A picturesque seaside village in the Solway Coast AONB, its sand and shingle beach and wide crescent bay make it a popular place for kite-surfers, wind-surfers, walkers and horse riders.
The stunning views, and famed Solway sunsets have attracted photographers and artists for years, including Sheila Fell and L.S. Lowry and Workington born Percy Kelly, who lived in Allonby for a number of years.
Sites of historical interest include Roman milefortlet 21 and the Crosscanonby Salt Pans; a reminder of an important coastal industry that date from the 1650s.
Hadrian’s Wall is the best preserved and most formidable of Rome’s great frontiers. In all, over 100 miles of inspiring encounters with our Roman past can be found at a multitude of key sites and a
