The Furness Railway (JD Wetherspoon), Barrow Town Centre, Barrow-In-Furness

This looks very much like an old school Spoons externally with the original plastic signage but as it is now one of their hotels it must have been upgraded. Inside the pub is on the ground floor and consists of a wide room split into areas and the bar roughly in the middle. The fixtures are certainly more varied than the usual old school shop conversion. The 12 hand pumps here had two unused, GK Ruddles, Well's Directors and eight festival ales. I went for the Truman's Samson which was in good nick. I suspect this place has improved as a result of being extended into a hotel and thought it was a good Spoons.

Was in here recently and the beer is up to it's usual good standard as was the food.At the moment the place is covered in scaffolding,as they are turning the upstairs into a 50 room hotel and are also going to expand the pub downstairs as well.

This pub was up to it's usual good standard,the Corby Noir beer was on very good form as was the food.

Standard-issue 'spoons in a converted department store, partly opened out to form further seating areas each side of the main two-part bar. Also has a few patio tables out front. Ten of 12 handpumps were working, with a reasonable selection including Loose Head from the small Kirkby Lonsdale Brewery (£2.15). Let down a bit by poor service and uncleared tables when I visited, but otherwise OK.