Maryport Tourism
West Coast Karting
One of the largest indoor go-karting tracks in the country.
Maryport Cumbria
Tel: 01900 816472
Address: West Coast Indoor Karting Ltd, Solway Trading Estate, Maryport
Website: www.westcoastkarting.co.uk
Maryport Golf Club
Situated on the Solway Firth Maryport golf club represents a unique golfing experience in Cumbria. You can enjoy a round of golf that is part traditional links and part parkland whilst enjoying views of Criffel and South Scotland.
Bank End, Maryport, Cumbria
Website: www.maryportgolfclub.co.uk
Maryport Blues Festival
Maryport is home to a 3 day Blues festival which is held every summer. Previous performers include
Jools Holland, Dionne Warwick, Elkie Brooks, Buddy Guy, Van Morrison and Chuck Berry
Website: www.maryportblues.co.uk
Senhouse Roman Museum
The museum displays the largest group of Roman military altar stones and inscriptions from any site in Britain and unique examples of Romano-British religious sculpture. The collection, which was begun by the Senhouse family in the 1570s, is the oldest in the country, and is of international importance.
Telephone: 01900 816 168
Email: senhousemuseum@aol.com
Website: www.senhousemuseum.co.uk
Maryport Tourist Information Centre
Telephone: 01900 702840
Address: Maryport Town Hall, Senhouse Street
Email: maryporttic@allerdale.gov.uk
Lake District Coast Aquarium
At the Lake District Coast Aquarium, you can discover the amazing underwater world of Cumbria's seas and coasts. Set in the heart of the refurbished Maryport Harbour, the new purpose built Aquaria contains over 35 creative displays, specialising in native British aquatic life.
There are fresh water displays, where you can see Trout and Perch in a large rock pool with cascading waterfalls. The display for the Solway Estuary contains Grey Mullet and Flounder. A large display recreates Maryport's harbour wall, where you can experience being 'underwater' and see fish which come in with the tide - Whiting, Dog Fish and Lobsters.
Telphone: 01900 817760
Address: Lake District Coast Aquarium, South Quay, Maryport
Email: info@ld-coastaquarium.co.uk
Website: www.lakedistrict-coastaquarium.co.uk
Maryport Senhouse Museum
Dramatically sited on the cliffs overlooking the Solway Firth, this award winning museum is next to a Roman fort probably founded in the first Century AD and rebuilt during the reign of Hadrian. The fort was an important element in the complex frontier system known as Hadrian’s Wall. The museum displays the largest group of Roman military altar stones and inscriptions from any site in Britain and unique examples of Romano-British religious sculpture.
Telephone: 01900 816168
Address: The Battery, Sea Brows, Maryport
Website: www.senhousemuseum.co.uk
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