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Maryport is located on the beautiful Solway Firth. Offering glorious sunsets, sweeping views, shoreline walks, sea and beach angling, golf links, coastal sailing, lively pubs and memorable summer festivals make Maryport, although so near, very different to the Lake District. The cliff top fort of Alauna is part of Hadrians Wall World Heritage Site. It was the command headquarters for the Roman coastal defence system. The award-winning Senhouse Roman Museum tells the story of life in this outpost of the empire. It also houses the largest collection of Roman altars from a single site in Britain.
Maryport town centre is a well preserved example of a Georgian planned town. The Maritime Museum, which tells the story of the docks and town, stands on the first plot of land to be granted. The Tourist Information Centre has a self-guided walk explaining more about Maryport’s finest buildings and inhabitants, such as Henry Ismay, founder of the White Star Line (of Titanic Fame) and the family of Fletcher Christian of the Mutiny on the Bounty. Elizabeth Dock, which opened in 1857, was the first floating dock in Cumberland. The Maryport fishing fleet shows the Solway’s importance as a commercial fishery. The Maryport & Solway Fishing Co-op has a dockside retail shop called “The Catch” where fish can be purchased and trawlers can be seen unloading. At the far end of Elizabeth Dock is the Steamship Museum that is home to two restored steamships: “Flying Buzzard” and "VIC 96", a World War II supply ship.
The Senhouse Dock, which opened in 1884, is now a Blue Flag marina where visiting boats are always made welcome. The Solway’s large tides, complex currents, nutrient flows and wide variety of physical habitats have attracted a profusion of marine life. Lobsters, spider crabs and thornback rays can be found off Maryport and inside the Lake District Coast Aquarium. Excellent walks are available around the town harbour and Promenade.
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