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Websites
| About Ulverston | Arts, community, crafts, heritage, history, literature, music, spirituality, stage and screen, in the Ulverston area. |
| Artefacts | Cumbria has a rich heritage of arts and culture, as well as a thriving community of contemporary artists, craftspeople, theatres, arts venues, and festivals. |
| Artisan Food | Magazine-style website about Cumbrian food, producers, shops and restaurants. |
| Barrow.furness.co.uk | Gateway to Furness towns and villages. Business, lifestyle, education, sport, etc. |
| Barrow Borough Council | Barrow Borough Council services and tourist information. |
| Barrow-in-Furness.info | Directory of Barrow websites. |
| BBC Enjoy Cumbria | What to do in Cumbria. Includes a virtual tour of the Barrow Dock Museum. |
| Brewery Arts Centre | Kendal venue for theatre, dance, comedy, music, visual arts & literature. The Brewery has run several workshops with LAMPS and other Furness schools. |
| Broughton-in-Furness | Broughton information centre. |
| Coniston Community Website | Activities, accommodation, organisations, etc, in the Coniston area. |
| Coniston Parish Council | Coniston Parish Council news. |
| Crake Communities | Hosted by six High Furness Parish Councils to increase local communication and support community initiatives, events and enterprise. |
| Cumbria Directory | Information about Cumbria, towns, tourist attractions, etc. Comprehensive listing of other web sites relating to Cumbria. |
| Cumbria Online | Updated every day with news, sports, what's on, weather forecasts, cinema listings, travel reports, webcams, for the whole of Cumbria. |
| Cumbria Tourist Board | Where to stay, what to see and do in Cumbria. |
| Dalton-in-Furness | Official Dalton with Newton Town Council website. News, events and history. |
| Destination Cumbria | Booking service for activities in the Lake District. |
| Dock Museum | Built in a Victorian Graving Dock in Barrow-in-Furness. Find out how Barrow grew from a small hamlet into an industrial power. Includes coffee shop, playground, and promenade walks linked to the Cumbria Coastal Way. |
| Duddon Estuary Partnership | The Duddon Estuary Partnership aims to bring everyone with an interest in the estuary together to exchange ideas and work for the good of the Bay. |
| England's Northwest | Official guide to Northwest England, including Cumbria, Cheshire, Lancashire, Manchester, and Merseyside. |
| Explore Cumbria | Explore Cumbria, towns, villages, lakes, coastline, mountains and valleys |
| Friends of the Lake District | Organisation working to protect and enhance the special qualities of the landscapes of the Lake District and Cumbria. |
| Furness Tradition | A folk-arts development group based in Ulverston. |
| Gleaston Watermill | An 18th century water driven corn mill, and archaeological exhibition. Observation beehive, country store, licensed tea shop, and education facilities. |
| Grasmere Village | Historic village, associated with Wordsworth and gingerbread, amongst other things. |
| Heritage First! | History and education for Furness and South Lakeland. The organisation has a large collection of documents and artefacts. Visit the Sir John Barrow Cottage Museum. |
| Industrial History of Cumbria | A guide to industrial activities in Cumbria over the centuries. |
| Ireleth & Askam History Site | Old photos and interesting historical information about Ireleth and Askam. Includes a complete downloadable book written by Mark MacLean, who runs the website from his home in Australia! |
| Jobs in Barrow | BAE Systems Submarine Solutions welcomes you to worklifebarrow - a definitive guide to living and working in south Cumbria. |
| Keswick Mining Museum | Displays of minerals and mining memorabilia. Shop selling geological tools. |
| Kirkby-in-Furness | Situated on the Duddon estuary, Kirkby is a collection of attractive hamlets. |
| Lake District Landscapes | Stunning images of Lake District mountains, lakes, and extreme sports. |
| Lake District National Park Authority | National Park plans and policies, conservation, events, and other visitor information. |
| Lake District Peninsulas | 'Near to the lakes, yet far from the crowds..' Events, attractions, accommodation, and travel information. Run by the Lake District Peninsulas Tourism Partnership. |
