Barrow and Peninsulas Walking Festival
Voted one of the top 8 Best Walking
Festivals in British Isles - Times Online 2009, each summer
in July a Walking Festival is held against the stunning
backdrop of the Furness Peninsula and featuring the Islands of
Barrow. Follow ancient trails, greenways and coastal paths
exploring the natural and built history of this South Western
corner of the Lake District.
The Festival for 2010 will run from
1st July until 1st August and will feature 2 walks to Piel Island,
a new long distance walk from Barrow-in-Furness to Foxfield, walks
around Barrow Park with a Horticultural guide and a Bat Walk.
Festival partners include Barrow Borough Council, Cumbria County
Council, Feet First in Furness, National Trust, Natural England,
Herpetological Trust. Download the Walking
Festival Leaflet - pdf 426Kb.
Discover Barrow on Foot
Discover Barrow on Foot, a selection of walking leaflets are
available here for you to download:
Five Gentle Walks around Dalton
Download Dalton Walking leaflet
(pdf 455 KB) to explore the ancient capital of
Furness.
Nature Reserves
Download
Wildlife on Barrow's Doorstep (pdf 1.1Mb) - a guide to
nature reserves in and around Barrow.