10 Most Miserable Towns in the UK
What are the most miserable towns in the United Kingdom? Many of the towns in the United Kingdom are not doing too badly in terms of basic amenities. The quality of life in those towns is higher even than in places recognized as cities in other countries. Still, it can’t be said that all those towns are having it equally. Assessing the standard of living and quality of life in the UK as a whole, we can describe certain towns in the United Kingdom as miserable. Granted, those towns are not inherently terrible. Yet, the situation there is not acceptable in the light of what we see in other villages, towns, and cities, in the UK. In this video, we shall be discussing the 10 most miserable towns in the UK.
10. Cumbernauld, Scotland
We will start our discussion with a town in Scotland. To give you a hint; this is the first of the three Scottish towns on this list of the 10 most miserable towns in the UK. We are talking about Cumbernauld, a large town in North Lanarkshire with an area of 8.3 square miles or 21.5 square kilometers. Under normal circumstances, it should be a city because of its city-like huge population of 51,000.
It has not shed that horrible description as “Scotland’s most dismal town.” Truly speaking, this town is lacking in anything of the good things you would find in Glasgow or Edinburgh. The center of Cumbernauld has been described as the “Kabul of the North.” This says it all. Whatever you know about Kabul has its miniature in this miserable town.
9. Grimsby, England
The first of the 5 cities in England on this list is Grimsby. Maybe we should stop calling it Great Grimsby. If it were great indeed, this port town and the North East Lincolnshire administrative center on the south bank of the Humber Estuary would have all amenities that would make it rank among the best. But the comments from its residents and one-time visitors indicated that life is miserable in this place that has been voted several times as one of the worst places to live in England.
Therefore, the town of around 100,000 residents is one of the most miserable towns in the UK. Its entire area of 88 square miles (or 230 square kilometers) has been ranked the 18th worst place to live a while ago.
8. Airdrie, Scotland
Back in Scotland; we are now examining Airdrie, a town in North Lanarkshire. It also is one of the most miserable towns in the UK. The town on a plateau with an elevation of 400 feet or 130 meters above sea level is about 12 miles (or 19 kilometers) east of Glasgow city center. During its industrial heyday in the 19th century, coal mining and cotton milling were the major industries, no one could then think of this former industrial town as miserable.
However, the exit of those industries has made life there miserable to extent of being branded the most dismal town in the UK. The PR manager for the town admits it deserves its grim reputation as the worst in Scotland. The town is boring and the buildings are ugly.
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Places To Live In The UK - St.Bees, Cumbria ( Lake District ) England
A Small Look At The West Cumbrian Village Of St. Bees...Based Very Close To Egremont & Whitehaven On The Cumbria Coast Line...Enjoy
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map of North West England
North West England is one of the best and most popular of nine official regions of England and consists of the administrative counties of #1 ranked Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Merseyside. The North West had a population of 7,052,000 in 2011. It is the third-most-populated region in the United Kingdom, after the South East and Greater London. The largest settlements are Manchester and Liverpool. North West England is bounded to the east by the Pennines and to the west by the Irish Sea. The region extends from the Scottish Borders in the north to the West Midlands region in the south. To its southwest is North Wales. Amongst the better known of the North West's physiographical features are the Lake District and the Cheshire Plain. The highest point in North West England (and the highest peak in England) is Scafell Pike, Cumbria, at a height of 3,209 feet (978 m).
Windermere is the largest natural lake in England, while Broad Crag Tarn on Broad Crag is England's highest lake. Wast Water is England's deepest lake, being 74 metres deep.
A mix of rural and urban landscape, two large conurbations, centred on Liverpool and Manchester, occupy much of the south of the region. The north of the region, comprising Cumbria and northern Lancashire, is largely rural, as is the far south which encompasses parts of the Cheshire Plain and Peak District.
The region includes parts of three National parks (all of the Lake District, and small parts of the Peak District and the Yorkshire Dales) and three areas of Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (all of Arnside and Silverdale and the Solway Coast, and almost all of the Forest of Bowland The North West is generally regarded as having the most average weather in the UK. Temperatures are generally close to the national average. Cumbria usually experiences the most severe weather, with high precipitation in the mountainous regions of the Lake District and Pennines. In winter, the most severe weather occurs in the more exposed and elevated areas of the North West, once again mainly the Lake District and Pennine areas.
Parts of the North West experienced a White Christmas in 2009, and again in 2010, where sleet and snow fell on December 25.
The A635 was closed for almost a month in January 2010 due to high amounts of snowfall.
