Solway Coast

Solway Coast
Grune Point, Cumbria
The Solway Coast AONB, in green, on the northwest coast of Cumbria.
The Solway Coast AONB, in green, in Cumbria, North West England.
LocationCumbria, England
Nearest townSilloth
Area118 km2 (46 sq mi)
Established1996
Governing bodyThe National Association for Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Websitehttps://www.solwaycoastaonb.org.uk

The Solway Coast is a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in northern Cumbria, England. It incorporates two areas of coastline along the Solway Firth, the first running from just north of the city of Carlisle, at the estuary of the rivers Esk and Eden, in a westerly direction as far as Silloth-on-Solway, including the villages of Bowness-on-Solway, Burgh-by-Sands, Port Carlisle, and Skinburness. The second area begins just north of the hamlet of Beckfoot, and runs south down the coast to the southern end of Allonby Bay near the village of Crosscanonby. Included in this area are the villages of Mawbray and Allonby, and the hamlets of Dubmill, Hailforth and Salta. The hamlet of Wolsty lies just outside the AONB.[1] Beginning at Silloth,[2] the B5300 coast road runs in a south-westerly direction, entering the AONB just north of Beckfoot, and exiting near Crosscanonby.

The track leading to the beach near Mawbray Yard, in the civil parish of Holme St. Cuthbert in the Solway Coast AONB.
  1. ^ "Solway Coast AONB - Contact, directions, Other information (map)". Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Telegraph - Britain blows hot and cold on wind farms". Retrieved 25 February 2015.