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nickandchris Says: Look no further for a great day out. A zoo actually built to put animals first where you can walk amongst exotic birds and animals, hand feed nine species of lemur and see over 80 lemurs roaming freely around. Conservation talks daily. Animal Feeding-----------watch the...
mickeyboy07 Says: This Zoo/Safari Park is situated just half a mile from Dalton in Furness.Opened in 1973 by Owner 'David Gill'the park is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary.All Animals are in there natural habitat which accounts for several species mixed together liked the Giraffes and...
Clarence House Country Hotel & Restaurant
1 Review and 33 Opinions AWARD WINNING RESTAURANT AND HOTEL. A warm ambience, relaxing and probably the most exclusive hotel...
Crooklands Garden Centre Cafe.: Proving a Popular Venue.
nickandchris Says: My sister and I decided to have lunch out, one day. We chose the cafe at Crooklands Garden Centre. This is a large, airy and light, modern cafe, lookinjg out to an outdoor seating area and the garden centre. The menu is quite extensive, ranging from breakfast foods, lunches...
Princess Selandia: Floating Restaurant
nickandchris Says: This restaurant is actually in Barrow, moored at Town Quay, near Morrisons supermarket. The Selandia was built in Helsingor, Denmark, and launched as a train ferry in 1952 for a Danish slate company. It was taken out of service in 1982. It became a floating restaurant in...
Hartley's Restaurant: Excellent Food
nickandchris Says: I have chosen Italian as the theme for Hartley's as pasta and pizza feature quite heavily on the menu. There are also vegetarian dishes as well as four or five excellent meat choices.We chose this restaurant as our elder son was home for the weekend (a rare ocassion) and we...
The Railway Hotel.: Needs To Try Harder.
nickandchris Says: Noticing this pub in Dalton had started serving food, we decided to give it a try.Saturday, food is served from 12 noon til 9pm. We arrived around 1.30 pm and were the only people apart from a single bloke propping up the bar. After perusing the menu we opted for the all day...
Mason's Arms: Good Food But Limited Supplies......
nickandchris Says: We had been meaning to give the Mason's Arms food a sampling for a while but were always put off by the cigarette smoke. Once the smoking ban came into force we headed on in.New summer menu is advertised. This consists of various filled hot baguettes and sandwiches,...
nickandchris Says: This one time Hartley's pub is found slap bang on the A590, a mile or so outside Dalton, heading eastwards to Ulverston.It claims as serving "probably" the finest home cooked food on the A590. I'm not sure about that as we don't tend to eat out a lot, but there was a good,...
nickandchris Says: Dalton is accessable by rail on the Furness Branchline. This begins at Lancaster and terminates at Barrow-in-Furness with connections to other areas. Much of the route is scenic, with great views over Morecambe Bay's estuaries and crossing by viaduct, twice. Trains run...
nickandchris Says: The local bus company is Stagecoach in Cumbria which operates a service between Ulverston, Dalton and Barrow every 15 minutes. There are connecting services to many parts of the Lake District and a direct service to Kendal. A return ticket to Ulverston from Dalton costs...
Barrow-in-Furness: A Few Miles Away.....
nickandchris Says: Just along the road from Dalton is Barrow-in-Furness, the area's largest town where you will find a multitude of shops.Major High street names mingle with traditional shops. Portland Walk is the town's newest shopping arcade and a sore subject with most locals. Planners...
Colony Country Store: If You Like Candles etc. .......
nickandchris Says: Colony Country Store is part of Colony Gift Corporation Ltd.,U.K's largest scented candle manufacturer.Specialises in scented candles and home fragrance products. Also interesting home accessories.There is a colourful traditional toy section and Santa's grotto is open all...
nickandchris Says: Every year, in May, Dalton holds a fayre of some sorts, be it Medieval, Viking or what. Someone comes up with the ideas nd practiclly the whole of Dalton comes out to support and enjoy the event.This year, we had just returned from our holiday and thought we'd better give...
nickandchris Says: Every June, Dalton holds it's annual carnival. This consists of most of the town turning out to watch various dancing troups, musical bands, decorated floats and vehicles parade through Dalton. This takes about 11/2 hours. After the parade everyone adjourns to the carnival...
nickandchris Says: Dalton is about thirty miles from junction 35 on the M6. Then it's down the A6 and join the A590 at Levens Bridge. This road, for some reason, has a reputation more than others as a killer. There are always accidents, often resulting in fatalities. I think the problem is...
nickandchris Says: Watch your exhaust on the speed bumps in Dalton. Vicious!!!The local authorities decided on a brilliant way to calm traffic in Dalton when the byepass was built. They put whacking great speed bumps all the way through town. This merely encourages people to speed up in...
nickandchris Says: This is a 20 acre island in the mouth of Barrow's deep water dock.The island belongs to the people of Barrow and is managed by the King of Piel, who is the landlord of the only pub, the Slip Inn. At present this is Rodd Scarr and he looks after the island.The 14th century...
nickandchris Says: When visiting Dalton you are bound to see/hear macaws flying freely around the town. They belong to South Lakes Animal Park and are allowed to "roam" as they would in the wild. It is quite an exciting sight seeing these birds sitting on people's chimney pots and balancing in...
nickandchris Says: Dalton's Leisure Centre was funded by the public and is well attended.There is a 20m. warm water leisure pool and a paddling pool.2 glass-backed squash courts.2 gyms.A sauna and a solarium.Aerobics room(air-conditioned). Large lounge areaCafe and bar open daily.There is also...
nickandchris Says: Most pubs in Dalton serve food and the prices are generally very competetive, especially when compared with other parts of Cumbria. The Brown Cow, pictured here is open all day for food and has an outdoor seating area. It has an" olde worlde" atmosphere and more of a...
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My Home Town - If you want to step back in time at least ten years then you'll love Dalton and it's people. It's the sort of place where everybody say's "hello" when out shopping so it can be a time consuming...
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If you want to step back in time at least ten years then you'll love Dalton and it's people. It's the sort of place where everybody say's "hello" when out shopping so it can be a time consuming...
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