Sandy Gap beach is part of the long sandy beach on Walney Island. Facilities include parking and toilets, although other facilities can be found nearby in Vickerstown. Read more…
Dalton Castle is a 14th-century tower built to assert the authority of the Abbot of Furness Abbey. The tower contains a local history exhibition and also houses a display about the painter George Romney, a native of Dalton More details: www.nationaltrust.org.uk Read more…
he Furness Railway is a Wetherspoon pub in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. Our pub offers a range of real ales, craft beers and freshly ground Lavazza coffee. Breakfast is served until noon, with our full food menu available until 11 pm. Read more…
Aldingham castle is an unusual 13th century motte and bailey castle and can still be seen on top of a sandy cliff overlooking Morecambe Bay. Read more…
Earnse Bay Kitesurfing is based on Walney Island, which is just past Barrow in Furness. An ideal kitesurfing location with a shallow coastline and sandy beach. Read more…
Newbiggin beach is a sand and pebble mix with rock pools. The beach sits opposite Morecambe in the large tidal sands of Morecambe bay. Newbiggin beach is a good beach for walking the dog and investigating the rockpools. Read more…
Askam-in-Furness beach is on the edge of Duddong sands, the pier is built from slag from the old ironworks. Facilities include toilets, picnic area, parking available next to the beach and more facilities in the town. Read more…
Piel Castle also known as Fouldry Castle, is located on Piel Island, 1 km off the southern tip of the Furness Peninsula, protecting the deep water harbour of Barrow-in-Furness. A well preserved keep and two baileys remain today. In 1212 a wooden tower was built when the monks of Furness Abbey needed to store provisions there. The abbey engaged in Read more…
Bardsea beach is situated at the seaside village of Bardsea on the Furness Peninsula, standing on the west side of Morecambe Bay. The beach is a shingle beach at high tide but at low tide has a large amount of sand. Car parking besides the beach and the chance of a van selling ice-creams,coffee and tea. Read more…
Earnse Bay beach is also known as West Shore beach and is part of the long shallow sandy beach on Walney Island on the western end of Morecambe Bay. The beach is backed by grass and a sand dune system forming a nature reserve to the north. Due to its location, this is one of Barrow’s popular beaches and can Read more…
Roanhead beach is a sandy beach with large areas of sand dunes situated three miles north of Barrow-in-Furness. The beach is within the Sandscale Haws Nature Reserve. Strong currents make it unsuitable for swimming but the sand dunes and coastal scenery is very good. Car parking and seasonal toilets at the Sandscale Haws Nature Reserve car park. Read more…
