Furness Abbey LA13 0PJ
Entry: Free for English Heritage Members
Open: seasonal - check website
Dogs: on leads
Reviews: 1

About:
Founded almost 900 years ago, Furness Abbey was once the largest and wealthiest monastery in north-west England. A place of prayer, piety and pilgrimage, the abbey was also a major landowner, its abbot occupying an important place in the administration of the region. Today, Furness has some of the finest monastic ruins in England. Its buildings are witnesses to the lives of the monks who worshipped and lived there between the 12th and early 16th centuries.

Parking:
Parking on location

Facilities:
Vending machines for hot drinks, some pre packed snacks available in shop
Shop
Picnic Area
Toilets
Museum
Exhibition
Gardens

Notes:
A ramp to the rear of the Visitor Centre enables wheelchair access to site.
Visitors with electric wheelchairs have run into difficulties in the past as their heavy chairs sometimes sink into soft ground.
Gravel paths. Most of the site is fairly flat but uneven and grassy. There are some steep slopes in places.

Contact:
Website: www.english-heritage.org.uk
Tel: 0370 3331181

Reviews:

Review: Mya

I love visiting Furness Abbey and it really is dog friendly, there's a good machine for making tea and coffee for the humans, water for us doggies, plus ice creams and crisps.
The grounds are very interesting for doggies cos of the sniffs and humans for the history. Luff Mya

   

   

   
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