Amongst the cobbled squares and by-ways are two pubs, both serving
excellent food. The Ship Inn is where Charles Dickens and Wilkie
Collins stayed. There is also a restaurant and a café where
all the food is home-made. Two antique and bric-a-brac shops where
you can browse. A Post Office and Newsagent. Plus a shop where
the owners make their own mouth-watering icecream. At the rear
of the village is a Leisure Centre, with swimming pool, sauna,
solarium, pool tables and a lounge bar serving food, and providing
evening entertainment.
For the energetic, there are hill or flat walks in the immediate
area including the Cumbrian Way which follows the seashore, the
Smugglers Route and the Allerdale Ramble. There is a FREE Children’s
adventure playground, Golf Course, Cycling, Windsurfing and Kite
Boarding, fishing from the beach or Maryport Harbour, Horse riding
including beach rides on well mannered horses.
Tourist information is provided in both Bridge House and Cove
Cottage, detailing attractions in the surrounding area. The Lake
District is easily accessible, with the mountains and lakes of
Ennerdale, Buttermere, Keswick and Bassenthwaite all within a
30 minute drive. Close by is the historic town of Cockermouth
with Wordsworth House the birthplace of William Wordsworth, quality
shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants. A short drive up the coast
is the Victorian seaside town of Silloth. With Hadrians Wall and
the Scottish borders all within a short drive. However you choose
to spend your holiday, the Western Lake District has everything
to suit all ages and tastes, with a wealth of things to do and
see all year round.
