Only heard of this town due to the Ellie William's trial.

Walk around the town for 10mins, visit literally the worst places and then try and summarise? Speak to nobody, slag a building off when it's a night club, walk down backstreets and then go back to your car because its raining and your wearing a sponge for a jacket. You've seen about 2% of the town mate, top effort

I lived in Barrow Back in 2003-2005 I loved the town Really good people; honestly great sense of humour Walney island was fantastic I only left cause me and my partner were having our first child. We both loved Barrow. Dalton has loads of amazing pubs On a nice day Barrow is fantastic. Really beautiful views. We were made so welcome and had a great time. 25 minutes and you are in coniston Brilliant pubs! Dalton in Furness was amazing for good pubs. Cornwallis street had some fun nightlife.

Every town has the good and bad. Barrow is a town with great history and has provided so much for the industrial business. Yes it is run down in parts but that can be said for most places. We are fortunate to have all the lake distract etc on our doorstep, not to mention all the surrounding beaches and nature reserves. My town.

Hi, thank you for visiting our lovely little town. The beautiful building opposite the market hall entrance that you went in is the town hall. Both the market and the forum (the local theatre place) are getting a refurbishment. There are lots of lovely areas to visit, Walney, Roa Island/Piel Island, Roanhead, the dock museum (opposite the main shipyard building), the furness abbey and the main park are definitely worth seeing. The majority of people are friendly. Just like anywhere else, Barrow has its good and not so good places.

You should have visited, Walney Beaches, Piel Island, Furness Abbey, Barrow Park, The Coast Road, all within Barrow. The areas you have visited mate, yes look grim on a cloudy day from the outside, however....Barrow people make Barrow. The communities in the different areas all look after each other mate, it is a safe place to live, but like anywhere else has the odd bad apple! Unlike other areas of the country, we actually talk to each other and watch each others backs. Similar to other towns, what has happened in Barrow as well as COVID and Online retailers, is the outside retail parks have took the business away from the town center, Council have been granted I think 21 million to redevelop the town, a project starting this year. Barrow has many quirky bars..you just need to know where they are haha :-)

I grew up here, all the rundown back street ur talking about is where I have all the best memories of my childhood.

From here. You know, go back 20years and it was a buzzing little town.

I've lived in Furness for over 20 years and live up the road from Barrow now. Fair enough Barrow isn't that great anymore but you didn't want to look at any of the decent stuff. You spent ages looking down the backstreets of Barrow Island which is made for the shipyard and is only home to some of the workers and their families. You could've gone to Walney with all the walks on the island, gone to Roanhead and Sandscale Haws Nature Reserve and looked at all the wildlife there, gone to the Abbey and had a look around there, gone on the coast road to get an ice-cream from Roy's, everyone's favourite ice-cream man in South Cumbria, you could've even got a boat to Piel Island, got a drink and a meal and met the King!

The town was established because of the shop building (vickers as it was once known) so lot of big buildings. The area you started in Barrow island is pretty run down but strong sense of community it looks lousy but I love it as loads of friendly people all looking out for eachother. The town centre is a right mess when you came out the market you would of seen a lot of shut shops if you had gone straight instead of right thanks to the council

It's not as bad as people make out. Night life is pretty good, ulverston 10 mins away is better for a quiet drink. Plenty of money in the town with the wind farms, bae and supporting businesses I'd imagine the average wage is much higher than most places but so is the poverty, its definitely sink or swim town in terms of making a life for yourself. The town has suffered the same fate as most with the online shopping boom and skint council's raising prices. Plenty of nice places to live around barrow too, and as someone commented beaches at walney are pretty good. Historic industrial town, might not be the prettiest but its inhabitants are very proud!!

Why not do your research into the history and modern day reality of a place before visiting it?

If you had gone to Walney instead of Barrow Island docks you would have seen some lovely beaches!

It always amazed me how much of a dump it looked in that incredible countryside

Cool vlog of Barrow-in-Furness keep up the good work

Typical stereotype video of Barrow, focus on the town centre and closed shops (typical one most northern towns) and the industrialised Barrow Island. How's about the lovely Abbey Road, Furness Abbey, Coast Road, Roa Island, Walney Island coastline or Duddon Estuary. Sorry pal you've just focused on the poor areas of the town and not of what's lovely #lovebarrow

Some of those old industrial buildings are beautiful...

You literary walked around the worst places in barrow and tried to summarise that's what I call top tier effort

That big building is the ship yard, they build submarines there

Goes to the worst possible part whilst completely disregarding walney island and around the Furness abbey area and beyond 🤦‍♀️

Top of Rakesmoore Lane by the golf course is one of the best views in Barrow, especially when you have a decent sunset.

Bro good video, greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷

Inn't milk brilliant!! 🤣

Love the rain gear your wearing :)

Yes it is nice to see the streets that most do not film👍

As someone who lives just outside of Barrow in Dalton, it’s easy to see why Barrow has one of the highest declining population rates in the UK. I’m only 23, but I recall when the town was much busier, had a lot more shops, pubs etc. It’s practically desolate now and the council doesn’t really seem to care.