| Lakeland Cam | Digital pictures of the Lake District by Tony Richards. Regularly updated. |
| Lakeland Gateway | Accommodation, events, and places to visit in Central and Southern Lakeland and the Lake District Peninsulas. Run by South Lakeland District Council. |
| Langdale Valley | Community website for Great Langdale, Little Langdale, Skelwith, and Clappersgate. |
| Laurel & Hardy Museum | The world famous Laurel & Hardy Museum is now housed at the Roxy Cinema, Ulverston. The website contains information about the museum, and also the lives and works of Laurel & Hardy. |
| Leven Valley | Community website for Cumbria's Leven Valley, including Backbarrow, Finsthwaite, Haverthwaite, Fell Foot, Lakeside, Low Wood, Newby Bridge and Staveley. |
| Made in Cumbria | The Made in Cumbria directory lists over 500 local craft, giftware and food producers. There are around 20 specialist Made in Cumbria shops throughout the county, and regular Cumbrian Farmers Markets, including one held in Ulverston town centre. |
| Manjushri Kadampa Meditation Centre | Buddhist meditation classes and guided tours at Conishead Priory, Ulverston. Classes also available in other locations around Cumbria and Lancashire. |
| Millom Town | Town and district guide for Millom and the Duddon Valley. |
| Satterthwaite Parish Community Website | Community website providing information about the history of Satterthwaite Parish, its geography, council, current events and village life. |
| South Lakes | The South Lakes website for Barrow and the Furness Peninsula. Amazing range of photos of the Furness area, plus chatroom, quiz, etc. Hosted by Bill Clark of Abbey FM. |
| South Lakes Wild Animal Park | Zoo park in Dalton-in-Furness, with lions, tigers, giraffes, rhinos, apes, kangaroos, etc. Animal feeding sessions and conservation talks. See photos. |
| Swarthmoor Hall | A historic hall about two miles from Lindal, recognised as the birth place of Quakerism. |
| The Lake District | Directory of Lake District attractions and hospitality providers. |
| Threlkeld Mining Museum | Quarry and mining museum, three miles east of Keswick. Includes collection of quarry machinery, and underground tour. |
| Torver Parish Council | Torver Parish Council news. |
| Ulverston | A historic market town with numerous cafes, traditional pubs, and specialist shops. Home of the Laurel and Hardy museum, Conishead Priory, Hoad monument, and Lanternhouse arts centre. |
| Ulverston Town Council | Ulverston Town Council has eighteen Councillors elected from six wards in the town; these are Town Ward, Central Ward, North Ward, South Ward, East Ward and West Ward. |
| Urswick Parish Council | Urswick Parish has a population of around 1500 people who predominantly live in one of its four villages: Bardsea, Great Urswick, Little Urswick, and Stainton with Adgarley. |
| Walney Island | An imaginative personal website about Walney Island. Includes aerial photos taken by the author, and lots of interesting historical information. |
| Wotson4u | Cumbria website for teenagers to find out what's going on in their local area. |
| Culture 24 | Latest news, exhibition reviews, links, listings and education resources from thousands of UK museums, galleries, archives and libraries, all in one place. |
Blogs, personal websites & forums
| Barrow Day by Day | A photographic portrait of Barrow-in-Furness. |
| Bay Views | Photography in Arnside and Morecambe Bay. |
| Bill Clark | Bill Clark on Abbey FM (not). |
| Castle Blog | Castles and historic sites around Cumbria. |
| Cumbric.net | Cumbria forum. |
| Des Brady | Photos of the Furness area, and some further afield. |
| Forum 28 | Furness forum. |
| Lindal in Furness | Welcome to Lindal, looks strangely familiar! |
| Taxi Tales | Tales of the life and times of a taxi driver. |
| Two Steps Back | Take two steps back and look at things from a different angle. |
Videos
Ulverston Dickensian Festival 2006 with Garry Gifford (former Lindal resident)
Memories of Barrow by Bernard Devlin
Barrow History by Bernard Devlin
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Barrow Docks & Launches by Bernard Devlin
Thomas the Tank Engine Down the Mine
Leander assaults Lindal Bank (23/08/08) by PTLRcecil
Ken Dodd unveiling the Laurel & Hardy statue by Laurel & Hardy Forum