Attractions Maryport
Maryport Attractions
Tourist attractions and places of interest to visit in Maryport
Visit Maryport :: The harbour and marina offer an interesting day out. The shopping area of the town has recently undergone extensive upgrading. There is often a market in the town centre on Fridays. Maryport is an excellent example of a planned Georgian town with architectural examples like Fleming Square to visit, a charming cobbled square featuring mainly Georgian houses.
Maryport offers a comprehensive range of hotels, restaurants, cafes, take-aways and pubs and bars. Maryport hosts Music Festivals throughout the summer months including Punk, 60's, 70's, Sea Shanties and Blues music, plus many more...
Main Attractions In Maryport
The Wave Café/Bistro
The Wave Centre, Entertainment Hertiage and Conference Centre Maryport, on Cumbria’s West Coast. A revolutionary £3.3million Entertainment and Visitor Centre. The complex features a 234 seater theatre/cinema featuring state of the art acoustics and lighting equipment.
The theatre can be divided in two with soundproof partitions for a smaller more intimate venue. It’s a multi functional space that can be used for local shows, professional performances, concerts, award ceremonies, training events, conferences, weddings, parties etc and has a cinema screen.
The Wave holds themed nights, children’s entertainment and drama groups. The Centre is also used for local community events. The complex features
- A Theatre, Concert Hall and Conference Centre
- An Interactive Heritage Visitor Centre
- A Bar and Café/Bistro
- A Gift Shop featuring Made In Cumbria Arts and Crafts
- A Tourist Information Centre
The Wave Centre, Irish Street, Maryport, Cumbria CA15 8AD
Tourist Information Centre
Maryport’s Tourist Information Centre provides information on events, attractions and an online accommodation booking system. So whatever your questions, just ask us!
Tel: 01900 811450
Lake District Coast Aquarium
The award winning Lake District Coast Aquarium, specialising in native British aquatic life has some fantastic displays of our weird and wonderful fishy neighbours.
Maritime Museum
The Maryport Maritime Museum provides information on Maryport's proud maritime heritage. There are a range of exhibits including paintings, models, and many interesting objects from a whales tooth to telescopes and tools etc. There are displays about "Fletcher Christian", famous for the "mutiny on the Bounty", and Thomas Ismay owner of the White Star Line and The Titanic. The museum building which was once the Queens Head Public House was built on one of the very first plots of land to be developed by Humphrey Senhouse II when the town was being built.
1 Senhouse Street, CA15 6AB
Tel: 01900 813738
Maryport Golf Club
Bank End, Maryport, Cumbria
Maryport Golf Club was formed on January 21st 1905 and is now a well established 18 hole course, part links and part parkland. Located on Cumbria's Solway coast about one mile north of Maryport, it boasts amazing views across the Solway Firth, with panoramic views of the Scottish coastline and the Lake District Fells. Visitors are always welcome at Maryport Golf Club.
Senhouse Roman Museum
Senhouse Roman Museum is dramatically sited on the cliffs overlooking the Solway Firth. It is an award winning Museum next to the Roman fort probably founded on the orders of the emperor Trajan which was rebuilt during the reign of the emperor Hadrian, almost two thousand years ago.
Tel: 01900 816168
West Coast Karting
Gokarts - Britain's fastest growing leisure activity. A chance for the general public to experience the thrills and spills of motorsport in relative safety and at a realistic price.
West Coast Indoor Karting Ltd, Solway Trading Est., Maryport, Cumbria CA15 8NF
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