In defence of Barrow (not really). I've had reason to visit Barrow on a number of occasions over the last decade or so, and it's fair to say it's not the most inspiring of places, but I've been to worse, however it is in a beautiful part of the country. For those of you who are going it's a good old way, but at least you don't need a sat nav. It's very simple: M6 north and A590. I've never been to the ground but it is on the main road leading into the town centre. I wouldn't bother trying to go by train, I've done that once before and it takes forever. For anyone planning on stopping overnight I would highly recommend the weatherspoons hotel in the town centre. It's rooms are superb. There was/is a pub in the town centre called Jeffersons that does decent pub grub, and the portion sizes are huge. Last time I was there was probably about two years ago. I ordered a bowl of chilli, and it was vast. When I finally surrendered to it in the end it looked like I hadn't even started it, and Mrs Rico ordered something different and had an equally large portion. There's nothing to see or do in Barrow other than drink so don't bother going sightseeing unless you want to take a look at the submarine factory which is huge. On the coastal road out of Barrow there is a Buddhist temple which is totally unexpected, but is magnificent in its beauty.
That's about as far as my knowledge of Barrow goes. Good luck to anyone making the trip.
