Solway Coast
Flat marsh and mudflat where Hadrian's Wall runs out into the sea, with raised bogs inland and huge winter bird flocks
Come to the north-west corner of Cumbria and the land flattens right out, sliding into the Solway Firth in a long run of saltmarsh and mudflat. The King Charles III England Coast Path traces the edge, and this is also where Hadrian’s Wall Path finally runs out into the sea at Bowness. Across its 123 square kilometres there’s more to the place than the shore. Inland sit the raised peat bogs of the South Solway Mosses and Glasson Moss, soft wet ground that’s been building for thousands of years.
Winter is a big draw, when the Upper Solway Flats & Marshes fill with geese and waders and the light can be remarkable over the water. One word of caution, though — the tide comes in fast across those flats and the mud is treacherous, so admire it from the marsh edge rather than wandering out.
