Silloth Dunes and Mawbray Bank

Open accesson open access land, where the right to roam applies

Save this place

Open in full map →Full map →

OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles · data from OpenStreetMap · terrain Mapzen/AWS

Silloth Dunes and Mawbray Bank is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria, covering 1.9 km². It is one of 235 SSSIs in the county. It lies inside the Solway Coast National Landscape.

The nearest railway station is Aspatria, about 8 km to the south-east. For more of the same, Upper Solway Flats & Marshes and Bowness Common are close by.

More places to visit near Silloth Dunes and Mawbray Bank

Photo of the Solway Coast, a National Landscape in Cumbria, north west England.

Solway Coast

You’re inside itNational 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

Photo of Silloth Green, a landmark in Cumbria, north west England.

Silloth Green

Landmark near Silloth

A broad Victorian green above the Solway shore at Silloth, laid out with cobbled streets and views to the Scottish hills.

4.4 km N

Photo of the Nith Estuary, a National Scenic Area in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Nith Estuary

National Scenic Area near Carsethorn

Solway saltmarsh under Criffel, with wintering geese, a moated castle and an abbey ruin all within a few miles

11.1 km NW

Photo of Southerness Lighthouse, a lighthouse in Dumfries and Galloway, southern Scotland.

Southerness Lighthouse

Lighthouse near Southerness

Squat white tower of 1749, among the oldest lighthouses in Scotland, on the Solway shore.

12.4 km W

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

Lake District

National Park near Grasmere

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

14.3 km SE

Photo of the River Eden, a 90-mile river running from Mallerstang to Solway Firth, north west England.

River Eden

Cumbria's great river, running north from the Mallerstang fells through red sandstone country and Carlisle to the Solway.

14.8 km NE · Cumbria