Silloth-on-Solway

Silloth came to prominence in the latter half of the 19th century as a deep-water port for Carlisle.  It then quickly developed as a holiday resort, and is said to be one of the finest examples of a Victorian seaside resort in the north of England.

On public holidays at the height of its popularity in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, dozens of special excursion trains would move half the population of Carlisle and many hundreds from Glasgow to the resort.

The decline in popularity of the British seaside in the later twentieth century, plus the fact that, whilst it has an excellent promenade, Silloth lacks a beach, led to the town gradually falling out of favour.  However, it still presents an attractive aspect, and its wide boulevards and large Victorian terraces mark it out as a once-important town.

It also has one of the finest golf links in the country.