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Latest Barrow in Furness hotel reviews
Pro
Fresh air, beaches, old-fashioned
Con
Has a very industrial and tired feel to the town!
In a nutshell
a funny little town with more pubs that it knows what to do with
Furness Marksmen, Shooting Club
Eidok Says: I highly recommend Furness Marksmen Pistol and Air Rifle Shooting Range in Roose, Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria.I am a regular member since January 2010 after searching for something to do in Barrow. To find the shooting range was only 5 minutes around the corner from where i...
What To Do On A Freezing Cold Easter Weekend
nickandchris Says: Many years ago, we visited the Model Railway Exhibition in Barrow, always held over the Easter weekend. As we were going to be at home this Easter, we decided to pay a re-visit.Now, I'm not a model railway enthusiast but I quite enjoy admiring the wonderfully detailed...
Strawberry Hotel: Typical Pub Menu
nickandchris Says: We have eaten at the Strawberry Hotel in Barrow twice recently, both times with our sons who have healthy appetites.The pub is large with plenty of dining space but i have to say on both occassions the place was not fantastically warm.The menu offers a good variety of meals...
metahli: worst experience ever dont go
wash76 Says: Myself and the fiance go to cumbria every christmas for a weekend to relax just before the big day this year we went to barrow, this is the second time, and we go for a child free relax and to have a good drink ,were from near bradford so the place is simalar to us just...
Owl & Pussycat: Great Place for Carvery!
spidermiss Says: My Aunty took me there for a carvery. It's a chain pub that has a restaurant/family section. We paid around 6 gbp each for the carvery and a drink. The carvery consisted of turkey, gammon and beef, vegetables and potatoes alongside the usual condiments.The portions were...
Yates Wine Lodge: Definitely An Experience....!!!
nickandchris Says: As we were in Barrow and had managed to get parked for an hour, we decided to give this place a try. Menus are displayed outside and we wewre attracted by the two meals for £5.95. Unbelievable, how can they do that?Upon walking in, we noticed the place was throbbing.The...
Princess Selandia: Land Ahoy....
nickandchris Says: This floating restaurant used to be a train ferry, plying to and fro in the Baltic, until it became redundant. It was later turned into a floating restaurant and years later, brought to Barrow by a Barrow entrepeneur and refurbed once again as a restaurant and night...
Firestar24 Says: This is rather cool.... For nearly a year now we've had the excellent Princess Selandia to keep us entertained until 6am on a Sunday morning. We call this nightclub "The Boat" because that's exactly what she is! Permanently docked outside Morrison is a huge ship who used to...
Bar Five: we're trying to get "with it"
Firestar24 Says: The recently refurbished Bar Five was once the cheesy "99 Cabaret Club", a popular pick-up spot for contracters and bored housewives. It's now trying to revamp it's image and become a chic little late bar cum disco. Bar Five serves snacks during the day and plays chart music...
nickandchris Says: This is a very useful bus service, running hourly from Barrow to Kendal, calling at Ulverston, Haverthwaite, Newby Bridge, High Newton, Lindale and Grange and then on to Kendal. I am not sure which villages the bus stops at after Grange, I normally use the service to travel...
Firestar24 Says: Here you go... A list of Taxi numbers for anyone caught out & about in Barrow - Save them in your mobile before a night out! +44 1229 43 43 43 (Accacia)+44 1229 83 83 83 (A-Z Cars)+44 1229 823 200 (JC Cars)+44 1229 430 430 (Coastline)
Firestar24 Says: This street is the new part of the town. Portland Walk was built about ten years ago and is flled with high street shops: River Island, Topshop, New Look, Boots, Ottakers, WH Smith, Bay Trading, Dorothy Perkins, Debenhams, Jessops..... The whole shebang.
Firestar24 Says: Dalton Road used to be all the high street stores but most of those have moved to Portland Walk now leaving room for the smaller boutique shops. Admittedly, there's not as much variety as in the city but it's still nice to find different things. Murray's Chemist (as unlikely...
nickandchris Says: 2007 saw the launch of the Astute submarine, built by BAE. at Barrow. These launchings always attract large crowds of ocals and in fact, when was at school on Walney, we would always walk dwn as a whole school and watch the event from Walney prom. Nowadays, I think its not...
Firestar24 Says: I'm not sure about the history of the Rollo Run, but for as long as I've been old enough to drink alcohol I've known of the tradition. Popular for stag nights, works parties, birthdays and general Big Nights Out the Rollo Run is a pub crawl along one of the most heavily...
nickandchris Says: Although Barrow is in the process of a re-vamp, there are parts that the council seem to have forgotten about or blatantly abandoned.Shops come and go and some retail buildings remain empty for long periods, taking on an air of neglect. The worst area as far as most people...
nickandchris Says: Barrow has a reputation for being the town at the end of the longest cul-de-sac. This is the A590. It has claimed many lives and for some reason seems to be one of the worst roads in Cumbria. Parts are dual carriageway and others are narrow and twisting. Drivers who don't...
nickandchris Says: Roa Island is a small community in Barrow, with pop. around 100. It's attached to the village of Rampside by a mile long causeway. This causeway road leads to the coast and the end of the line. Here, there is a pretty swish, newish lifeboat station, looking out onto Piel...
nickandchris Says: Barrow Leisure Centre has an all weather football pitch which can be hired out to both individual groups and football teams. The pitch can be divided in two so if there are only a few of you, it's not too big. It also makes the hiring cost cheaper.Philip decided he would...
nickandchris Says: Walney Island is a ten mile extension of Barrow, accessed by a lifting bridge over Walney Channel. The channel seperates Barrow from Walney and before the bridge was built the only way to Barrow was by small ferry. It's hard to believe that Walney still only has one point of...
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My Town - If I say: The best thing in Barrow-in-Furness is the Road out of it You'd probably think I was being facetious... But, actually, it's kind of true! The A590 leads you into (and out of!) Barrow...
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Q: Hi, Im stopping in Barrow in Furness for New Year with my boyfriend. Can anyone tell me the best places in and around to visit,...
A: If open, I would recommend a visit to the Furness Abbey; see photo: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vtveen/2963333729/in/set-72157607730605788 happy travels Jaap
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At The End Of The Longest Cul-de-Sac in England...
As Barrow , (west Cumbria) is just down the road from us, I thought I'd better make the effort to write a little about the place(known locally as the town at the end of the longest cul-de-sac, the...
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If I say: The best thing in Barrow-in-Furness is the Road out of it You'd probably think I was being facetious... But, actually, it's kind of true! The A590 leads you into (and out of!) Barrow...
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Some call it a cul de sac........
Well this is it. This is the place where I live, work and play sometimes. Barrow-in-Furness is a moderate town as I mentioned in my homepage with the total population being 71980. The recently...
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barrow is ok there is things to do but not much. but as they say home is where the heart is. i have lived here all my life and i love it.the place, a wee town next to the sea, this wee town boast many...
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Barrow is known for the steel and ship building industry and the industry was at it's peak during the 19th Century. The town suffered from the industry decline during the 20th Century. Today, Barrow...
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