Abbey House Hotel

The Abbey House Hotel is Barrow's only 5 star hotel. I am writing this review after attending a function there, so the review is about this aspect of the hotel services rather than staying in the hotel overnight. Although I shall include a little information on the rooms for your information. The Abbey House Hotel is set in 14 acres of woodland just on the outskirts of Barrow in Furness, in South Cumbria. It's is a sandstone building, first constructed in the early 1900's, and in its time is has been a mansion for Commander Craven and a rest home for the elderly, before becoming a hotel. There is a beautiful walk from the hotel to Furness Abbey itself. ...  Read the complete review

INTRODUCTION As many of you may know I am a hair stylist and I currently work with Matrix to promote and use all of their hairdressing products, so recently I was invited to a hairdressing conference / show which was being held for people within the hairdressing industry in the Cumbria area. I have been with matrix for over six years now, so this was something that I could not get out of but I wasn't to complain as I was being paid to attend and take part in the show, which also included my travel expenses and a night's stay in a prestigious hotel where the show was taking part. I do travel on a regular basis with work so staying at a ...  Read the complete review

I was just browsing through the different categories and fell upon the Abbey House Hotel in Barrow in Furness so I just had to write about it seeing as it is just up the road from my house, and no body has written an op on it as yet. I have never stayed in the hotel over night but I have visited the establishment on numerous occasions so I will be totally fair when I write this opinion! The driveway leading up to the front of the hotel is very impressive and the grounds are superb, my son actually got married there last year and we have some wonderful photographs taken in the gardens. The hotel itself is very posh and regal looking, the restaurant ...  Read the complete review