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 Roose StationRoose

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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Furness Abbey

Abbey · Monastery near Ulverston

Vast red-sandstone monastic ruin in a wooded vale.

2.4 km N

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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

3.4 km W

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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

5.6 km S

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

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 km N

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.

3.4 km W · spans 24 counties

Sandscale Haws

National Nature Reserve near Ulverston

A National Nature Reserve in Cumbria.

5.1 km NW

Piel Castle

Castle near Roose

A medieval castle in Cumbria.

6 km S

Bardsea Country Park

Country park near Ulverston

A country park in Cumbria.

8 km NE

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

South Walney and Piel Channel FlatsSSSI0.9 km SW
Duddon EstuarySSSI3.1 km W
North WalneyNational Nature Reserve3.5 km NW
Morecambe BaySSSI3.8 km SE
Dalton CastleCastleaccess unclear4.5 km N
Walney Biggar BankSwimming spot4.7 km SW
Walney Sandy GapSwimming spot4.7 km W
Walney West ShoreSwimming spot5.1 km W
Elliscales QuarrySSSIaccess unclear5.2 km N
Moat HillEarthworks of a former castleaccess unclear5.8 km E
Concentric stone circleStone circle8.5 km NE
Pennington CastleCastleaccess unclear9.1 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.