We paid a brief visit to the Dock Museum. It is very nicely sited with a view over the water. Plenty to see, lots of interest even for someone with little interest in things maritime! Really well set out and free!

I had a longish break in a business meeting and with an interest in boats etc. this place seemed a good bet. This proved the case. I learned a lot about the history and development of Barrow and about the shipbuilding industry.

A splendid little free museum,my 20 something son and i really enjoyed it, tucked away in the corner of the lakes it really is a little gem.One of the levels is actually a graving dock complete with dripping water. If you are in Barrow you must visit .

The mueseum would not interest children more adults interested in ww1 and ww2 or noats shipyards in general. Caf'e here is okay but playpark is pretty good.

Entry is free although donations of £2 minimum are suggested. We were more generous than that, but plenty of people walked in without appearing to notice the prominent donations case! It is quite a small museum and will expand in the future to have more space dedicated to submarines - our field of interest as my mother's father served and... More

We visited here by chance and were really pleased we made the detour. Small but modern, bright and airy, there was a good balance of exhibits and reading and a good variety of different ship related stories. It was particularly interesting go to the basement and stand in the bottom of the dry dock and the small cinema, photographic exhibition... More

I love taking the kids here. There is so much for them to learn about their town and how it evolved.

Well worth a trip if youre in the area. This museum has been created on the site of an old working dock and is a great insite to the days of the shipping industry in Barrow. Its quite small compared to other museums we have visited and difficult to get to if travelling by train - quite a walk from... More

A very interesting museum, built over and old dock - you can go down to the original dock floor. Large number of excellent exhibits - mainly maritime of course. Will visit again. Very nice cafeteria.