Best walks to or from Maryport
Cumberland · North of England | Walks by train
MapBeautiful walks starting or ending at Maryport Station.
Maryport Station to Aspatria Station
16km. Moderate ascents.
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
Workington Station to Maryport Station
An easy, well-waymarked coastal walk following the England Coast Path with no significant gradients. The surface is largely a rough track, with some tarmacked alternatives, footbridges with the odd step and sections where the beach itself becomes the path. Passes under wind turbines along an under-visited stretch of coast. Follows the England Coast Path and National Cycle Route 72 between Maryport and Workington; well waymarked. No gates or stiles.
Easy: 10km, moderate ascents.
The beach sections at Flimby can be difficult to walk on; a clearly-waymarked high-tide route alongside the A596 offers easier walking.
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
Flimby Station to Maryport Station
Mainly flat coast path over grass alongside the beach, with industrial land inland and a loop around Maryport harbour near the end.
Tough: steep ascents. 4km.
Documented by Railwalks — download GPX route
Maryport Station Circular via the Senhouse Roman Museum
Easy-access town and harbour circular: Maritime Museum, coast aquarium, Georgian Fleming Square and the Senhouse Roman Museum (Britain's best Roman-altar collection).
Highlights: the Senhouse Roman Museum (A clifftop museum at Maryport holding the best collection of Roman altars in Britain) and the Lake District Coast Aquarium (An aquarium on Maryport harbour devoted to the underwater life of Cumbria's seas and coasts).