Photo of Furness Abbey, a ruined abbey near Ulverston, Cumbria, north west England.

Furness Abbey© Adrian Taylor / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Places to explore near Barrow-in-Furness StationBarrow-in-Furness

21 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

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Walney Island

Island near Barrow-in-Furness

Long island off Barrow with Irish Sea beaches and nature reserves at both ends, known for eiders, gulls and natterjack toads

1.6 km W

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Furness Abbey

Abbey · Monastery near Ulverston

Vast red-sandstone monastic ruin in a wooded vale.

2.7 km NE

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Piel Island

Island near Roose

Small island with the ruins of Piel Castle, built by Furness Abbey's monks, and the Ship Inn, whose landlord is crowned King

6.7 km SE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

1.6 km W · spans 24 counties

Bow Bridge, Barrow-in-Furness

Landmark near Ulverston

Narrow three-arched 15th-century bridge over Mill Beck, built by the monks of Furness Abbey to carry packhorses to their mill.

2.9 km NE

Sandscale Haws

National Nature Reserve near Ulverston

A National Nature Reserve in Cumbria.

3.9 km N

Piel Castle

Castle near Roose

A medieval castle in Cumbria.

7.2 km SE

Bardsea Country Park

Country park near Ulverston

A country park in Cumbria.

9.7 km E

Everything else within 10 km (13) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Duddon EstuarySSSI1.2 km W
North WalneyNational Nature Reserve1.6 km NW
South Walney and Piel Channel FlatsSSSI1.6 km SW
Walney West ShoreSwimming spot3 km W
Walney Sandy GapSwimming spot3.1 km SW
Walney Biggar BankSwimming spot3.4 km SW
Dalton CastleCastleaccess unclear4.8 km NE
Elliscales QuarrySSSIaccess unclear5.3 km NE
Morecambe BaySSSI5.3 km SE
Moat HillEarthworks of a former castleaccess unclear7.8 km E
HaveriggSwimming spot8.8 km NW
Pennington CastleCastleaccess unclear9.7 km NE
Kirkby Moor (Cumbria)SSSI9.9 km N

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.