Furness Abbey Visitor Centre
Furness Abbey Visitor Centre is a museum in Barrow. Find it 200 m northeast of Barrow-in-Furness. The site is kept up by English Heritage.
Museum near Barrow-in-Furness
Just outside Barrow-in-Furness
Furness Abbey Visitor Centre is 200 m northeast of Barrow-in-Furness. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by English Heritage
One of the places English Heritage looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Weather by the month
In Barrow-in-Furness the warm season is June to September, with highs of 18–20°C.
Furness Abbey Visitor Centre
Look also at The Dock Museum, 3.9 km away, first of 15 more within 15 km.
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- English Heritage
- Town
- 200 m northeast of Barrow-in-Furness
- Official site
- english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/furness-abbey
Around Furness Abbey Visitor Centre, mapped
Numbered points are the places near Furness Abbey Visitor Centre, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns a short way from Furness Abbey Visitor Centre
The biggest base of the 3 is Barrow-in-Furness (55,260 people). From nearest to farthest, these towns all list it.
Barrow-in-Furness
Dalton-in-Furness
Askam in Furness
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Furness Abbey Visitor Centre is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow-in-Furness | 200 m southwest of it | 55,260 | 11 |
| Dalton-in-Furness | 900 m northeast of it | 7,551 | 9 |
| Askam in Furness | 4.8 km north of it | 3,172 | 9 |
Other places close by
15 more lie within 15 km, 4 castles, a museum and a zoo among them.
MuseumThe Dock Museum3.9 km away · 68K visitors a year2
CastleDalton Castle2.2 km away3
CastleGleaston Castle4.4 km away4
Castle · English HeritagePiel Castle8.5 km away5ZooZooSouth Lakes Safari Zoo3.8 km away6
CastleMillom Castle11 km away7Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustSandscale Haws Nature Reserve4 km away8AttractionAttractionGleaston Water Mill4.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Asked about Furness Abbey Visitor Centre
Where is Furness Abbey Visitor Centre?
Furness Abbey Visitor Centre is 200 m northeast of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
What is Furness Abbey Visitor Centre?
Museum in Barrow in Furness, England, UK.
Who runs Furness Abbey Visitor Centre?
English Heritage, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Furness Abbey Visitor Centre?
June to September are the warmest months in Barrow-in-Furness, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Furness Abbey Visitor Centre?
Within 15 km: The Dock Museum (3.9 km), Dalton Castle (2.2 km), Gleaston Castle (4.4 km) and Piel Castle (8.5 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- The Dock Museum: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalton Castle: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gleaston Castle: Chas Hollwey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Piel Castle: Arnold Price, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Millom Castle: Andrew Woodhall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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