Greater Manchester 2,629,400 2,016/km2 Manchester (510,700)
Blackburn town centre and Blackpool promenade
Preston and Chester city centres
Warrington, CH
Wigan, GM
Blackpool, LA
Chester, CH
Stockport, GM
Sale, GM
Bolton, GM
Preston, LA
Rochdale, GM
Blackburn, LA
Wigan, GM
St. Helens, ME
Wythenshawe, GM
Salford, GM
Population 70,000
Barrow-in-Furness town centre and Birkenhead town hall
Oldham, GM
Southport, ME
Birkenhead, ME
Bury, GM
Bootle, ME
Carlisle, CU
Northwich, CH
Burnley, LA
Barrow-in-Furness, CU
Crewe, CH
Population 50,000
Runcorn, CH
Widnes, CH
Wallasey, ME
Ellesmere Port, CH
Altrincham, GM
Macclesfield, CH
Crosby, ME
Leigh, GM
Population 30,000
Lancaster city centre
Accrington, LA
Lancaster, LA
Ashton-under-Lyne, GM
Middleton, GM
Lytham St Annes, LA
Urmston, GM
Kirkby, ME
Skelmersdale, LA
Eccles, GM
Stretford, GM
Denton, GM
Leyland, LA
Chadderton, GM
Morecambe, LA
Chorley, LA
Hyde, GM
Huyton, ME
Thornton-Cleveleys, LA
Prestwich, GM
Saddleworth, GM
Winsford, CH
Farnworth, GM
Population 20,000
Radcliffe, GM
Nelson, LA
Ashton-in-Makerfield, GM
Kendal, CU
Heywood, GM
Reddish, GM
Darwen, LA
Hindley, GM
Cheadle Hulme, GM
Fleetwood, LA
Congleton, CH
Swinton, GM
Workington, CU
South Turton, GM
Westhoughton, GM
Wilmslow, CH
Ormskirk, LA
Golborne, GM
Whitehaven, CU
Stalybridge, GM
Marple, GM
Whitefield, GM
Droylsden, GM
Penwortham, LA
Formby, ME
Litherland, ME
Newton-le-Willows, ME
Atherton, GM
Rawtenstall, LA
Royton, GM
Walkden, GM
Shaw and Crompton, GM
Failsworth, GM
Maghull, ME
Halewood, ME
Horwich, GM
Population 10,000
Alsager, CH
Bramhall, GM
Clitheroe, LA
Colne, LA
Dukinfield, GM
Haslingden, LA
Hazel Grove, GM
Heysham, LA
Irlam, GM
Lowton, GM
Maryport, CU
Moreton, ME
Nantwich, CH
Neston, CH
Pendlebury, GM
Penrith, CU
Poulton-le-Fylde, LA
Ramsbottom, GM
Romiley, GM
Sandbach, CH
Tyldesley, GM
Ulverston, CU
Upton, ME
Woodley, GM
Population 5,000
Frodsham, CH
Gatley, GM
Dalton-in-Furness, CU
Windermere, CU
Millom, CU
Cleator Moor, CU
Cockermouth, CU
Carnforth, LA
Metropolitan areas
See also: List of metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom
The five largest metropolitan areas in the North West are as follows:
Greater Manchester metropolitan area – 2,556,000
Liverpool/Birkenhead metropolitan area – 2,241,000
Blackburn/Burnley – 391,000
Preston – 354,000
Blackpool −304,000
Liverpool and Manchester are sometimes considered parts of a single large polynuclear metropolitan area, or megalopolis but are usually treated as separate metropolitan areas. In some studies, part of Wigan in Greater Manchester is considered part of the Liverpool metropolitan area. #northwestengland #nwengland #northwestenglandmap
DENT Village Walk - Yorkshire Dale's National Park - 4K #village
If you enjoy this relaxing walk, please leave a comment..always interested in what you think of these walks and tours! Historically, Dent was part of the Ewecross wapentake in the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1894 to 1974 it was part of Sedbergh Rural District. In 1974 it became part of the new county of Cumbria. The origin of the name is debated. Older forms include Denet (1200). It may have been taken from the hill now known as Dent Crag (2,250 ft), to be compared with another hill named Dent near Cleator in Cumberland, in which case it would derive from a pre-English Celtic term related to Old Irish dinn, dind a hill. Alternative derivations see the name preserving the memory of the dark age kingdom known in Latin as Regione Dunutinga, founded and named after King Dunot the Great of the North Pennines. Both place name and dialect evidence indicate that this area was settled by the Norse in the 10th century. Geoffrey Hodgson, in 2008, argued that this invasion accounts for the high frequency of the Hodgson surname in the area. Dent was the birthplace of Thomas de Dent, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, in the early 14th century. Dent was the birthplace of the geologist Adam Sedgwick in 1785. Dentdale was one of the last Yorkshire Dales to be enclosed, Dent's Enclosure Award being made in 1859.
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Wainwright's Coast to Coast Part 1 The Lakes April 2022
April 2022 We set from St Bees on the west coast of England to walk 190 miles to Robin Hood's Bay on the East coast of England. This first part of 3 details our journey through the first of the 3 national parks, the Lake district.
00:00 St Bees to Ennerdale water
15:38 Ennerdale to Dub's Bothy
26:41 Dub's Bothy to Easedale
37:59 Easedale to Patterdale YHA
46:54 Patterdale to Shap
The Ennerdale Country House Hotel ‘A Bespoke Hotel’, Cleator
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Whitehaven Walk: Town Centre & Harbour【4K】
Located on the west coast of Cumbria (although historically in Cumberland), and around 35 miles southwest of Carlisle, is the town of Whitehaven.
