The Dock Museum
The Dock Museum is a museum in Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria. Each year, some 68K people come. 15 other places to visit are within 15 km, led by Furness Abbey (3.8 km).
Museum in Barrow-in-Furness
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#788 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (2 Wikipedias). About ↓
Inside Barrow-in-Furness
The Dock Museum is inside Barrow-in-Furness’ built-up area, with 1 more place to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Month by month in Barrow-in-Furness
Afternoons in Barrow-in-Furness peak at 18–20°C, June to September.
The Dock Museum
Wikipedia covers it in 2 languages.
- Type
- Museum
- Visitors
- 68K visitors a year
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 2 languages
- Town
- in Barrow-in-Furness
- Official site
- dockmuseum.org.uk
Practical details
Locating The Dock Museum
Orange marks The Dock Museum, and the numbered points match the list of places below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Barrow-in-Furness’ built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns a short way from The Dock Museum
The 8 towns are led in size by Barrow-in-Furness, with 55,260 people. The towns are in order of distance, its own town first.
- 1Barrow-in-Furness
- 2Dalton-in-Furness
- 3Askam in Furness
- 4Great Urswick
- 5Haverigg
- 6Millom
- 7Swarthmoor
- 8Ulverston
Barrow-in-Furness
Dalton-in-Furness
Askam in Furness
Great Urswick
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where The Dock Museum is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow-in-Furness | It’s in town | 55,260 | 11 |
| Dalton-in-Furness | 4.8 km northeast of it | 7,551 | 9 |
| Askam in Furness | 8.6 km north of it | 3,172 | 9 |
| Great Urswick | 9.5 km northeast of it | 270 | 5 |
| Haverigg | 10 km north of it | 1,551 | 7 |
| Millom | 11 km north of it | 5,690 | 7 |
| Swarthmoor | 11 km northeast of it | 1,030 | 2 |
| Ulverston | 13 km northeast of it | 11,219 | 5 |
Beyond The Dock Museum
5 castles, an abbey or priory and a zoo are among the 15 within 15 km.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageFurness Abbey3.8 km away2
Castle · English HeritagePiel Castle7 km away3
CastleGleaston Castle7.5 km away4
CastleDalton Castle6 km away5
CastleMillom Castle12 km away6ZooZooSouth Lakes Safari Zoo7.7 km away7Park or estatePark or estate · National TrustSandscale Haws Nature Reserve5.7 km away8
CastleWatch Tower6 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Visiting The Dock Museum
Where is The Dock Museum?
The Dock Museum is in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is The Dock Museum?
Museum in Barrow-in-Furness, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom.
How many people visit The Dock Museum?
About 68K visitors a year.
When is the best time to visit The Dock Museum?
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 The Dock Museum?
Within 15 km: Furness Abbey (3.8 km), Piel Castle (7 km), Gleaston Castle (7.5 km) and Dalton Castle (6 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)
- The Dock Museum: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Furness Abbey: Francis Bijl from Groningen, Netherlands, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Piel Castle: Arnold Price, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gleaston Castle: Chas Hollwey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dalton Castle: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Millom Castle: Andrew Woodhall, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Watch Tower: Malcolm Carruthers, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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