Sir John Barrow Cottage

12/08/2026

Our next antiques fair is the afternoon of Sunday 30th August!

12/07/2026

Already set up for our first antiques fair at the cottage today, from 1-5pm. It's nice and cool inside!

11/07/2026

Just a last minute reminder of our antique fair tomorrow at the cottage, from 1-5pm

Something a little bit different, we're going to hold a series of monthly pop-up "Antiques Fairs" at the cottage during the normal opening hours on Sunday. The first will be on the 12th of July!

08/07/2026

Excellent afternoon with Year 2 from looking round the cottage, learning about Sir John and making use of the garden in the sunny weather

25/06/2026

Something a little bit different, we're going to hold a series of monthly pop-up "Antiques Fairs" at the cottage during the normal opening hours on Sunday. The first will be on the 12th of July!

19/06/2026

Formal plaque unveiling, with Dennis Batty, descendent of Sir John Barrow on his daughter's side

19/06/2026

It's the official unveiling of the new heritage plaque on the cottage, 11am today!

10/06/2026

*Sir John Barrow Cottage official blue plaque unveiling*

On Friday 19th June (which is Sir John Barrow's birthday!) the Mayor, Cllr Paul Smith and Mr Dennis Batty, Sir John Barrow's great, great, great grandson will unveil the new Town Council blue plaque on the Sir John Barrow cottage at 11am.

The address is Dragley Beck, Ulverston LA12 0HA.

All very welcome to attend!

To coincide with this event, there will be a showing of a film about Sir John Barrow's travels in Vietnam and China the same evening at Sir John Barrow School Tickets are free but there are now only 30 free left! Click on the following link to secure your tickets - www.tinyurl.com/sjbfilm

21/05/2026

New, more permanent sign for the cottage provided by Imran at Signs n Graphix in the indoor market!

18/05/2026

On 8 May 2026, Lancaster University Confucius Institute was proud to host the world premiere of Ulverston filmmaker Steve Wharton's compelling documentary about John Barrow's trip to China towards the end of the 18th century.

The Confucius Institute welcomed around 50 guests to a special screening of Voyage East at Lancaster University, bringing together students, staff and members of the local community for an evening exploring the historical relationship between Britain and China.

To find out more, please visit the news article in the following link: https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/confucius-institute/news/world-premiere-of-groundbreaking-documentary-voyage-east-screening-hosted-by-lancaster-university-confucius-institute-explores-historic-britainchina-relations