Archive: CoastYou are in: Cumbria > Coast  Start your Maritime Whitehaven walk here and learn about the town's maritime history ...  The first part of the Coast Walk starts at the Whiting Shoal monument ...  A harbourside museum and the story of John Paul Jones - history is truly alive in Whitehaven!  Whitehaven has been a market town since 1654 and can even boast of a town crier!  Gale Mansion is Whitehaven's oldest large house - the tales it can tell!  This was once the site for the Trinity church but is now a tranquil garden.  The church might have burnt down in 1971, but the decision to keep the bell tower has paid off.  The Rum Story does what is says on the tin - tells the story of rum in Whitehaven.  As we reach the end of the walk, we look back on the history of the harbour. Follow our Coast walk in pictures ... You are in: Cumbria > Coast |
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