Walks from the Cumbrian Coast Line
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Station: Maryport. Details: Whitehaven – Parton 2 miles (3km), Terrain: Pavements and riverside, grass and earth path Terrain: Mainly level and optional steps. Parton – Harrington 4 miles (7km), ½ hour 1 which can be muddy and uneven but with a pavement 2 3 to Parton and a further 1½ hours to Harrington Refreshments: Senhouse Street and harbour area. 3 miles alternative. 3 miles Various Station: Whitehaven, Parton (request stop), (5km) (5km) Map: OS Explorer OL4 1:25000 times and Refreshments: Pub, café and takeaways in The Square. Harrington. 11/4 hours 2 hours distances Map: OS Explorer OL315 and OL5 (both 1:25000). Terrain: One steep section going into Lowca. Refreshments: Pubs and shops. 1. If you are coming from Carlisle just exit the station, otherwise 1. Cross the road from the station onto Station Street. At the main cross the bridge first. Follow the pedestrian markings and turn road turn right on Curzon Street. Map: OS Explorer OL303 1:25000 left onto Station Road. 2. Take the first left along Senhouse Street. 1. Come out of Whitehaven station. Turn sharp left after the 2. After 250 yards, turn right at the T-junction and on into Dalston 3. To avoid steps, turn right at the top of the hill onto High Street filling station onto Bransty Road and immediately left again Square where you will see St Michael’s church. Walk towards the and, at Fleming Square, turn left to rejoin the route above to National Cycle Route 72 and Hadrian’s Cycleway. small supermarket on your right and continue to the Victory Hall. the harbour. 2. Arriving in Parton the path becomes Bank Yard Road. Turn left 3. Take the gate across the road onto the village green. Bear left 4. After High Street are interpretation panels on the left about the onto Main Street through the village. Parton station is on the through the field and before the white bridge turn right on the Maryport & Carlisle Railway and the town. On the left before the left. Main Street then becomes Foundry Road. path by the River Calder, leading to a woodland path. bridge is the Maritime Museum. Cross the bridge from here to 3. At the T-junction either turn left to continue towards 4. After a kissing gate the path splits – take the upper fork which divert to the harbour area with the Aquarium, Wave Centre, Harrington or right for 200 yards to St Bridget’s Church and leads you back to the road on your right before the bridge at climbing wall and marina. Moresby Roman Fort. Opposite the church is Moresby Hall, Bridge End. (If you take the path nearer the river there is a short 5. Once opposite the museum, follow King Street. largely designed by Inigo Jones in the seventeenth century. steep path just before the bridge. If the riverside walk is likely to 6. With Wallace Lane on your left, turn right on Brow Street. Ahead 4. Retrace your steps and climb the hill into Lowca, taking the be wet you can follow the road instead to Bridge End.) are the 108 Back Brow steps. At the top, turn left on a grass path first right onto Stamford Hill. Bear right at the end and follow 5. Turn left and cross the river bridge then cross two further bridges and then right to see the Georgian buildings of Fleming Square. the cycleway signs onto the former Whitehaven, Cleator and as you progress. 7. Return to the sea brows keeping the sea on your left along Solway Egremont Railway. 6. Turn left at the Cowen’s Mill sign and follow the lane through Terrace and The Promenade to Senhouse Roman Museum which 5. Passing Distington village, on Barfs Road is a sculpture of the middle of Cowen’s factory. has the best collection of Roman altars in Britain. a woman and child. The path turns left under the bypass. 7. Follow the path and cross the stream at the sandstone bridge 8. Continue on the path to the left of the museum and after a while 6. Turn left at the junction towards Harrington. You come to followed by the white bridge you saw earlier. there is a fork. Left goes directly down to Nelson Street and right High Harrington, mainly passing bungalows. There is a bridge 8. Continue past the Millennium Crow sculpture just before gives an extra ½ mile walk, again joining Nelson Street. Carry on with a separate footbridge after it. The Square. Then return to the station. along King Street and the Maritime Museum appears ahead. Return 7. For Harrington station, turn sharp left off the cycle path. Turn to the station. right onto Main Road and down the hill. Turn left at the traffic lights down Church Road. At the end turn sharp right to the station with its Harrington humps. 3 Easy access route. If you need a flat route, 8 . exit from the station on 7 Senhouse Dalston 7 High Harrington the northbound platform Roman Museum Harrington by turning left off the train. 1 Please plan your journey with care. It maybe better 6 to stay on the train to Carlisle and come back to 2 5 Distington River Calder Dalston. In the village you can avoid the narrow grassy 6 3 path by continuing along 8 Co-op the road to Bridge End. 5 Lowca 4 7 3 4 3 2 Victory Hall . 1 Harbour 2 Parton area 4 Cowen’s Mill . Maryport 1 5 6 . Whitehaven Walk St Bees circular walk Walk Drigg to Seascale (and Sellafield) Walk Ravenglass circular walk Station: St Bees. Stations: Drigg (a request stop), Seascale Station: Ravenglass for Eskdale. Terrain: Steep on the cliff path. and Sellafield. Terrain: Easy, mainly level. 4 Refreshments: Pubs in the village and a beach café. 5 Terrain: Mainly level (not suitable for wheelchairs 6 Refreshments: Ratty Arms on the station, Ravenglass 3 miles 3 miles 21/2 miles and pushchairs from Drigg beach to Seascale). and Eskdale Railway café and in the village. (5km) Map: OS Explorer OL303 1:25000 (5km) (4km) 1 1 Map: OS Explorer OL6 1:25000 1 /2 hours 1 /2 hours Refreshments: Pubs and cafés. 11/4 hours Map: OS Explorer OL6 1:25000 1. From the station go uphill on Main Street. Cross the road onto 1. At Ravenglass station, going northbound, exit at the back of Finkle Street at the Albert Hotel then turn right onto Cross Hill. 1. From Drigg station follow the road by the signal box. the platform and take the path over the bridge (wheelchairs 2. Continue up Main Street past the pubs and Post Office. On the Southbound travellers need to cross the level crossing. and pushchairs will need to go out of the other exit next to left is the West Cumberland Railway Museum. Black Combe is on the left. the Ratty Arms). Going southbound go into the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway (La’al Ratty) and take the path next to 3. Near the top of Main Street at a notice board turn right onto 2. Turn right through the gate onto Drigg Dunes Nature the turntable with the playground on your left. Sea Mill Lane. Reserve. There is a fairly clear path all the way with some 2. Follow the path until it reaches a road. Turn right on the 4.