B5300 road

The B5300, shown in red, runs for approximately twelve miles along the west Cumbrian coastline between Silloth to the north and Maryport to the south.

The B5300 (known locally as the Coast Road)[1][2] is a B road which runs for approximately twelve miles between the towns of Silloth and Maryport in the Allerdale borough of Cumbria, United Kingdom. From north to south, it passes through the villages of Blitterlees, Beckfoot, Mawbray, Dubmill, and Allonby. It runs through the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, passes close to the Salta Moss Site of Special Scientific Interest, Milefortlet 21, a Roman archaeological site, the salt pans, a remnant of the Solway plain's medieval saltmaking industry, and the village of Crosscanonby. It is an important route for carrying goods to and from Silloth docks and Maryport harbour. It is also the major road connecting smaller coastal settlements with Maryport and Silloth, from where other roads lead to Workington, Whitehaven, Wigton, and Carlisle. A short section of the road between Dubmill and Mawbray was closed in February 2019 due to coastal erosion,[3] and reopened in June 2019.[4]

  1. ^ "ITV Border: Allonby". Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Visit Cumbria: Mawbray". Retrieved 26 December 2014.
  3. ^ "B5300 Maryport to Silloth road closed at Dubmill Point amid safety fears". Times and Star. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  4. ^ "B5300 reopens following emergency repairs at Dubmill Point". Cumbria County Council. Retrieved 20 June 2019.