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Ulverston Attractions
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Less than 30 minutes drive from Bowness and Windermere, Colony Country Store offers a range of scented candles, gifts, cards and home accessories. Here children and adults alike can...
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Conishead Priory is situated on the edge of Ulverston in South Cumbria. A Victorian mansion now stands on the site of the medieval Priory, and it is now a...
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Finsthwaite Tower is situated between the small village of Finsthwaite and the slightly larger Newby Bridge. The tower was built to honour the officers, seamen and marines of the...
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Gleaston Castle dates back to 1325 and the de Harrington family who lived there for over one hundred years. The castle and estate passed to Lord William Bonvilla and eventually...
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Graythwaite Hall Gardens – a spring garden lanscaped by Thomas Mawson in partnership with Dan Gibson and Knill Freeman in 1895. Azaleas and Rhododendrons in a woodland setting, please telephone...
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High Dam can be easily reached along a well-marked footpath from the National Trust car park that lies below. It is a beautiful tarn and you can walk around...
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Hoad Monument is Ulverston’s most famous landmark. Erected in 1850 upon Hoad Hill, it commemorates Sir John Barrow, a founder member of the Royal Geographical Society and an intrepid explorer....
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The Lakes Glass centre offers a unique opportunity to visit two working glass factories in one convenient location. Cumbria Crystal produces high quality full lead crystal tableware and giftware whilst...
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Developed with funding from the National Lottery through the Arts Council of England as an international centre to research celebratory arts, Lanternhouse offers exhibitions, installations, workshops and seminars throughout the...
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This world famous museum devoted to Laurel and Hardy is located in Ulverston, the town where Stanley was born on 16th June 1980. Everything you wanted to know about...
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Low Dam is situated just beneath the much larger and more famous High Dam, the main source of water power for Stott Park Bobbin Mill situated further down the hill....
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St Peter’s at Finsthwaite was founded in 1724 and was originally in the parish of Hawkshead. The church you see today, however, was built in 1873-4, and belongs to the...
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Prepare to be truly amazed! You will not experience anything like this anywhere else in the UK. At South Lakes Wild Animal Park you can watch our tigers climb 20...
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Gleaston Water Mill is the ideal place to relax, expore or discover your heritage. While enjoying the food and friendly atmosphere of Dusty Miller’s café, visitors have a unique...
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Dalton Castle is a 14th century tower in the main street of the town of Dalton-in-Furness on the edge of the Lake District National Park. It houses a local exhibition...
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A fascinating insight into the buildings of Lakeland’s yesteryear made from local Coniston slate. These miniature buildings depict Cumbrian houses (including such classics as Hill Top, the home of Beatrix...
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