Easy 1.5mile walks on weekdays. Special walks for festivals and promotional events.
Contact Cumbria CVS Barrow Office
72-74 Scott St, Barrow-in-Furness
Tel 01229 823144
Our walks
Gentle walks in the Furness area designed to provide a weekly opportunity for exercise for groups of people.
Walk length about 1.5 miles, time usually 50 minutes.
Starting points are:
Mondays: Dalton Tudor Square 11:00am - walks round the old town
Tuesdays: Barrow ASDA foyer 11:00am - Channelside walk or Ormsgill Reservoir
Tuesdays: Che Vita cafe on Schneider Square 1230pm - varied 45 minute brisk town strolls for office people.
Wednesdays: Walney Mill Lane Childrens Centre Cafe 11:00am - Walney Shoreline Walks Thursdays: Greengate Street Childrens Centre Cafe 10:30am - Barrow Park walks
Thursdays: Che Vita cafe on Schneider Square 1230pm - varied 45 minute town strolls for office people.
Fridays: Ulverston Rose Garden, Victoria Rd 11:00am - 5 different 1 hour led walks around the byways of the market town.
NEW: Get on Track: longer (2hr) special walks monthly from rail stations on the Furness Line.
1030am, First Wednesday of the month at Dalton on 7th April and all through 2010 - with the OutThere project of Eden MIND. Ring Barrow CVS office for leaflet
Starting Thurs 6th May until 2nd September:
Walney Island North End NNR Sunset walks
2.5hr strenuous walks round the North End of Walney Island. See the dune heath, wet pasture and saltmarsh flowers in May/June and special Natterjack nights with the project officer during Barrow's walking festival in July.
Trained leaders will meet you on arrival at the starting points.
Pocket packs with details of 16 independent walks at a similar level to the led walks available from Barrow TIC and the Cumbria CVS Office. See address below.
Feet First in Furness was funded until March 2009 by the Northern Rock Foundation, now supported by Natural England, Cumbria PCT and Cumbria CVS.
Events
Abbey Greenway
2km of smooth tarmac 2.5m wide, following the Red Waters from Flass Meadow to Furness Abbey. It opened up a whole new off road walking and cycling route from Roose to Dalton. The route is open to walkers and cyclists. Users are requested to keep any dogs on leads as the greenway passes through farmland.
The Abbey Mill cafe is open every day in the Furness Abbey amphitheatre serving hot drinks, cakes and Hawkshead beer!
Try a circular route down from Rating Lane to the Abbey, along the Greenway to Roose, then back up Flass Lane and Rating Lane to your starting point. About 1.5 hour.
Furness: Feet First in Furness - North West
Links with healthcare professionals
Refreshments
Written walk information available
Suitable for pushchairs
Themed walks
Suitable for wheelchairs
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Get on Track Walks 2010