Salt Pans

The salt pans of the Solway Coast National Landscape are a lasting monument to a bygone industrial age. In Anglo-Saxon times, salt production was the country’s third most important industry behind agriculture and fishing – and Cumbria, as it is known today, was one of only six areas in the country which tapped into its […]

Milefortlet 21

Milefortlet 21 is a fascinating spot on the Solway Coast National Landscape. It’s located just off the coast road, just over the brow of Swarthy Hill, overlooking the area’s historic saltpans. This was a key part of the Roman’s defences and it was excavated in the early 1990s and  its turf banks rebuilt so you […]

King Edward I Monument

Edward I of England was king from 1274 to 1307 and spent most of his reign campaigning on England’s western and northern borders as he battled the Scots. He was known as Longshanks, for his height, and the Hammer of the Scots for his hard and efficient pursuit of supremacy in Scotland. In the winter […]

Holme Cultram Abbey

The landscape of the Solway Plain has been defined by the impressive structure and activities of Holme Cultram Abbey.

Through the 12th and 13th centuries, the successful cultivation of the land by the Cistercian Monks, who were masters of land and water management, changed the area forever.