Visit Bardsea Places

Welcome to Visit Bardsea Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Bardsea

  

Bardsea Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Bardsea

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Bardsea history

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Bardsea, or Berretseige, is mentioned in the Domesday Book as one of the townships forming the Manor of Hougun held by Earl Tostig. Once a small farming and fishing village, it was accessed mainly by crossing the treacherous sands of Morecambe Bay. The area was also associated with the early Quaker movement.

Bardsea geography / climate

Nearby locations of interest are the common with prehistoric Birkrigg stone circle, Sea Wood, Conishead Priory and Chapel Island used as a sanctuary when crossing the sands.

You can visit Bardsea places with Walkfo Bardsea to hear history at Bardsea’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Bardsea has 18 places to visit in our interactive Bardsea 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 Bardsea, 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 Bardsea places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Bardsea & the surrounding areas.

“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 18 audio facts unique to Bardsea places in an interactive Bardsea map you can explore.”

Walkfo: Visit Bardsea Places Map
18 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Bardsea historic spots	Bardsea tourist destinations	Bardsea plaques	Bardsea geographic features
Walkfo Bardsea tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Bardsea

  

Best Bardsea places to visit

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Bardsea has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Bardsea’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Bardsea’s information audio spots:

Swarthmoor Hall Swarthmoor Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Furness area of Cumbria, North West England. It was home to Thomas and Margaret Fell, an important player in the founding of the Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) movement in the 17th century.

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

Victoria Road drill hall, Ulverston Victoria Road drill hall is a former military installation in Ulverston, Cumbria, England. The Victoria Road Drill Hall is located in Victoria Road, a former Cumbrian military drill hall.

St Mary and St Michael’s Church, Great Urswick St Mary and St Michael’s Church is in the village of Great Urswick, Cumbria. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness and the diocese of Carlisle. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a Grade I listed building.

Urswick Urswick is a civil parish that includes the villages of Great Urswick and Little Urswick. It is located in the Furness area of Cumbria, England. The villages are situated to the south-west of the town of Ulverston.

Birkrigg stone circle The Birkrigg stone circle dates to between 1700 and 1400 BC. It is a Bronze Age stone circle two miles south of Ulverston in the English county of Cumbria.

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