As an ex Barrovian this made me laugh. It’s so true.

The big buildings you were on about is bae they build subs and stuff and the big building in town is our town hall

The market are slowly moving market traders out. So the improvement work can be started on it funded by levelling up. The old Thornton's cafe is going to be a sit in Gregg's. BAE have bought the old Debenhams and a few other shops. Come back in a few years when the work is complete you will see the difference. There' used to be a newsagents by that bench. Elderly people would sit there to read their newspaper.

The Abbey is a nice walk and there are some nice scenic views over on Walney Island. The town has struggled over the years with the downsizing of the shipyard in the 90s, but its hopefully going to pick up in the future. Would love to have you back and I could show you a few spots.

The Barrow maritime museum place is interesting if you want to know about the history of ship building that went on in the past worth a look if you are ever there.

Barrow build the countries defence. We have done for over 120 years. Hard working industrial town with a proud past & have pride for the future. When you see or hear of Trident submarines - we are the community who build them & play our part in keeping you safe at night.

How many of those Ladies Glasses frames do you have? You sport many different colors.

The people are friendly in Barrow even if it looks rough.

My dad had them glasses in 1990

I dont think they used masonry paint on that Hollywood building!

We used to have Cornwallis st which was full of nightclubs (garza strip as it was known) due to the amount of fights etc

amazing video im from barrow 1 place you should of went to but didnt in the vid was ST James church it is an amazing place it has 8 bells and im 1 of the ringers there 9:12 was the bells of barrow town halls clock tower unfortunately the clock is out of action at the moment

Barrow I use to live there on egerton court near the submarine yard it's a ok place but yep it's defo going down hill walney island got gorgeous views tho xx

Ulverston and Dalton in Furness are just down the the road and both are really nice.

How can you not believe ??? You are there aren't YOU 😅😅😅

i shouldn’t find it this funny but the streets you first adventure on is where my grandma lives and it gave me a good chuckle hearing you call them rundown but it’s very true😂

B.A.E systems mate The uks sole nuclear submarine builder I'm barrow born and bread Feel free to come back any time and I will happily meet you and show you the good parts of the area

Could you do Birkenhead on the Wirral next? Or even Ellesmere Port is an interesting town to visit lots of industry and Cheshire Oaks is there! 😊

Nice Video..

Very good review of where you visited there are many different areas like everywhere else I lived in Hindpool and loved it as a kid I now live on walney and can see The isle of man ,Haverigg and all up the lake district felss from my spare room window If you are here again I will drive you round and show you every aspect the good and the bad

The market is just like the one in Keighley West Yorkshire half empty stalls it’s so sad the on line shopping is killing towns and cities

Barrows a tough town but spend a bit of time there and find the proper spots to go to for a pint and it’s not bad, it’s not for everyone but I have always had a decent time when I’m over for work. Always find an open mic, decent scran, and good people. Takes more than a 15 min walk about to call a place

Perhaps revisit the area and take a walk along the Coast Road, a visit to the temple at Conishead, a trip over south Walney to the nature reserve and see the birds and seals, to Furness Abbey, to Piel Castle, do a bit of research regarding the shipbuilding industry that delivered numerous luxury liners. Oh and such sport stars as Emlyn Hughes, Gary Stevens, Georgia Stanway as well as the accessibility to the fabulous Lake District (or does that not suit your agenda?)

what was the point of clip?All I saw was you running around the industrial part of town.What about walney and out towards Dalton and the rest of Furness?

I lived in Barrow over 20 years and now Dalton , Barrow has gone down hill over the years and the town is sad to see but the retail parks haven’t helped but Show me a town that doesn’t have its run down areas , Barrow has some lovely areas with beautiful houses but we can’t all be well off , some people disrespect this town and vandalise it for fun which I do not get ? Like the rubbish people leave everywhere, why do certain people want to live in a dump when others want to be proud of where they live

Did you go on a Sunday?

Thanks for showing the few streets in Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria (not Lancashire) that are not very nice. They build nuclear submarines so they aren't going to put them in the beautiful areas where the houses are near Furness Abbey. We have the Doc Museum which would help you more understand the big history of Barrow. It started in Iron or then ship building then submarines. The Church is a listed Town Hall. The markets and immediate area are due to all be updated. Shops are bad now in the 70' and 80's it was a bustling town. The people are known for being friendly. It's such a shame what has happened lots of listed buildings abandoned. Walney Island part of Barrow has some lovely beaches.

BAE SYSTEMS IS THE COMPANY WHO OWN THOSE FACTORIES

Barrow is almost in the Lake District, never became a seaside town like Blackpool.

Blackpool is regarded as the most deprived town in the UK.Well barrow won’t be far behind.The town is rife with alcoholism with no jobs and it’s pretty much a ghost town now. Back in’88 teachers said there was no future for the town and the best thing would be to leave for a better life. Glad we did that.I enjoy these videos because I remember the life I had and what I have now.

