Maryport

We stayed in Maryport so we could visit the Lakes District. Maryport is a wharf town, a working town, no tourists here - except us.
On the way to Maryport we visited Gretna Green, quickly reaffirmed our vows under the arch 😆. Couples used to come over the border from England into Scotland to get married in the Gretna Green Blacksmith shop, in England they could not get married until they were 21.
My maiden name was Moffat and I found a lot of Moffat clan memorabilia in the Gretna Green shop plus a booklet outlining the history of the Moffat Clan.
In Maryport we enjoyed walking the Promenade, Roman Museum, we both had colds so enjoyed a rest day on the 8th June. In one of the photos you will see a man with a lot of greyhounds, they are all rescue dogs, when I told him that NZ is banning Greyhound racing he was very happy.
In the vicinity where we were staying there were 6 pubs within about 200 metres, obviously from the heyday of the wharf being in action. Neil decided to visit one over the road to meet some of the locals but he soon found they weren’t really that interested in talking to a Kiwi guy who was a rugby fan, they were watching the English football team play and they weren’t going so well, much to their disgust. Neil was back in the apartment to have a beer with me in a very short time.
Some of the boats have seen better days but we got the feeling this is a town on the up.Read more