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Barrow-in-Furness is an
attractive Victorian seaside town with miles of beautiful
beaches set against the background of the Lake District Mountains.
Cumbria's largest town, Barrow-in-Furness
once lead the world in building ships and submarines. The
strikingly modern Dock Museum, suspended in a Victorian Graving
Dock, illustrates the town's proud maritime, industrial and
social history.
Barrow is the Lake District's
premier shopping town with a pedestrianised centre featuring
major high street names, specialist shops and indoor and outdoor
markets.
The town also has a lively nightlife.
At one time Furness Abbey, founded
in 1123, was the second wealthiest Cistercian abbey in England.
Visitors to this magnificent ruin can discover the facinating
story of the monks' power and influence. They can also
travel by ferry to Piel Castle, built by the Cistercian monks
in the 14th century on the remote island of Piel.
There are beautiful walks in
Barrow and neighbouring Walney Island. Channelside Park
marks the start of the new Red Man's Way, a coastal path running
along the Walney Channel.
The Cistercian Way, Cumbria Coastal
Way and the Cumbria Cycleway also pass through the town.
Out and about in the area , the
market town of Dalton-in-Furness, four miles from Barrow,
is the ancient capital of Furness. The South Lakes Wild
Animal Park, the only zoological park in the Lake District,
is recognised as one of Europe's leading conservation zoos.
The village of Askam once had
the second largest iron ore deposits in the country but when
these ran out in early 20th century the iron smelting furnases
were demolished. Askam and the neighbouring village
of Ireleth have since grown into one to become an attractive
commuter area beside the sandy expanse of the Duddon Estuary.
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