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Barrow is the local metropolis. With a population of 70,000, it dwarfs its surrounding towns and villages.
Barrow is most well-known locally for its vibrant nightlife with plenty of clubs, and its plethora of big-name shops.
Next, Debenhams, Top-Shop, River Island and a 24-hour Tescos amongst many others have all flocked
to Barrow.
An old mining and ship-building town, Barrow has worked hard to update its image and a lot of money
has been invested in the town as a result. A new shopping precinct has been constructed and edge-of-town
shopping areas host such delights as a bowling alley, a multi-screen cinema, a bingo hall and fast-food
outlets.
Inspite of its industrial past, Barrow has some beautiful beaches which offer the opportunity for watersports such as kitesurfing, wakeboarding and powerboating. Barrow even hosted some national watersports competitions - Ramsden Dock was the setting for champions from the world of jet skiing to display their prowess, and Earnse Bay on Walney hosted the National Kitesurfing competition.
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Ulverston is a pretty market town, with brightly painted houses and a
cobbled mainstreet. It's a typical old market town, with a quiet,
rustic feeling as you walk through it, making it popular with tourists.
Thursday's market day brings a real buzz to the town, with stalls covering the
cobbled mainstreet, selling fresh fish, second-hand books, pet provisions,
garden plants and culinary delights among other things. It's quiet charm
belies the vibrancy of the town.
As with most of South Cumbria, Ulverston
is still sufficiently untouched by tourism and the scourge of holiday homes
to retain a vibrant local community, and the friendliness and laid-back attitude
that comes with it. Friday and Saturday nights come alive with revellers of all ages
from the surrounding towns and villages. Ulverston night-life is very much centred around
the pubs and restaurants, and has good transport links back to Dalton and Barrow after the
pubs shut.
Shopping-wise, Ulverston makes a welcome break from the big-named mega-stores of Barrow.
You'll struggle to find any nationally-known shops - a small Woolworths and a large Booths
are among the few concessions Ulverston makes to big names. Ulverston prides itself on its
individuality - small, locally-owned boutiques and and delicatessens. Hardware shops where
you stand at the counter and are served by the shop-keeper as in days of yore. All-in-all it
makes for a thoroughly enjoying shopping experience, and one which comes highly recommended.
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Millom |
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Millom is one of a kind. It's a small, isolated community on the edge of the
Lake District. Like Barrow, it expanded rapidly because of the mines, however
there has been a settlement in the area for at least a thousand years. It is
set against the stunning backdrop of Blackcombe and nestled between the
Duddon, the Irish sea and Hodbarrow lagoon.
Millom is probably best known for its insularity, but this very attribute, sometimes seen as a negative,
is what gives Millom its charm. Unlike a lot of Lake District towns and villages it still has a vibrant
and growing young community and has a suprisingly good nightlife for a town its size - depending obviously
on what you look for in a night out.
Millom's second most notable feature is its supermarket - the only one in probably a 40 mile radius.
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Dalton, the ancient capital of Furness, is midway between Ulverston and Barrow,
both geographically and character-wise. It is slightly smaller than Ulverston,
and hasn't quite acquired the middle-class gloss of its fancier neighbour.
However like Ulverston, it still retains the market-town feel of its origins.
The shopping area is similar to Ulverston's in that it consists of small ,
independent shops, but it's not as extensive as Ulverston, and doesn't yet
have the variety boasted by the larger town. Dalton is a friendly, easy-going
town that sometimes makes Ulverston look pretentious by comparison.
Nightlife in the town is fun and friendly, with a mixture of traditional pub drinking and more modern
chart music. For most, a night out culminates at "the Welly", a large-ish pub with a small devoted
to dancing or drunken stumbling - whichever takes your fancy.
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