Hay Bridge Nature Reserve
Hay Bridge Nature Reserve is a nature museum. This one stands 2.7 km northwest of Backbarrow. It is run by John Strutt Conservation Foundation.
Museum near Backbarrow
Just outside Backbarrow
Hay Bridge Nature Reserve is 2.7 km northwest of Backbarrow. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Warm months and wet ones
If warmth matters, go June to August: Backbarrow reaches 18–20°C.
Hay Bridge Nature Reserve
30 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Hill Top (8.7 km).
- Type
- Museum
- Run by
- John Strutt Conservation Foundation
- Town
- 2.7 km northwest of Backbarrow
- Official site
- jscf.org.uk/hay-bridge
Finding Hay Bridge Nature Reserve
Hay Bridge Nature Reserve is in orange, with the places near it numbered as below.
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Towns close to Hay Bridge Nature Reserve
Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Backbarrow
More to see nearby
Of the 30 within 15 km, look for 2 historic houses, 2 museums and an aquarium.
Historic house · National TrustHill Top8.7 km away2
Museum · English HeritageStott Park Bobbin Mill3.6 km away3
AquariumLakes Aquarium4.2 km away4
MuseumLakeland Motor Museum3 km away5Heritage railwayHeritage railwayLakeside and Haverthwaite Railway3.6 km away6
Castle · National TrustWray Castle14 km away7
Historic houseHolker Hall10 km away8
Abbey or prioryCartmel Priory9.8 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Hay Bridge Nature Reserve
Where is Hay Bridge Nature Reserve?
Hay Bridge Nature Reserve is 2.7 km northwest of Backbarrow, Cumbria.
What is Hay Bridge Nature Reserve?
Museum: nature.
Who runs Hay Bridge Nature Reserve?
John Strutt Conservation Foundation.
When is the best time to visit Hay Bridge Nature Reserve?
June to August are the warmest months in Backbarrow, with afternoon highs of 18–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
What else is there to see near Hay Bridge Nature Reserve?
Within 15 km: Hill Top (8.7 km), Stott Park Bobbin Mill (3.6 km), Lakes Aquarium (4.2 km) and Lakeland Motor Museum (3 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)
- Hill Top: Chris Brown, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stott Park Bobbin Mill: Keith Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lakes Aquarium: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lakeland Motor Museum: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wray Castle: CellsDeDells, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holker Hall: Ken Crosby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cartmel Priory: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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