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Lakeland Motor Museum
Riverside museum at Backbarrow with 30,000 exhibits including 140 classic vehicles and a dedicated exhibition on the Campbells' Bluebird land and water speed record machines.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Ulverston
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Ulverston
Ulverston works well as a base: 15 minutes from Dalton in Furness, 16km from Coniston Water.
Ulverston is in England, United Kingdom, with about 11,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Dalton in Furness, about 7 km away.
Ulverston is a market town and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. Historically in Lancashire, it lies a few miles south of the Lake District National Park and just north-west of Morecambe Bay, within the Furness Peninsula. Lancaster is 39 miles (63 km) to the east, Barrow-in-Furness 10 milesRead more
(16 km) to the south-west and Kendal 25 miles (40 km) to the north-east. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 11,524, increasing at the 2011 census to 11,678.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Ulverston?
Within an hour or so of Ulverston: Lakeland Motor Museum (10 km), Coniston Water (16 km), Corney Fell Road (16 km), Hill Top, Near Sawrey (Miss Potter) (19 km).
Are there any good drives near Ulverston?
The nearest famous roads are Corney Fell Road, Hardknott and Wrynose Passes (A-road link) and Hardknott Pass.
Where is Ulverston?
Ulverston is in England, United Kingdom, about 7 km from Dalton in Furness.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 11,356
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 54.1959, -3.0963
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Ulverston
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
natural wonder
Coniston Water
The lake of Donald Campbell's Bluebird water-speed records and Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons.
16 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
Corney Fell Road
A single-track fell road climbing from the Duddon valley to over 300 m with sweeping views across the Irish Sea to the Isle of Man.
16 km · about 30 min drive
film location
Hill Top, Near Sawrey (Miss Potter)
Beatrix Potter's farmhouse in the Lake District, used in Miss Potter and the source of her illustrated landscapes.
19 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Esthwaite Water
A small, fertile lake between Windermere and Coniston, near Beatrix Potter's Hill Top farm at Near Sawrey.
19 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The Old Man of Coniston
A 803 m fell rising directly above Coniston village, scarred by centuries of copper and slate workings and topped by a wide summit cairn.
20 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Tarn Hows
A landscaped tarn with an easy surfaced circuit and a picture-postcard view to the Langdale Pikes.
22 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Bowness-on-Windermere
The busiest lakeside town in the National Park, the departure point for Windermere steamers and home to the World of Beatrix Potter.
22 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Ulverston
11 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 60km.
- 16 kmCorney Fell RoadA single-track fell road climbing from the Duddon valley to over 300 m with sweeping views across the Irish Sea to the Isle of Man.
- 20 kmThe Old Man of ConistonA 803 m fell rising directly above Coniston village, scarred by centuries of copper and slate workings and topped by a wide summit cairn.
- 24 kmHardknott PassEngland's steepest road with gradients of 1-in-3, a white-knuckle single-track pass through the Lake District with a Roman fort at the top.
- 24 kmHardknott Pass SummitEngland's steepest road pass with gradients up to 33%, offering spectacular views of the Eskdale valley and surrounding Lakeland fells.
- 24 kmHardknott and Wrynose Passes (A-road link)England's steepest road at 1-in-3, with tight hairpins and no barriers, linking Eskdale to Little Langdale over two passes. Not for caravans or nervous drivers.
- 24 kmWrynose BottomThe narrow glacial valley east of Wrynose Pass carrying the road along the infant River Duddon between steep fellsides.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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