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Silloth

This charming old port and Victorian seaside resort is well worth exploring and its one-and-a-half-mile-long promenade provides wonderful views of the Solway Firth and the coast of Scotland. The region's bracing air and low rainfall helped to make Silloth a popular seaside resort. Visitors today will appreciate the invigorating but mild climate, the leisurely atmosphere, and th glorious sunsets over the sea that inspired Turner to record them for posterity. The town, with its tree-lined streets, remains a delightful place to stroll, to admire the sunken rose garden, the pinewoods and the busy dock where local fishermen offload their catches of Solway shrimps.

With the coming of the railways in the 1850s, Silloth developed as a port and railhead for Carlisle. The railway company helped to develop the town and had grey granite shipped over in its own vessels from Ireland to build the handsome church that is such a prominent landmark. Another attractive feature is the 36-acre green, which is the setting for the Silloth Kite Festival in July when you can watch experts flying kites with one, two and four lines, team formation kites, giant kites, and even a display of the unusual sport of kite buggying. Music, storytelling and entertainment are all included in this free festival. Other regular events include a market on Thursday and Sunday, and on August Bank Holiday Monday, the town's annual Carnival.

Silloth's 18-hole golf course was the home course where Miss Cecil Leitch (1891-197), the most celebrated woman golfer of her day, used to play. Another keen woman golfer was the great contralto, Kathleen Ferrier, who stayed in the town for part of her tragically short life. One of the most popular attractions is the Solway Coast Discovery Centre, where Auld Michael the Monk and Oyk the Oystercatcher guide visitors through 10,000 years of Solway Coast history. There's also a mini-cinema presenting a film tour of the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.