Swarthmoor

Worth seeing in and around Swarthmoor

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Birkrigg stone circle

   The Birkrigg stone circle is a Bronze Age stone circle on Birkrigg Common, two miles south of Ulverston in the English county of Cumbria.

   3.8 km · archaeological site in Urswick, Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Hoad Monument

   Sir John Barrow Monument is a 100-foot tower at the top of the 436-foot Hoad Hill, near Ulverston in Cumbria, England. It commemorates Sir John Barrow, who was born in Ulverston.

   3.2 km · monument in Ulverston, Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Ulverston Canal

   The Ulverston Canal is a 1.25-mile ship canal that connects the town of Ulverston, Cumbria, England with Morecambe Bay. The waterway, which is entirely straight and on a single level, is isolated from the rest of the UK canal network.

   3.5 km · canal in the UK · Wikipedia
4. 04
   South Lakes Safari Zoo

   South Lakes Safari Zoo was a 51-acre zoo established in 1994 by David Gill, and located in Cumbria, England. Its name refers to its proximity to the Lake District, though it lies entirely within the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness on the outskirts of Dalton.

   3.7 km · British Zoo · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St Mary and St Michael's Church, Great Urswick

   St Mary and St Michael's Church is in the village of Great Urswick, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.

   2.8 km · church in Great Urswick, Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Swarthmoor Hall

   Swarthmoor Hall is a mansion at Swarthmoor, in the Furness area of Cumbria, North West England. Furness is part of the historic county of Lancashire.

   1.2 km · historic Quaker site in Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Ulverston Town Hall

   Ulverston Town Hall is a former municipal building on Queen Street, Ulverston, a town in Cumbria, England. The building has been converted for residential use.

   2 km · municipal building in England · Wikipedia
8. 08
   St Mary's Church, Ulverston

   Ulverston Parish Church is in Church Walk, Ulverston, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.

   2.5 km · church in Ulverston, Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Holy Trinity Church, Ulverston

   Holy Trinity Church is a redundant Anglican parish church in New Church Lane, Ulverston, Cumbria, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

   1.8 km · grade II listed church in Ulverston, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria , England, UK · Wikipedia
10. 10
    St Michael's Church, Pennington

    St Michael's Church is in the village of Pennington, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.

    800 m · church in Pennington, Cumbria, England, UK · Wikipedia

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Getting to Swarthmoor

Airports

Liverpool John Lennon (LPL), 96 km · Isle of Man (IOM), 99 km · Leeds Bradford (LBA), 102 km

Stations

Ulverston railway station, 1.7 km

• Liverpool → Swarthmoor

  87 km · quickest by road, 2h 30m · £14–19
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• Leeds, West Yorkshire → Swarthmoor

  111 km · quickest by road, 2h 56m · £14–18
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• Manchester, Greater Manchester → Swarthmoor

  97 km · quickest by road, 2h 23m · £14–18
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Swarthmoor. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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