The Dock Museum — Attraction in England

This is a really great museum situated in the Docklands area of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. The museum goes into the history of Barrow-in-Furness and its shipbuilding in the town and tells the story in an informative and captivating way. The museum is free admission and there is £2 suggested donation and as you can walk into the museum you will see the story of Barrow-in-Furness how it grew from a small village into the town it is today on easy laid out and easy to read displays. There are some interesting facts of how Iron Ore and Shipbuilding played its part in helping the town and how workers in these areas and to find homes in the town as result and the subsequent services such as Doctors and Police that had to be provided along with a Hospital and Police station. The exhibition goes into the social life of people in Barrow-in-Furness and what it was like to live there and the activities they did. There is a small exhibition on Barrow-in-Furness during the Blitz in WWII and how it survived during the Blitz and the areas of the town that were bombed. There is a lovely exhibition on shipbuilding in the town and that the ships that were built there with some beautiful models of the ships on display. In the shipbuilding exhibition there are some wonderful artefacts on display and also a display on the Naval contribution the town has made. There is a tiny exhibition on Barrow from the Bronze Age period and how the area formed from the last Ice Age. On the bottom floor of the Museum there is an interesting exhibition on the people who lived in Barrow-in-Furness and some beautiful sketches to see aswell. There is a cafe on site with some refreshments at affordable prices and gift shop selling souvenirs at very reasonable prices. Overall this is a very interesting and enjoyable attraction and learn about the history of Barrow-in-Furness and...

Have visited many times since the museum opened. Our last visit was with four children to see the Barrow Artists exhibition. We all admired the work of local artists, the children picking out their own particular favourites. The museum was very clean and well cared for. The toilets were brilliant, and this was after a busy Sunday. Well done! We were all taken with the movie on the wall depicting local times gone by, that you could actually appear in! Great fun. We came away with many crazy photographs. After purchasing this and that from the gift shop, we went over to the playground for more fun. We didn't call at the cafe on this occasion as we were half way through tea at home when we rallied for our visit. I worked there on opening day, and have enjoyed visits in the past. Disabled parking is available at the entrance to the museum, and the building is wheelchair friendly. All staff were tolerant, and friendly, considering it was the end of the day and the group a little excitable this was a fine achievement. Looking forward to...

Went as had a few hours to spare before traveling home. The setting of the museum in part of a old dry dock was really fascinating to me. The ground floor was off limits. I believe it is used by BEA as a staff canteen. You can however see the walls and the end of the dry dock that gives a sense of the scale of the dry dock. The exhibits trace the history of the docks. It includes model ships of ships built in the docks. It starts with the start of the industrial revolution right up to a few years ago. There are toilets, café that served really nice sandwiches and coffee. There is a small gift/book shop. Car park was good and there is disabled parking with wheelchair access and lift to floors. Best of all...