Access at Furness Abbey

Access information for the site is listed below. For more information, or if you have particular access needs, please contact us before you visit. Please note that some facilities may require booking in advance.

Advanced Booking

You don’t need to book your visit in advance, but you will always get the best price and guaranteed entry by booking online ahead of your visit. The prices shown here include an online discount. The admission price will be higher if you choose to pay on the day you visit.

You can book your advance ticket online up to 8.45am on the day you want to visit. Then, subject to availability, there will be walk up tickets available.

You are booking a day ticket and can arrive at any time within our opening hours, and stay for as long as you like.

Some of our sites can get very busy, especially on Bank Holidays. Our busiest times are between 11am and 2pm, so if you prefer to visit at a quieter time you may wish to visit outside of these hours.

Your booking is for the site/event only and does not guarantee a car parking space, which may carry an additional charge.

If you are a Member and wish to book, your ticket will still be free. Please remember to bring your English Heritage membership card with you. Members are able to book tickets for those included in the membership only. Any additional bookings made will be chargeable on site.

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Mobility / Older Visitors

Accessible Toilets

Adult Changing Area

Handrails

Easy-use Cutlery

Assistance Dogs Welcome

Wheelchair Loan

Site Folders

Dog Bowl and Toileting

Dog bowl available at the rear porch of Visitor Centre.

Wheelchair Access

A ramp to the rear of the Visitor Centre enables wheelchair access to site. Visitors with electric wheelchairs have run into difficulties in the past as their heavy chairs sometimes sink into soft ground.

Entrance / Set Down

Drop off point outside the Visitor Centre

Disabled Parking

No specific spaces marked out for disabled parking, but all parking is very close to the Visitor Centre.

OnSite Transport

Stairs

Lift Access

Seating And Restpoints

There are a number of benches and picnic benches at the North end of the site in the Visitor Centre area.

Pathways Surface And Gradients

Gravel paths. Most of the site is fairly flat but uneven and grassy. There are some steep slopes in places.

Blind / Visually Impaired

Accessible Toilets

Handrails

Assistance Dogs Welcome

Braille Guides

Braille Signage

Torches

Sensory Experiences

There are plenty of birds in the area providing birdsong. There are some interesting acoustics in the abbey buildings.

Dog Bowl and Toileting

Dog bowl available at the rear porch of Visitor Centre.

Handling Objects

There is a touching stone in the museum area of the Visitor Centre.

Audio Tours

Tactile Models

Areas Of Low Lighting

Colour Contrasts

Large Print

Deaf / Hard of Hearing

Assistance Dogs Welcome

Vibrating Fire Alarms

Tour Transcripts

Film Subtitles

BSL Tours

Audio Installation Transcripts

Dog Bowl and Toileting

Dog bowl available at the rear porch of Visitor Centre.

Induction Loops

There is an induction loop in the shop counter area.

Learning Difficulties

Accessible Toilets

Adult Changing Area

Easy-use Cutlery

Sensory Experiences

There are plenty of birds in the area providing birdsong. There are some interesting acoustics in the abbey buildings.

Handling Objects

There is a touching stone in the museum area of the Visitor Centre.

Easy Read Material

Large Print Material

Culinary / Dietary

Easy-use Cutlery

Bottle / Food Warming

High Chairs

Health And Safety

Deep Water

Fast flowing watercourses. Water level can change rapidly. Steep unguarded drops.

Trip Hazard

Grass and stone areas may be slippery when wet.

Sheer Drop

Several sheer drops into watercourses - the highest is approx 4-5metres

Slip Hazard

Grass and stone areas may be slippery when wet.

Steep Slope

There are quite a few grassy slopes on site, which are quite steep in places.

Uneven Ground

Uneven and grassy site.