Directions to Venues

Directions to the venues are given below, assuming that you will be coming to Barrow by car. There is a railway station in Barrow and trains connect with the West-Coast line at Lancaster or Preston and with trans-pennine routes at Carnforth. Taxis are available outside the station and all of the venues are only a short journey away.

Forum 28

28 Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. LA14 1HH

Location MapForum 28 Web Site

Follow the A590 from Junction 36 on the M6 to Ulverston and beyond to the Dalton By-pass and into Barrow. Bear left at the roundabout with Pizza Hut to your right and Tesco in-front. Continue straight across the mini-roundabout at the entrance to Tesco. After the mini roundabout, take the 8th road on the left (Market Street). Long and short stay car parks (free in the evenings) are just across the box junction at the rear of the red-stone Town Hall. Forum 28 is a short walk away, opposite the front of the Town Hall.

Dock Museum

North Road, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria. LA14 2PW

Location MapDock Museum Web Site

Follow the A590 from Junction 36 on the M6 to Ulverston and beyond to the Dalton By-pass and into Barrow. Then follow the brown and white Dock Museum signs.

Chetwynde School

Croslands, Rating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. LA13 0NY

Location MapChetwynde School Web Site

Follow the A590 from Junction 36 on the M6 to Ulverston and beyond to the Dalton By-pass. At the third roundabout after Ulverston turn Left, signposted Furness Abbey and Hospital. Go Right at the next roundabout onto Abbey Road. Rating Lane and Chetwynde School are approximately half a mile on the left (Pass the Abbey Hotel on the left and Furness General Hospital on the right).

Chetwynde Hotel & Lisdoonie

Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. LA13 9JS

Location MapChetwynde Hotel Web SiteLisdoonie Hotel Web Site

Follow the A590 from Junction 36 on the M6 to Ulverston and beyond to the Dalton By-pass. At the third roundabout after Ulverston turn Left, signposted Furness Abbey and Hospital. Go Right at the next roundabout onto Abbey Road. The Chetwynde Hotel is approximately half a mile on the right (Pass the Abbey Hotel on the left and Furness General Hospital on the right).You will see the large sign boards for the Chetwynde Hotel on the right, just past the hospital.

The Lisdoonie Hotel is a further half mile on the same side of Abbey Road as the Chetwynde. Past one set of pedestrian lights and one set of traffic lights at the brow of the hill.

Abbey House Hotel

Abbey Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. LA13 0PA

Location MapAbbey House Hotel WebSite

Follow the A590 from Junction 36 on the M6 to Ulverston and beyond to the Dalton By-pass. At the third roundabout after Ulverston turn Left, signposted Furness Abbey and Hospital. Go Right at the next roundabout onto Abbey Road. Abbey House is less than 100 yards on your left.

Sixth Form College

Barrow In Furness Sixth Form College, Rating Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.   LA13 9LE

Location Map6th Form College Web Site

Follow the A590 from Junction 36 on the M6 to Ulverston and beyond to the Dalton By-pass. At the third roundabout after Ulverston turn Left, signposted Furness Abbey and Hospital. Go Right at the next roundabout onto Abbey Road. In approximately half a mile, just opposite the Hospital, turn left into Rating Lane. The Sixth Form College is approximately 400 yard along on the left.

Michaelson House Hotel

45-47 Fairfield Lane, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria LA13 9AN

Location MapMichaelson House Hotel Web Site

Follow the A590 from Junction 36 on the M6 to Ulverston and beyond to the Dalton By-pass. At the third roundabout after Ulverston turn Left, signposted Furness Abbey and Hospital. Go Right at the next roundabout onto Abbey Road. In just over a mile, turn left at the traffic lights into Hollow Lane. Take the second road on the right. Michaelson House is a short distance on the right.


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