Gleaston Water Mill
Standing 3.1 km east of Barrow-in-Furness, Gleaston Water Mill is an attraction. Top of the 18 other places within 15 km is Gleaston Castle, 600 m off.
Attraction near Barrow-in-Furness
Just outside Barrow-in-Furness
Gleaston Water Mill is 3.1 km east of Barrow-in-Furness. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month
Afternoons in Barrow-in-Furness reach 18–20°C from June to September.
Gleaston Water Mill
Attraction.
- Type
- Attraction
- Town
- 3.1 km east of Barrow-in-Furness
- Official site
- watermill.co.uk/watermill/mainsitemill.htm
Where Gleaston Water Mill is
Orange is Gleaston Water Mill; numbered in green, the places near it.
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Towns around Gleaston Water Mill, by distance
The largest of the 3 towns is Barrow-in-Furness, with 55,260 people. The towns whose pages list it: the one it is in, those within 5 km of it, then larger towns further out.
Barrow-in-Furness
Great Urswick
Dalton-in-Furness
Compare the 3 towns
| Town | Where Gleaston Water Mill is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow-in-Furness | 3.1 km west of it | 55,260 | 11 |
| Great Urswick | 3.2 km north of it | 270 | 5 |
| Dalton-in-Furness | 3.3 km northwest of it | 7,551 | 9 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Also within reach
Among the 18 within 15 km are 4 castles, an abbey or priory and a museum.
CastleGleaston Castle600 m away2
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFurness Abbey4.3 km away3
MuseumThe Dock Museum7.2 km away · 68K visitors a year4
Castle · English HeritagePiel Castle7.8 km away5
CastleDalton Castle4.6 km away6ZooZooSouth Lakes Safari Zoo4.8 km away7
CastleMillom Castle14 km away8
Historic houseHolker Hall12 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions people have about Gleaston Water Mill
Where is Gleaston Water Mill?
Gleaston Water Mill is 3.1 km east of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
What is Gleaston Water Mill?
Attraction.
When is the best time to visit Gleaston Water Mill?
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 Gleaston Water Mill?
Within 15 km: Gleaston Castle (600 m), Furness Abbey (4.3 km), The Dock Museum (7.2 km) and Piel Castle (7.8 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 (7)
- Gleaston Castle: Chas Hollwey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Furness Abbey: Francis Bijl from Groningen, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The Dock Museum: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Piel Castle: Arnold Price, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalton Castle: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Millom Castle: Andrew Woodhall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holker Hall: Ken Crosby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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