Millom Discovery Centre, Millom

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Millom Discovery Centre, formerly known as the Millom Folk Museum, is located in Millom, Cumbria, England. The museum has a full-scale drift mine exhibit and also houses information about the local poet Norman Nicholson, the Hodbarrow iron ore mines and social history all relating to Millom and nearby surrounding areas. The mining being responsible for the rapid growth of the village of Holborn Hill into the town of Millom by more than doubling the size of the settlement. It now has a RAF display, set up by the original founder of Haverigg RAF Museum, John Nixon. It also shows the men who died in World War 2 and has information about them ()

Coordinates: 54°12'40"N, 3°16'16"W

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Station RdMillom LA18 5AA United Kingdom

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+44 1229 772555

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Millom Discovery Centre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Furness Abbey, South Lakes Safari Zoo, Black Combe, Duddon furnace.

6 miSE
Remains of an expansive medieval abbey
Furness Abbey, Barrow-in-Furness
153 min walk • Furness Abbey, or St. Mary of Furness, is a former Catholic monastery located to the north of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.
5.2 miSE
Outdoor activities, Park, Zoo
South Lakes Safari Zoo, Barrow-in-Furness
132 min walk • South Lakes Safari Zoo is a 51-acre zoo established in 1994 by David Gill, and located in Cumbria, England. Its name refers to its proximity to the Lake District, though it lies entirely within the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness on the outskirts of Dalton.
4 miNW
Hill
Black Combe, Millom
102 min walk • Black Combe is a fell in the south-west corner of the Lake District National Park, England, just 4 miles from the Irish Sea. It lies near the west coast of Cumbria in the borough of Copeland and more specifically, in the ancient district of Millom.
5.2 miN
Ruins
Duddon furnace
134 min walk • The Duddon furnace is a surviving charcoal-fueled blast furnace near Broughton-in-Furness in Cumbria. It is on the west side of the River Duddon in the parish of Millom and formerly in Cumberland.
5.2 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Mary's Church, Dalton-in-Furness
132 min walk • St Mary's Church is in the town of Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
5 miNE
Church
St Mary Magdalene's Church
128 min walk • St Mary Magdalene's Church is in Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
5.1 miSE
Historical place, Forts and castles
Dalton Castle, Dalton-in-Furness
131 min walk • Dalton Castle is a grade I listed 14th-century peel tower situated in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, England, and in the ownership of the National Trust.
6.3 miNW
Church
St Michael's Church
162 min walk • St Michael's Church is in the village of Bootle, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle.
2.8 miNW
Church
St Mary's Church
71 min walk • St Mary's Church is on the A595 road in Whicham, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Calder, the archdeaconry of West Cumberland, and the diocese of Carlisle. Its benefice is united with those of St Michael, Bootle, St John the Baptist, Corney, and St Mary, Whitbeck.
6.3 miSE
Bridge
Bow Bridge, Barrow-in-Furness
161 min walk • Bow Bridge is a late medieval multi-span bridge located near Furness Abbey in Cumbria and built in the 1500s. It is made of local red sandstone stone and crosses Mill Beck. It has been a Scheduled monument since 1949.
~780 ftS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St George's Church, Millom
4 min walk • St George's Church is in the town of Millom, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Furness, the archdeaconry of Westmoreland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.