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Work to Begin on New Beach Café Work on an impressive new beach café at Silecroft will soon begin. Copeland Borough Council has appointed Roland Hill Ltd to carry out the work, and building will begin on February 13. It is hoped the new café and toilets will be...

New café at Silecroft
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Cumbrian Coastal Route 200

Cumbria Tourism has been working with the county’s six local authorities to give the CCR 200 more of its own distinct identity and longevity – much like Scotland’s ‘South West Coastal 300’ or for walkers, the famous Coast to Coast walk. Part of this activity has...

Cumbrian Coastal Route 200
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Landmark Artwork Proposal Exhibition

Discover exciting proposals for Landmark Artworks along the West Cumbrian Coast Deep Time - Commissions for the Lake District Coast is hosting a FREE exhibition of proposals for a new landmark artwork for West Cumbria,...

Deep Time Exhibition at The Beacon
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Deep Time

‘Deep Time’: New Public Art Programme featuring leading contemporary artists announced for Lake District Coast. A lesser-known stretch of England’s rugged North West coast is the inspiration for a new public art commissions programme announced today and launching...

Drigg Dunes
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New Solway Coast cycleway opens

A new accessible cycle route along Cumbria’s stunning Solway Coast was officially opened on Thursday, 17th June 2021. The ‘Solway Coaster’ is a 14.1km route between Allonby and Silloth and has been created to join onto the already successful route from Maryport to...

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West Coast Photo Festival 2021 Relaunch

Exciting Debut International Photography Festival explores and celebrates the Cumbrian West Coast. With the first ever Festival having to be postponed in March 2020, just days before the first Coronavirus lockdown, there is now a two-part relaunch, with even more...

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Cumbria’s coastal path continues to take-shape

More than just lakes and mountains, a stretch of path along ‘Cumbria's Hidden Coast’ is due to open in 2021: A 40-mile-long trail linking Millom to Whitehaven, as part of national efforts to link the entire UK coastline. Among the highlights and tucked under the...

Cumbria’s coastal path continues to take-shape