Museums & Galleries · Blackpool
The Dock Museum
📍 LA14 2PW
Photo: Eirian Evans (CC BY-SA 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Interesting galleries and fun quizzes with prizes
- Playground and walks around Walney Channel
- Collections database of historical artefacts and photographs
- Walk by the historic dock and see fishing boats
- Outdoor reminders of Barrow's past, including a lifeboat
The Dock Museum in Barrow-in-Furness is a family-friendly museum with changing exhibitions, interesting galleries and fun quizzes with prizes, plus a gift shop and free Wi-Fi. Outside, you can explore a playground, walk by the historic dock, spot fishing boats and enjoy reminders of Barrow's past such as a lifeboat, with walks along Walney Channel too. There's also a collections database to browse historical artefacts and photographs online. It's easy to reach by train, car or bus, with free three-hour parking and disabled spaces available. Located in Barrow, Westmorland and Furness, Lancashire, it sits close to Barrow-In-Furness station and Walney Sandy Gap beach, with 39 bookable places to stay nearby on BritStays.
Practical details
- Parking
- Free for three hours, with disabled spaces available
- Accessibility
- Six disabled parking spaces provided
- Getting Here
- Train station roughly a mile away; direct trains from Carlisle, Manchester and Lancaster
- Booking
- Electric vehicle charging point available, charges apply
- Best for
- Family visits with activities for all ages
From the attraction's own website on 16 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Playground
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ WiFi
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🚆 Or come by train
- Barrow-In-Furness 0.7 miles
- Roose 1.9 miles
- Dalton 3.8 miles
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