Duddon furnace

#1720 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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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. ()

Coordinates: 54°17'2"N, 3°14'8"W

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Duddon furnace – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wallowbarrow Crag, Black Combe, St Mary Magdalene's Church, Holy Trinity.

5.5 miN
Cliff
Wallowbarrow Crag, Coniston
140 min walk • Wallowbarrow Crag is a hill of 292 metres in the Lake District, England. It is on the west of the Duddon Valley, across the valley from the village of Seathwaite.
4.2 miSW
Hill
Black Combe, Millom
107 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.
1 miSE
Church
St Mary Magdalene's Church
25 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.
5.3 miN
Church
Holy Trinity
135 min walk • Holy Trinity Church is in the village of Seathwaite, 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. Its benefice is united with those of four other local parishes.
4.2 miN
Hill
Hesk Fell, Eskdale Green
108 min walk • Hesk Fell is a hill in the south-west of the English Lake District, between the Duddon Valley and Eskdale near Ulpha, Cumbria. It is the subject of a chapter of Wainwright's book The Outlying Fells of Lakeland.
5.2 miSW
Church
St Mary's Church
132 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.
5.2 miS
Specialty museum, Museum
Millom Discovery Centre, Millom
134 min walk • 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.
3.7 miNW
Hill
Whitfell, Eskdale Green
96 min walk • Whitfell is a hill of 573 metres in the southwestern part of the Lake District. It is the highest point between Black Combe and Harter Fell on the broad ridge to the west of the Duddon Valley.
0.9 miN
Valley
Duddon Valley
25 min walk • The Duddon Valley is a valley in the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. The River Duddon flows through the valley, rising in the mountains between Eskdale and Langdale, before flowing into the Irish Sea near Broughton in Furness.
5.4 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St George's Church, Millom
138 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.
2.3 miNE
Hill
Great Stickle
58 min walk • Great Stickle is a fell located in the southern Lake District of England with an altitude of 305 m. Alfred Wainwright included it in the Stickle Pike chapter of his "The Outlying Fells of Lakeland".