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Walkers can take the opportunity to
negotiate the Cumbrian Coastal Way or stroll along miles of award
winning sandy beaches. Cyclists can explore the endless quiet country
roads that crisscross the Solway Plain.
Turn north out of the Park and the
Victorian resort town of Silloth-on-Solway with its championship links
Golf Course, Solway Discovery Centre and Sunday market is just three
miles away.
Turn south and the seaside village of
Allonby and the marinas and working ports of Maryport, Workington and
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With its world renowned scenery,
walking and climbing the Lake District National Park is some 20 miles
away, the town of Keswick being the northern gateway.
25 miles to the north east lies the Border
City of Carlisle offering excellent shopping, a Cathedral, Castle, Museum
and Millennium Gallery.
Beyond Carlisle to the north is Gretna
Green and the gateway to the Scottish Borders, and to the east the
historic sites along Hadrians Wall.
On the way to Carlisle is Wigton, the
local market town, which is famous for its annual horse fairs and where
many of Melvin Bragg's books are set.
