Sun, sails and sound-checks

Summer’s here and the time is right for dancing in the streets of Whitehaven, Silloth, Cockermouth… Local festivities and music festivals abound. Don’t miss Workington’s ‘Paint the Town Red’, the multi-award-winning Solfest, the Seaton Carnival, the Festival of Fools at Muncaster Castle, Millom’s Scarecrow Festival or the impressively named CockRock, to name but a few.

What better time to hit the quiet beaches of Allonby, St Bees and Haverigg, to try the fascinating town and harbour walks in Egremont and Harrington – or to set out by foot or on bike along the famous Coast to Coast routes? There are strolls, hikes and rides for all the family, from coastal walks at Flimby to pony rides on Silecroft beach, organised through the Murthwaithe Green Trekking Centre. Golf at Workington and the Harrington driving range? Or what about a perfect, lazy day’s fishing on the Salterbeck reservoir, or from the pier at Whitehaven?

Of course when the sun is dancing on the Lakes, the urge to get out on the water is irresistible. So don’t resist. Take a leisurely cruise on Derwentwater with Keswick Launch. Take out dinghies, windsurfers and many other craft from Nichol End Marine. Talk to Platty+ about canoeing, kayaking, dragon boating and even raft building. Or raise the excitement levels and get out to sea with the yachts and powerboats of Ventures West.