Day 29 - Silloth and Cockermouth

It was hammering down when I got up for my run at 6am so I went back to bed but couldn't sleep.  Half an hour later it had stopped and the paths were drying so I went out and around Silloth Green and along the promenade to Skinburness and back.  It was now warm and sunny with good views over the Solway Firth to Scotland.

 
Silloth Green 

 
Silloth Green 


 
View over the Solway Firth to Scotland 

After breakfast we caught the bus to Cockermouth.  We had to change at Workington but got a connection within 5 minutes.  

What a lovely, historic place.  We walked around the town which is where the River Cocker and the River Derwent meet.  It once had a castle which is in ruins but is now privately owned.  It is the birthplace of William Wordsworth and the house where he grew up is a National Trust property so we went and had a look at the gardens as the house isn't currently open to the public.

 
Memorial garden to William Wordsworth 

 
Statue of William Wordsworth 

 
Modern housing in the town 

 
Christ Church 

 
Appropriately named pub 

Grand Theatre

 
Flower display in centre of Main Street 

 
Colourful houses in the town 

 
More colourful houses 


 
Old Kings Arms Lane - one of the little alleyways off of Main Street 

 
History Wall in Old Kings Arms Lane 

 
William Wordsworths house where he was born 

 
William Wordsworths house - gardens 

 
William Wordsworths house - gardens 

 
William Wordsworths house - gardens 

 
William Wordsworths house - gardens 

 
William Wordsworths house - gardens 

 
William Wordsworths house - gardens 

 
River Derwent 

 
Cockermouth Castle Ruins 

 
Confluence of Rivers Cocker and Derwent
 
We got the bus back but this time via Wigton.  We had half an hour in Wigton before our connection so had a short walk around.  Again a nice looking town but much smaller than Cockermouth.

 
St Marys Church, Wigton

 
Old building in Wigton 

 
Moore Memorial Fountain

 
Residential Street in Wigton 

Old building in Wigton. Now a shop

After dinner we went for a walk over Silloth Green and along the promenade.  On the Green there were lots of rabbits feeding.

The Promenade looking north

Lighthouse statue made of pebbles



Loads of rabbits




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