced nuclear BAY
submarines in the
world. WALNEY
M6
BAE have also LANCASTER
invested heavily in The Barrow offshore
their apprentice and windfarm was
graduate programmes, constructed in 2005
offering young people and is one of the
opportunities to work largest offshore Visiting Barrow by Road
and learn in a state-of- windfarms in the From the M6 motorway, exit the M6 at junction
the-art environment. world. The windfarm, 36 and continue along the A590 signposted
operated by Ørsted, Barrow.
Kimberly Clark operate consists of 87 turbines
one of the largest and covers an area of Visiting Barrow by Bus
paper mills in Europe. 145 square km. There is a daily National Express Coach
service to Kendal with a link via X6 to Barrow.
Stagecoach in Cumbria and other Operators
operate a comprehensive bus service between
local towns and the Lake District.
For details contact National Express on: 08705
80 80 80 or use their journey planner at:
nationalexpress.com
Local bus services in Barrow are provided
by Stagecoach. You can download their
timetables as pdf files from the Stagecoach site:
stagecoachbus.com
Visiting Barrow by Rail
Whether travelling South from Carlisle or West
from Lancaster, the railway lines offer a scenic
coastal journey into Barrow in Furness with
stunning views and varied wildlife to see on the
way. For information on timetables and tickets
visit: northernrailway.co.ukLocated at the Southern From castles and medieval
end of Cumbria, Barrow abbeys to wide sandy
in Furness has 60km beaches and grey seals,
of coastline, taking in Barrow has something to
Morecambe Bay and the offer all visitors.
Irish Sea with views over
to the Isle of Man and Barrow is a great base to
the Lancashire coast. explore the nearby Lake
District National Park,
Barrow is renowned but also has a lot to offer
for designing and right on the doorstep.
engineering some of
the most advanced This family-friendly town
submarines in the truly offers ‘more than
world, but there is more meets the eye’.
to the town and the
area than meets the eye. visitbarrow.org.uk
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