Welcome to Visit Backbarrow Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Backbarrow
Visit Backbarrow places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Backbarrow places to visit. A unique way to experience Backbarrow’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Backbarrow as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Backbarrow is a village in the Lake District National Park. It lies on the River Leven about 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Ulverston in Furness in Cumbria. When you visit Backbarrow, Walkfo brings Backbarrow places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Backbarrow Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Backbarrow
Visit Backbarrow – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 22 audio plaques & Backbarrow places for you to explore in the Backbarrow area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Backbarrow places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Backbarrow history
Backbarrow grew during the Elizabethan period, due to the corn mills that were built along the river. Earlier mills at the site had been owned by Furness Abbey, which by this time had been dissolved. The iron furnace that was built in 1711 was described as the first efficient blast furnace. The factory site now accommodates a popular hotel and two blocks of apartments.
Why visit Backbarrow with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Backbarrow places with Walkfo Backbarrow to hear history at Backbarrow’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Backbarrow has 22 places to visit in our interactive Backbarrow map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Backbarrow, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Backbarrow places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Backbarrow & the surrounding areas.
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Walkfo: Visit Backbarrow Places Map
22 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
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Best Backbarrow places to visit
Backbarrow has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Backbarrow’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Backbarrow’s information audio spots:
Lakes Aquarium
The Lakes Aquarium is one of the docking points of Windermere Lake Cruises. It is the third most visited paying tourist attraction in Cumbria.
Visit Backbarrow plaques
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here Backbarrow has 2 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Backbarrow plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Backbarrow using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Backbarrow plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
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