millom & black combe...

Surrounded by acres of salt marshes along the Duddon estuary, there are miles of beautiful golden sands on the seaward side of Millom. From its mining heritage to natural history, sandy beaches to stone circles and with the heather-clad bulk of Black Combe on its doorstep, the former fishing

village of Millom has a varied history with a rich industrial heritage. The Millom area has something of interest for everyone including golf, fishing, horse riding and pony trekking. Hodbarrow lighthouse has been recently restored and the nature reserve at Hodbarrow is a must for bird watchers.
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About the area

History & heritage

The awe-inspiring Swinside Stone Circle and the twin standing stones of the Giant's Grave were placed here more than 8000 years ago.
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Art & culture

The landscapes and hardships of daily life in an industrial community were evocatively penned by Norman Nicholson, the internationally acclaimed poet and writer.
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Natural environment

The town may have an industrial heart, but the natural world is never far away. The panoramic from the sea wall at Hodbarrow span as far as the Old Man of Coniston and beyond.
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What's on

Step back in time with the annual Millom & Area Heritage Open Days and find yourself immersed in Cumbrian society or the local agricultural shows held throughout the summer months.
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Oddities

did you know...

Millom Rugby League Football Club claims to be one of the oldest amateur rugby league club in the world.

Norman Nicholson, the internationally renowned poet, lived virtually all his life in the same house in St George's Terrace in Millom!

The gravestone of John Noble in St John's churchyard at Corney records his life as being 114 years long (1658-1772)!

A 1745 plaque on a house wall at Holborn Hill advertises ‘gides' (guides) for crossing the sands of the Duddon estuary.

A quarter of the UK's population of natterjack toads are found in the Millom area.

Richard Woodall's shop in Waberthwaite (www.richardwoodall.com) is a must for discerning sausage lovers. Eight generations of the same family have ensured the shop has gone from strength to strength with the ‘crowning' achievement being the award of a Royal Warrant in 1990 to supply the Queen with Cumberland sausage and traditional Cumberland hams and bacon.