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The Furness
Peninsula is a little known treasure of the Lake District. The
unspoilt beaches of Morecambe Bay and the Duddon Estuary offer
much for those looking for quiet walks amongst magnificent
scenery. These impressive tidal estuaries are home to many
varieties of sea birds, waterfowl and waders including Eider
ducks, Oystercatchers, Terns, Lapwings and Grebes. There are
also raptors including Merlins, Peregrine Falcons, Sparrow hawks
and Owls. Roanhead is home to the scarce Natterjack Toad whose
far - carrying 'song' can be heard on calm, warm nights in May
and June.
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Barrow Golf Club
is a great course to play
with wonderful views over the Duddon estuary, well tended fairways and
greens, and very welcoming members. This course is designed to
provide exciting and challenging golf to test players of all standards. A
championship standard golf course, measuring 6184yds. Barrow provides eighteen holes designed to
challenge every aspect of a golfer's game, regardless of experience or
ability. Par 71. SSS 70. There are also many other
golf courses in the area including Furness Golf Club on Walney Island
(6363yds) and Ulverston Golf Club (6201yds). |
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Piel Island,
just off the coast between Roa Island and South Walney, was the original
safe harbour for the monks of Furness Abbey. The castle there was built
by the monks as a warehouse to keep their cargoes safe, having been
granted a licence by King John in 1212. However the Abbey soon
discovered that it did not just keep the pirates out, it also kept the
King's customs men at a distance and it was widely known at the time
that the Abbey was active in the smuggling business. There is small
ferry boat that will take you there from Roa Island. |
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The South Lakes Wild Animal Park
is a world-recognised centre for
conservation and breeding. You may well be surprised by a giraffe or
two, or a rhino as you approach Barrow on the A590! The zoo at Dalton is
home to many birds and animals including Baboons, Lions and the
endangered Sumatran Tiger. |
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The
Nature Reserves on North and South Walney
are home to the largest mixed
ground - nesting colonies of herring and lesser black - backed gulls in
Europe and the most southerly Eider Duck breeding colony in Britain.
Many properties, beaches and swathes of countryside and coast owned by
the National Trust in the local area are well worth a visit. |
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Furness Abbey
was once one of the richest Cistercian
monasteries in England, exceeded only by Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire.
The 700 - year- old red sandstone ruins, beloved by William Wordsworth,
are located in a peaceful valley five minutes from Barrie Guest House.
With the aid of an audio tour you can explore the remains of a towering
abbey that was home to a flourishing and wealthy order. |
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The Dock Museum
at Barrow in Furness is well worth
a visit. It takes you on a historical tour from the early beginnings of
Barrow as a small farming community in the early 19th century through
the years when Barrow was the biggest producer of iron and steel in the
country to the present day ship-building. |