Towns an absolute shithole, surrounding areas are lovely though. Growing up in the area I can hand on heart say its never been this bad. So glad I dont live there anymore.

I lived there for a bit, was the most depressing place I've ever seen. There's no jobs at all, terrible alcolism and suicides every week. Couldn't wait to get out!

Poor Barrow, so very sad.

Lived in barrow 40 years and its gone downhill like but you must have wasted a good 2 hours starting off going over the docks, literally nothing there and never has been. Im just glad you didnt turn left out of the marker and go down portland walk and see every shop boarded up you would have thrown up haha. if you carried on down dalton road to the bottom there is a Wetherspoons, the only place to day drink in barrow that have people in. Barrow is good for the beaches on walney and thats about it!

Hattans pops off on a Saturday, then can go across the street for CHICKEN WING, or skin and chive Peetha, either or

How many many times a day are you told your a knob.

What did you come as mate ?.

Cornwallis Street Great Night Lifel

I liked Barrow when worked there. I stayed on Barrow island. Taxis will not even take you over the bridge.

Lad from Barrow here, town is run down especially the town centre many shops have closed especially in Portland walk due to vandalism. The reason the "arcade" and the market look run down and empty is because they are currently undergoing huge renovations, a project that is costing a few million to upgrade the town centre so many stores have exited and more will until it's complete. The large building is BAE they build nuclear submarines for the Royal Navy and is a Ministry of Defence site, filing around there can actually be a bit iffy as armed police and even the military have been called on occasion. Almost the entire town is a no fly zone due to this and the airport on Walney. It's definitely seen it's better days but since COVID it's gotten a lot worse, back in 2018 most of the shops were full and there was very little vandalism to the buildings.

You just went to the bad parts of barrow as per usual nice one though 😂😂😂😂😂

Hollywood and manhattans is a good night out

Should have visited walney Island. That's where the beaches are

You look like a barrow local 😆

what most visiters see like most other small towns.but you didn't bother doing much research.If you took the road across to the nature reserves and beaches on walney.or furness Abbey, Dock museum.Visit piel island with it castle ruins and welcoming pub by ferry or a guided walk over the sands with john Murphy.Barrow isn't just its town centre its the people and the hidden gems you have to research, something you over looked to do.have another Visit but stay away from the town centre next time.

Maybe you should do a part 2 after doing some research instead of making assumptions about the town. Also take a trip into town later at night, theatre bar and Hollywood which you said have looked shut for years are actually bouncing of a weekend.

Cunkesque

Every town has spots you can pick out to give it a bad impression - the north is full of back streets. He walks around a tiny part of the town and jumps to a conclusion - no Furness Abbey, no Biggar Bank and Walney, no park shots which was a stones throw from the station - seemed to come with an agenda - he'll make a good journo!

My dog is lovely, if I take a video of him, I show him in his entirety, if I just filmed his arsehole he would seem terrible. Pretty much the same as filming barrow .

I remember this visit (due to work) only seen the vid now, some of the comments off the locals are shocking, old barrow might not be the prettiest but all the residents are sound, not snobby like the ormsgill *sorry* "lower hawcoat" lot 👍 Try n come back when its not chucking it down 👍

Best enjoyed without audio.

All the locals trying to defend this place in the comments is hilarious, proper depressing hole! Sorry but just being honest…..grim!

What an absolute dump

10:54 here is where i arrange to meet all my unwitting victims, i mean blind dates......

Build nuclear submarines

Never seen this on A Place In The Sun..........

I never thought id see more drug issues than my home town of brighton and hove, and its known the country over for its high death rate. But that was until i visited this place.

How do you not know what bae is 😂 and literally walked around the shiteholes

You’ve clearly done no research, just got off a train at the station, and slag the town off by visiting a small portion of it by foot for ten minute. Awful lazy video with no editing. We have walney beach, Furness Abbey, loads of woods with a view of the Isle of Man. But you’d know that if you did a little research.

Where's spoons

all towns in the uk that have been pedestrianised have gone down hill

The economy must be decimated.

No surprise don't just down grade Barrow, all England is the same , it's heartbreaking 💔 what this country has become ,and l think this is just the Tip of the iceberg so so sad

My dad is from Barrow. He moved to NZ in the late 70's. He said it was pretty depressing back then as well

In the rezzo…

C R O Y D O N Next mate!

If it weren't for the neck tattoo, language, and deeply informed reactions, I'd say you were a bit unsophisticated.

Yu born in Bradford

I know what it is they build nuclear submarines the company is b a e systems big defence manufacturer

Maybe be a bit respectful to those that live in these houses, it might not be much but it means everything to them and they are a strong community that look out for each other, if you want fancy go down Abbey road or go to Roose you'll soon be jealous

Come back in 5 years and you will see changes for the better most of Britain is run down but Barrow has the best chance of changing as you will find out.

Investigate investigate and research before you arrive.

Building summat Nuclear... FFS - everyone with half a brain knows they Build the UKs Nuclear Submarines in Barrow - this is an amazing ill informed auditor.

It's bae ship yard building submarines