Coast

Museums and exhibitions

Wigton

Sitting prettily between the Solway Coast and the Lake District fells, Wigton offers the best of both worlds. It’s an inland gateway to the Solway Coast National Landscape and with its winding streets and alleyways and independent shops and eateries, it’s a place to while away an hour, or a day. If you head north […]

The Solway Dunes

Some of the finest sand dunes in the Solway Coast National Landscape are to be found at Mawbray Banks. They are part of the reason this is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. These dunes are unique habitats and home to rare animals like the natterjack toad. It breeds in shallow pools, which often dry out in […]

England Coastal Path

The England Coast Path will be the longest managed and waymarked coastal path in the world – and a lovely section of it will run through the Solway Coast National Landscape. Once complete, the Path will be more than 2,700 miles long. New OS maps will gradually show the route, but you should be able […]