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Barrow-in-Furness Rail Station

  • Special Area of Conservation
  • National Nature Reserve
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Peaks nearby
30
highest 98m
Walking routes
7
within 10 miles

What's on the doorstep

Nearby

  • Morecambe Bay

    Special Area of Conservation

    0.7 mi (about 0.9 to 1 mi on foot)

  • North Walney

    National Nature Reserve

    1.0 mi (about 1 to 1.5 mi on foot)

Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.

About Barrow-in-Furness Rail Station

Barrow-in-Furness, commonly known as Barrow, is an industrial port town and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness local government area of Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, Barrow is at the tip of the Furness peninsula, 24 miles (39 km) south-west of Kendal and 18 miles (29 km) west of Lancaster. It is bordered by Morecambe Bay to the east, the Duddon Estuary to the west, and the Irish Sea to the south. In 2021, Barrow's population was 55,489, making it the second-largest urban area in Cumbria after Carlisle and the largest in Westmorland and Furness.

Source: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Hills, trails and walks from the platform

Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off.

Barrow Island17m1.0 mi (about 1 to 1.5 mi on foot)
Barrow Slag Bank52m1.0 mi (about 1.5 mi on foot)
Hawcoat Hill84m1.5 mi (about 2 mi on foot)
Beacon Brow (Walney)25m1.7 mi (about 2.5 mi on foot)
The Billings92m2.1 mi (about 2.5 to 3 mi on foot)