Cumberland Council is inviting residents and businesses to join the Solway Coast AONB event (area of outstanding beauty), with the support from Natural England to celebrate King Charles III England Coast Path in Cumbria!
The Solway Coast Discovery Days event is free to attend and will be taking place on Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 July, from 10am – 4pm, each day.
The event based at Blue Dial Farm will allow visitors to meet a wide range of partners, including the Countryside Access Team from Cumberland Council.
People are also being encouraged to walk along the King Charles III England Coast Path multi-user route, from Allonby to Maryport where there will be a range of exciting activities, including wildlife spotting, beach mindfulness, photography, a Roman re-enactment, shoreline beasties, beach games, storytelling and toddler walks with Tikes Hikes for those little legs.
For more information, please go to the Solway Coast AONB website, which will include a programme of events.
As parking is limited, there will be a free shuttle minibus from Maryport Aquarium Crosscanonby Carr, Blue Dial Farm and Allonby between 10am and 4pm.
At 12noon on Sunday 9 July there will be a community procession around Allonby village from the green outside Twentymans in Allonby.
There is currently 850 miles of this new national trail open, but when completed it will stretch all the way around the coast of England and will be about 2,700 miles long. It will take people through some of the finest landscapes in England, linking iconic places and heritage on the coast with less well-known areas and unlocking access to some parts of our coast for the first time.
For more information about the King Charles III England Coast path please visit the National Trail website.
Councillor Anne Quilter, Cumberland Council’s Executive Portfolio Holder for Vibrant and Healthy Places, said:
“I am delighted that we can work in partnership with Natural England to establish the new National Trail. It will boost the economy of this beautiful stretch of coast through the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The council teams will be on hand throughout the event to share information about the new trail and help visitors learn more about the area's beautiful features”.
“The upcoming event will be an excellent opportunity for everyone to gain more insight into their local countryside and experience first-hand the benefits it can bring to their health and wellbeing.”