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The Solway Coast
If it's sun sea and sand you're after then here you go...
The solway coast boasts miles of sand, rock pools, bird life, fishing spots, picnic places, and view after view.
If wind surfing or kite surfing is your bag then check out Ocean Motion, our local windsurfing club's website
For wildlife in the area:
Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
The area is of international importance for bird life, rare plants and its vast array of different habitats which provide homes for many animals. It also boasts a variety of landscapes including sand dunes, salt marsh, raised mires sand and mud flats and a wealth of rich agricultural land.
Haaf netting near Port Carlisle, the traditional way to catch Salmon.
A view of Criffel on the Scottish coast from the beach near Silloth
Silloth Lighthouse
Keepers Cottage details
The Keepers Cottage land
Hunley Moss
Pat and Richard Armstrong
Tariffs
2011 at 2010 prices
Contact
Map - where we are
This is a new site, we're adding items all the time so some links work while others are still to be built. Please make any suggestions you like - we'd be really grateful to know what interests youthe most. info@keepers-cottage.co.uk
Places to see:
Talkin Tarn
Teesdale
Hexham
Dumfries
SouthTyne
Blanchland
Kielder
Hadrian's Wall
The Solway
Carlisle City Centre Shopping
The Lanes, Carlisle
Gretna Green Outlet Village
Longtown
Brampton
Second Hand Bookshops
Pub Food
Geltsdale Brewery
Harris Museum
Carlisle Cathedral
Things to do:
Fishing
Walking
Cycling
Riding
Birdwatching
Wildlife watching
Sailing
Canoeing
Open water swimming
Things to do at the cottage
Birdwatching
Wildlife watching
Play house and swing
The large lawned garden over looking the moss
Games
Books
Cooking with the fine local farm produce
Painting
Photography
Visitor reading list
Local places of interest
Blanchland
Brampton
Caerlaverock
Carlisle Castle
Carlisle Cathedral
Carlisle Town Centre
Gillfort Bay
Hexham / Abbey/Moot Hall/ Old Gaol
High Head Sculpture Valley
Kielder
Lanercost
Mereshead
New Abbey Corn Mill
Ruthwell Cross
The Solway Coast
SouthTyne
Sweetheart Abbey
Talkin Tarn
Teesdale
Tullie House
Links
The world of Beatrix Potter
Carlisle Cathedral
Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery
Holker Hall & Gardens
Buccleuch Hall at Langholm
Lanercost Priory
High Heads Sculpture Valley
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