Sandscale Haws

#5337 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Sandscale Haws is a national nature reserve on the Duddon Estuary, Cumbria, England. It is managed by the National Trust. Resident species include the natterjack toad. ()

Elevation: 13 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 54°9'51"N, 3°15'27"W

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Sandscale Haws – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Furness Abbey, St Mary's Church, Dalton Castle, Thorncliffe Cemetery and Crematorium.

3.1 miSE
Remains of an expansive medieval abbey
Furness Abbey, Barrow-in-Furness
79 min walk • Furness Abbey, or St. Mary of Furness, is a former Catholic monastery located to the north of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.
2.9 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Mary's Church, Dalton-in-Furness
75 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.
2.9 miE
Historical place, Forts and castles
Dalton Castle, Dalton-in-Furness
75 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.
2.7 miSE
Cemetery
Thorncliffe Cemetery and Crematorium, Barrow-in-Furness
69 min walk • Thorncliffe Cemetery and Crematorium is a 66-acre graveyard located on Devonshire Road in the Ormsgill ward of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The cemetery opened in 1872 and a crematorium was added to the site in 1962.
3.5 miSE
Bridge
Bow Bridge, Barrow-in-Furness
89 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.
3.3 miN
Specialty museum, Museum
Millom Discovery Centre, Millom
84 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.
3.3 miS
Gothic Revival architecture, Church
St. James' Church, Barrow-in-Furness
84 min walk • St. James Church located on Blake Street in Barrow-in-Furness, belongs to the Church of England's Diocese of Carlisle within the ecclesiastical Province of York. The present church building dates from the mid-19th century and is Grade II* listed.
3.1 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St George's Church, Millom
81 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.
0.6 miE
Beach
Roanhead, Barrow-in-Furness
17 min walk • Roanhead refers to the limestone outcrop of Roanhead Crag in Cumbria and the farmland behind it, but in recent years the term has been taken to mean the sandy beaches adjoining Sandscale Haws extending to Snab Point.
3.2 miS
Beach
Earnse Bay, Barrow-in-Furness
82 min walk • Earnse Bay is a sand and shingle beach located along the western side of Walney Island in the Borough of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.
3 miSE
Nightlife
Furness Abbey Hotel, Barrow-in-Furness
77 min walk • The Furness Abbey Hotel was demolished in 1953, having been bombed in May 1941. Its site now forms the car park to Furness Abbey and the museum. The station at Furness Abbey also suffered bomb damage and was demolished in the early 1950s.