Exploring the Town’s Rich History The old market town of Kirkby Lonsdale is a lovely place in which to base yourself while
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England’s Literary Retreat Sedbergh, sitting at the foot of the Howgill Fells, is England’s official ‘book town’. Literary lovers shouldn’t expect anything
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Historical Transformation of Whitehaven Its attractive harbour area and elegant Georgian townhouses are reminders of Whitehaven’s transition from simple fishing village to
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Along a fairly flat coastline – fairly flat all the way from north Wales to southern Scotland, in fact – St Bees
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Once little more than a fishing village, Maryport’s heyday began towards the end of the eighteenth century when the local coal and
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A few miles inland from Maryport is the sedate town of Cockermouth. It’s probably best known among visitors as being the birthplace
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Where is Ulverston? The market town of Ulverston sits on the Furness peninsula, one of the many fingers of land reaching out
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A refined seaside town Grange-over-Sands is a genteel seaside town that lies on the western side of the Kent estuary in South
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Cartmel is a charming village where monastic buildings brush shoulders with delightful cottages, where foodies come to dine in world-class restaurants and
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Barrow’s Tourist Attractions Cumbria’s second largest town, Barrow-in-Furness grew up around the iron and steel industry and the Vickers shipyard. The main
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