Photo of the Lake District, a National Park in Cumbria, north west England.

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Places to explore near Maryport StationMaryport

16 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Iconic

Lake District

National Park near Grasmere

England's highest mountains and deepest lakes — the fells that invented British hillwalking.

9.4 km E

Highlight

Wordsworth House

House & garden near Cockermouth

The Georgian townhouse in Cockermouth where William Wordsworth was born, saved from the bulldozers and kept as a 1770s family home

9.7 km SE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Maryport

Village

Coastal town founded on the Roman frontier and the Georgian coal trade, with a harbour, aquarium and the Senhouse Roman collection.

0.2 km NE · Cumbria

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

0.6 km NW · spans 24 counties

Solway Coast

National Landscape near Silloth

Flat marsh and mudflat where Hadrian's Wall runs out into the sea, with raised bogs inland and huge winter bird flocks

0.9 km N

Jennings Brewery

Brewery near Cockermouth

Historic riverside brewery in Cockermouth, back in local hands and brewing again, with tours, a tap room and shop.

9.8 km SE

Everything else within 10 km (10) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Castle Hill motte (Cumbria)Castleaccess unclear0.4 km W
Maryport HarbourSSSIaccess unclear0.7 km W
Maryport (Alavna) Roman fortRoman archaeological siteaccess unclear1.3 km N
Siddick PondSSSIaccess unclear6.6 km SW
Burrow Walls Roman fortRoman archaeological siteaccess unclear7 km SW
AllonbySwimming spot7.4 km NE
Workington Hall tower houseTower houseaccess unclear8 km S
Salta MossSSSIaccess unclear9.7 km NE
Cockermouth CastleCastleaccess unclear9.9 km SE
Upper Solway Flats & MarshesSSSI10 km N

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.