Accomodation Barrow In Furness

Dee-M-See | 14:18 Wed 22nd Jul 2015 | Travel

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Why is there a shortage of Hotel space in Barrow next week? Is there something big happening?

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Buenchico

Looking through the usual websites (for tourism in Cumbria, etc) I can't see anything on that would fill all the available accommodation.

Perhaps Barrow-in-Furness is just one of those towns that always has a shortage of accommodation? For example, around 10 years ago I was trying to help a lady who'd transport arrangements had fallen through and who thus found herself stuck in Ipswich for the night. She was prepared to spend up to £120 and thought that she'd have no problems but (because I knew how short of accommodation Ipswich was) I suspected otherwise. I phoned 53 hotels and B&Bs for her; 52 were full and the only vacancy offered was priced at £150 for the night. (I eventually put her onto the last train to Felixstowe, to stay in a pub near the docks).

So maybe Barrow is similar (i.e. everything gets booked up weeks in advance during normal times anyway)?

thesecondlaw

I've used the airbnb app a number of times. You may find some decent accommodation on there

SirOracle

Probably the reason there are very limited hotels is because there are very limited visitors to the town.

I have been there once. !!

LCDMAN

Wait till the footy season starts in 2 weeks! Barrow are in the National League (was the football Conference) with teams such as Torquay and Dover and many in the SE corner of the UK, whose fans and teams will be staying overnight before and/or after matches given the distances involved. Hotel accommodation choice in Barrow is dire at the best of times ( I used to visit a certain big employer there...) and even worse during footy season.