The Forum, Barrow-in-Furness

Name: The Forum
Address: Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom

#13 among attractions in Barrow-in-Furness

Concerts and shows, Theater

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The Forum is a theatre, media and arts centre located in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The complex is currently home to a large theatre and stage, several conference and function rooms, Barrow's main tourist information centre and a Costa Coffee outlet. The Forum is situated in Central Barrow, opposite the town hall and perhaps is most famous for being the source of one of the world's worst Legionaires outbreaks in 2002. ()

Opened: 1990 (34 years ago)Capacity: 530Coordinates: 54°6'44"N, 3°13'38"W

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Barrow-in-Furness United Kingdom

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Nearby attractions include: Portland Walk Shopping Centre, Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall, Hindpool Retail Parks, St Mary of Furness Roman Catholic Church.

~310 ftE
Shopping centre, Shopping
Portland Walk Shopping Centre, Barrow-in-Furness
2 min walk • Portland Walk is a shopping centre in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Constructed in 1998 on the site of the former Forshaw Street, it was designed as a modern extension to Dalton Road; Barrow's principal shopping district.
~260 ftSW
City hall, Gothic Revival architecture, Architecture
Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall, Barrow-in-Furness
2 min walk • Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall is a Gothic Revival style municipal building in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The building, which serves as the base of Barrow Borough Council, lies within a Conservation Area with Grade II* listed status.
~1750 ftNW
Park
Hindpool Retail Parks, Barrow-in-Furness
9 min walk • The Hindpool Retail Parks are a set of four conjoined retail parks in the Hindpool area of Barrow-in-Furness, England, United Kingdom. Some thirty stores and leisure facilities contain a total of 43,000 m2 of retail space.
~1600 ftNW
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St Mary of Furness Roman Catholic Church, Barrow-in-Furness
8 min walk • St Mary of Furness is a Roman Catholic church located on Duke Street in Barrow-in-Furness, England. The congregation was founded in 1858, however the current building was constructed between 1866 and 1867. It is a Grade II* listed building.
~1900 ftSE
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St George's Church, Barrow-in-Furness
10 min walk • St. George's Church is in St George's Square, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. It is the oldest active Anglican parish church in the town.
~1300 ftS
Bridge
Michaelson Road Bridge, Barrow-in-Furness
7 min walk • Michaelson Road Bridge is a road bridge connecting Central Barrow to Barrow Island in south Cumbria, England. The original high-level bridge was a swing bridge and then replaced by a pair of lift and roll bridges constructed between 1800 and 1884 then superseded by a more modern pair of bascule bridges in the mid 1960s.
~1160 ftNW
Baths
Ramsden Hall, Barrow-in-Furness
6 min walk • Ramsden Hall located at 48 Abbey Road in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England is a Grade II listed former public bath house. Funded by industrialist and local mayor Sir James Ramsden it was constructed in 1872 and was relatively small in comparison to other public baths in Barrow.
~1320 ftN
Shopping, Department store
Co-operative Building, Barrow-in-Furness
7 min walk • The Co-operative Building on Abbey Road in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England is a former department store. Constructed by the Barrow Co-operative Society in 1889 and expanded in 1902 it served as the town's largest such shop up until closure in 1996.
~180 ftSW
Street
Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness
1 min walk • Duke Street is a road running through the town centre and Hindpool area of Barrow-in-Furness, England. Stretching almost one mile from east to west it connects two major A roads as well as intersecting Abbey Road roughly midway.
0.5 miNE
Memorial
Barrow Park Cenotaph, Barrow-in-Furness
13 min walk • The Barrow Park Cenotaph is the main war memorial in the UK town of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, North West England. Located in Barrow's main public park, the structure is grade II listed.
0.5 miW
Ship
HMS Onyx, Barrow-in-Furness
14 min walk • HMS Onyx was an Oberon class submarine of the Royal Navy.

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Which popular attractions are close to The Forum?

Nearby attractions include Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness (1 min walk), Barrow-in-Furness Town Hall, Barrow-in-Furness (2 min walk), Schneider Square, Barrow-in-Furness (4 min walk), Ramsden Square, Barrow-in-Furness (6 min walk).

How to get to The Forum by public transport?

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Barrow-in-Furness (13 min walk)