Abbey Mill Café in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, located beside the historic ruins of Furness Abbey in the Lake District. The restored stone mill building features a blue-painted door and windows and sits within open green grounds near the Abbey site. The café is well known locally for its welcoming atmosphere, great coffee, excellent homemade cakes and ice cream. The building and surrounding area form an important setting in The Mereland Chronicles: The Crier by Paul J. Scribbans, linking the real Furness Abbey landscape with the fictional world of the novel.