Attractions
Below are some suggestions for things
to discover and enjoy along the way, please contact us with your
suggestions for what could appear under these headings.
The mile markers on the Walney
to Wear Cycle Route Map show the distance from the western end of
the route on Walney Island (1 mile = 1.609km).
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BARROW-IN-FURNESS
Mile markers 1-4
The
Dock Museum
Dianne Fine,
North Road, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 2PW
location
map
01229 876400
Fax: 01229 811361
dockmuseum@barrowbc.gov.uk
www.dock-museum.org.uk
Admission charge:
Free entry
Months open: All year
Secure cycle parking:
Yes
Tearoom: Yes
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A unique building in a stunning setting, the Museum
tells the story of Barrow and its rapid growth from
a small farming village in the early nineteenth
century to a town famed throughout the world its
industrial production and innovation. |
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Furness Abbey

SIZERGH
Mile marker 37/38
Low
Sizergh Barn Farm Shop & Tea Room
LA8 8AE
for more information visit the entry on the Food
and Drink section of this website
Sizergh Castle & Garden
LA8 8AE

BARNARD CASTLE
Mile marker 101
The Bowes Museum
Barnard Castle, County Durham DL12 8NP
On southern braid
route E of town centre
location
map
01833
690606 Fax: 01833 637163
info@thebowesmuseum.org.uk
www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk
Admission charge:
£7.00 Adults, £6.00
Concessions, Children (U 16) Free
Months open: All year
Cyclists Welcome Scheme:
No
Secure cycle parking:
Yes
Tearoom: Yes
Café Bowes Free Entry
Totally non-smoking: Yes
Vegetarian dishes: Yes
Whether taking in a major exhibition or event at The
Bowes Museum, or enjoying a picnic in the beautiful
grounds, cyclists incorporating a visit to the prestigious
treasure house can take advantage of 12 cycle racks
provided for their convenience. |
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HAMSTERLEY FOREST
mile markers 109-113
Hamsterley
Forest
Hamsterley Forest Visitor Centre,
Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland
County Durham DL13 3NL
mile markers 109
- 113
location
map
robin.lofthouse@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
01388 488312
www.forestry.gov.uk.
| Admission
charge: £2.00
car / motorcycle - cycling visitors free |
| Months
open: All year |
Tearoom
and/or Restaurant: Yes
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| Secure
cycle parking: No |
Cyclists
Welcome Scheme: No |
| Cycle
hire: Yes |
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A beautiful 5,000 acres Forestry Commission woodland
with forest drive, picnic areas, waymarked walks
and cycle routes. Also visitor centre/forest shop,
tea room, cycle hire, permanent orienteering course
and adventure play area.
Also see www.hamsterleytrailblazers.co.uk
to find out about mountain biking in the forest.
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WITTON-LE-WEAR
Mile marker 120
Low Barns Nature Reserve & Visitor
Centre DL14 OAG

DURHAM
Mile markers 132-133
Durham Castle
Durham Cathedral

SUNDERLAND
Mile markers 145-151
The National Glass Centre
SR6 0GL

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