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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Carnforth

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Carnforth, England

Updated February 9, 2021
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Carnforth Railway Station

Carnforth, England

Carnforth Railway Station

Inside this station, the 1945 film "Brief Encounter" is played on a loop daily.
Carnforth Coke Ovens

Carnforth, England

Carnforth Coke Ovens

These early 19th-century kilns were used to make coke, a key Ingredient in steel production.
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Dunald Mill Quarry

Nether Kellet, England

Dunald Mill Limestone Quarry

This abandoned limestone quarry now provides visitors with multiple, breathtaking viewpoints.
1 mile from Carnforth
A diver swims along the side of the plane wreck

Capernwray, England

Capernwray Dive Centre

Planes, helicopters, and a shipwreck are underwater in this former limestone quarry.
1 mile from Carnforth
The Praying Shell

Bolton-le-Sands, England

The Praying Shell

A limestone sculpture of a praying man resides over the site where 23 Chinese cockle pickers died.
2 miles from Carnforth
Venus and Cupid Sculpture

Morecambe, England

'Venus & Cupid'

A powerful statue sits on Scalestone Point, looking out over Morecambe Bay.
3 miles from Carnforth

Slack Head, England

Fairy Steps

These legendary stone steps were once used to haul coffins up the rockface.
5 miles from Carnforth
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