The Cumbria Coastal Way by Ian Brodie

Author:Ian Brodie
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-84965-461-6
Publisher: Cicerone Press
Published: 2007-10-28T16:00:00+00:00

Carline Thistle

The large boulder just off the coast is known as Carl Crag. Legend has it that it was dropped by the Devil in an unsuccessful attempt to build a bridge to the Isle of Man. The Isle of Man is closest to the English coast at this point.

OS maps mark this part of the coast with red danger symbols; sea currents may wash up unexploded munitions from the Eskmeals testing site.

Drigg to Seascale

You can, at low tide, turn right along the shoreline all the way to Seascale. Alternately, if the tide is in, turn off the road through the gate at the nearside of the black hut and follow the path through the dunes, with much floral interest. This path goes some distance above the shore but, when a track comes down from the landward side, it is easier to follow the beach. This area is largely open access land but care is needed if wildlife is not to be jeopardised (3km).

SEASCALE

Seascale – ‘the hut by the sea’ – marks the end of this section. Baddeley, the doyen of Victorian Lake District guidebook writers, describes this small seaside town and sandy beach as ‘the best headquarters on the west coast’. The giant complex of Sellafield didn’t overshadow the town in those days, nor was the air of neglect so prevalent. Seascale was planned as a resort for the Furness Railway. It was to be a second Eastbourne, a setting for the Victorian family seaside holiday that was the fashion of the day. But the predicted demand failed to materialise and only a small fraction of the development, to the north of the station, was completed.

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