Broughton in Furness in the Lake District
Broughton was once an important market town, particularly for the woollen and cattle trades. Most of the houses are Georgian, including those in the elegant Square. In the Square is the ‘Town Hall’, once the market hall, and now the Tourist Information Centre, two slate fish market slabs, and old stocks, which together with the surrounding three storey merchants houses and Town Hall, creates a unique feeling to this historic market town.
Broughton-in-Furness is about two miles from the railway station at Foxfield which is on the scenic Cumbrian Coast Line from Whitehaven to Barrow-in-Furness. The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway runs for seven miles from the Lake District National Park’s only coastal village of Ravenglass in the Western Lake District, through hidden Miterdale, to the grandeur of the Eskdale valley. The station at Dalegarth for Boot nestles at the foot of England’s highest mountains. Take a trip on the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway in the picturesque Leven Valley at the southern end of Windermere.
Broughton in Furness is a popular spot for walkers and cyclists (the Cumbria Cycle Way and Coastal Way are both nearby). The scenery, nearby nature reserves, the Furness fells, and Lakeland attractions make this quiet village in a Duddon Valley hollow a spot to stop and enjoy.
A short distance from Broughton-in-Furness is the restored remains of Duddon Ironworks, one of the most impressive charcoal-fired blast furnaces in Britain.
Muncaster Castle & Gardens are well worth a visit. A tour of the house may be made with audio commentary, narrated by Patrick Gordon-Duff-Pennington, the present owner, describing what can be seen in the great hall, the library, the dining room, the drawing room and the bedrooms.
Relish in the 77 acres of 18th Century Gardens with the spectacular rhododendron collection. Visit Cumbrian Heavy Horses and enjoy the ultimate horse riding experience in the stunning Lake District, riding magnificent Clydesdale and Shire horses.
Base yourself in self catering accommodation at Duddon Bridge, near Broughton in Furness. The Dower House is a late Victorian house that has been converted into four self catering apartments sleeping two to four people.
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