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Senhouse Roman Museum to reopen its doors
Britain’s oldest private collection of Roman treasures – sited on the West Cumbrian coast – will re-open its doors to the public for the first time in five months from this Friday 14 August 2020. A series of planned celebrations and events to mark the Senhouse Roman Museum’s 30th anniversary came to an abrupt halt when lockdown began in […]
Two projects set to transform Whitehaven Harbour
Two projects are set to transform Whitehaven harbour. Funded through Sellafield Ltd’s social impact, multiplied programme, the projects will open up the West Cumbrian coastline. Whitehaven Harbour Commissioners are behind the first project, a multi-million pound programme to make Whitehaven the tourism capital of the Cumbrian coastline. The £3.6 million coastal activities centre called The […]
60. The Pogge (Agonus Cataphractus) Wildlife of the Solway
#60 The Pogge (Agonus Cataphractus) Wildlife of the Solway Firth The Pogge or Hooknose is a very distinctive and easy to recognise small fish normally growing up to 10cm long but occasionally reaching 15 cm or more. Overall colour is grey/brown with dark patches. It is not uncommon and is listed as a species of […]
61. The Spiny Starfish (Marthasterias Glacialis) Wildlife of the Solway
#61 The Spiny Starfish (Marthasterias Glacialis) Wildlife of the Solway Firth This is a potentially quite large ( up to 70cm/28in across) brownish/greenish grey starfish, sometimes with purple tips, that is native to Britain and found on the western coasts of England, Wales and Scotland. You are very unlikely to find one in a rockpool […]
62. The European Squid (Loligo Vulgaris) Wildlife of the Solway
#62 The European Squid (Loligo Vulgaris) Wildlife of the Solway Firth Although there are several species of squid found in UK waters, their biology and habits are similar. One species found in The Solway Firth is the European squid which ranges South to North Africa and the Mediterranean, growing up to a size of between […]
Deadline looms for funding opportunities for tourism business
The February 16th deadline for RDPE Tourism Infrastructure Funding is fast approaching. Time is almost up for submissions of expressions of interest under the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) Tourism Infrastructure Fund. This is a fantastic opportunity for businesses within the Cumbria tourism sector to apply to achieve a grant of between £20,000 […]
Paul Armstrong from Cumbria Tackle shares his fishing tips
From coast to coarse, Paul Armstrong from Cumbria Tackle shares his fishing tips for the season. Fishing on the West Cumbrian coast is about to enter that funny stage, the cod will soon be leaving and the flat fish should start to appear. However one firm favorite that has been with us for sometime now […]
Tight Lines – Tips and news from Cumbria Tackle
Paul Armstrong from Cumbria Tackle shares his fishing tips for the season. Firstly I’d like to wish a Happy new Year to you all and I trust you had a merry Christmas and have made use of the new year. I’d expect that many anglers used their extra holidays wisely and got some much needed […]
The Little Book of Cumbria – Maryport
Maryport history Back in the early 18th century there was a small village along the Solway coast called Ellenfoot, as it was situated at the mouth of the River Ellen. At that time it was described as ‘the resort of a few miserable fisherman who had huts along the beach’. That all changed within a […]
Don’t let them get away with great advice from Cumbria Tackle
From coast to coarse, Paul Armstrong from Cumbria Tackle shares his fishing tips for the season. Dogfish, Dogfish and more Dogfish! I think we can safely assume West Cumbria has a plentiful stock of Dogfish off our coast. The real red letter days have been for those who manage to get past the dogfish and […]
