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James Ramsden Statue

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

54.11408, -3.23138

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Costa — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gull +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Black-headed Gull +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, 7-spot Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Large White, 7-spot Ladybird +33 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Water Bent +8 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Water Bent +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
King Charles III England Coast Path: Walney IslandWalking route
Named routeRef ECPRound tripNational walking route
Furness Haematite TrailWalking route

Industrial heritage walks across the Furness Peninsula

Named routeLocal walking route
Cumbria Coastal WayWalking route298 km
Named routeLength 298 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

78 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Walney to Wear Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 70National Cycle Network
Bay Cycle WayCycling route132 km
Named routeRef 700Length 132 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route24 m
Named routeRef 72Length 24 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route68 m
Named routeRef 70Length 68 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route131 m
Named routeRef 70Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route170 m
Named routeRef 700Length 170 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Statue of James Ramsden

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Statue of James Ramsden

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Barrow ParkUrban park1 km→✦Furness Abbey Savignac and Cistercian monasteries: precinct wall, great gatehouse, 'chapel outside the gates', south west gateway and earthworks.Historic site3.3 km→🌱Barrow Public ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Barrow Public ParkUrban park1 km→🌱Amphitheatre FieldUrban park3.2 km→🌱The Willie Horne GardensUrban park300 m→

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