From around 1120 the Priory of St Bees owned the small fishing village of Whitehaven, up until the priory's closure in 1539 as part of Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries. In 1630 the merchant Christopher Lowther purchased the monasterial estate and began to transform Whitehaven into a port town.
In 1634 the first quay was built, which was originally used for the export of salt and coal to Ireland. Christopher Lowther's son John acquired a market charter for Whitehaven in 1660. A phase of urban expansion began in the 1680s when the rectangular grid of streets that makes up the town today was first laid out.
By the beginning of the 18th century, Whitehaven was importing large quantities of tobacco from Virginia and Maryland in exchange for manufactured goods. To keep up with trade, a second quay was built. It is claimed that, by the mid 18th century, Whitehaven had the deepest coal mines in the world, and was the second busiest port of England by tonnage behind London.
In 1778 the last invasion of England occurred when Scottish-born U.S. navy commander John Paul Jones raided Whitehaven. He knew the town well since he had started his career as an apprentice here at the age of thirteen. During the raid, Jones began to set fire to the wooden ships in the harbour. A fire alert was sounded and large numbers of people came running to the quay where they forced the Americans to retreat, and managed to extinguish the flames.
In 1847 the railway arrived in Whitehaven. The station was opened by the Whitehaven Junction Railway as the terminus of their line from Maryport. Today it is situated on the Cumbrian Coast Line which runs from Carlisle to Barrow-in-Furness.
The coming of the railways effectively brought about Whitehaven's decline as a port since its initial advantage was its proximity to the coalfields. Other ports such as Bristol, Liverpool and Glasgow outgrew Whitehaven around the 19th century since they could, by this point, transport coal by rail. By the 1980s coal mining in Whitehaven had ceased entirely with the closure of the last mine - Haig colliery. Today the main industry in the town is the nearby Sellafield nuclear complex.
In 1974 the historical counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, along with the Furness Peninsula of Lancashire, merged to form the ceremonial county of Cumbria. Since then, Whitehaven has been part of the Borough of Copeland in Cumbria.
Whitehaven is represented in sport by rugby league team Whitehaven R.L.F.C. They play their home games at the Recreation Ground.
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Filmed: 19th May 2022
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Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Whitehaven Castle (built 1769, now converted to private accommodation)
0:10 Flatt Walks
0:28 Lowther Street
0:34 Whitehaven Cenotaph
0:40 Lowther Street
0:51 'Man with Dog' Sculpture
0:56 Lowther Street
3:48 St Nicholas' Church
3:58 Lowther Street
5:41 Strand Street
6:54 Duke Street
8:14 Church Street
8:45 Church Street / St Nicholas' Church
8:58 Church Street
10:51 Roper Street
12:01 'Two Sailors' Sculpture
12:06 Market Place
12:09 Market Hall
12:14 Market Place
13:06 James Street
13:15 Whitehaven United Reformed Church
13:22 James Street
13:42 Irish Street
14:12 Swingpump Lane
15:46 Quay Street
16:51 West Strand
19:35 Whitehaven Harbour
Egremont Walk: Town Centre【4K】
Located in the county of Cumbria (although historically in Cumberland), and around 40 miles southwest of Carlisle, is the town of Egremont.
The known history of Egremont goes back to the 10th century when the Danes established a fort beside the River Ehen on the site of what later became Egremont Castle. In 1092 William II (a.k.a. William Rufus, son of William the Conqueror) took control of Cumberland which had previously been claimed by the Scots. A castle was built here, and later replaced in the 12th century with 13th century additions.
Egremont was granted a market charter in 1266 or 1267 (various sources give contradictory dates) during the reign of Henry III. It was in 1267 that the first Egremont Crab Fair took place, making it one of the oldest fairs in the world. The lord of Egremont started a tradition of giving away crab apples, from where it gets its name. Each annual fair consists of both modern and traditional events. One such notable event is the World Gurning Championships, where entrants put their head through a horse collar and compete to pull their best (or worst?) face!
In 1322 many were killed when the Scottish king Robert the Bruce sacked Egremont. The castle would eventually fall into ruin by the 16th century.
Early industries in Egremont included agriculture, weaving and dyeing. With the discovery of iron ore in the surrounding area, mining and quarrying became established industries in the town. By the 1830s there were several iron ore mining sites in the surrounding area.
In 1857 a railway station opened at Egremont. This was a branch of the Cumbrian Coast Line, connecting to Whitehaven, where iron ore was transported. Due to the gradual decline of the mining industry in the 20th century, the station closed to passengers in 1935. Between 1947 and 1965 it had reopened, but only for the use of workmen's trains. Today the main public transport connection is a bus route running between Egremont and Maryport via Whitehaven and Workington.
In 1974 the historical counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, along with the Furness Peninsula of Lancashire, merged to form the ceremonial county of Cumbria. Since then, Egremont has been part of the Borough of Copeland in Cumbria.
In 1982 rock band It Bites formed in Egremont. They are best known for their 1986 hit Calling All the Heroes.
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Filmed: 19th May 2022
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Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 River Ehen
0:33 Bridge End
0:49 River Ehen
1:17 South Street
3:14 St Mary & St Michael's Church
3:20 Market Place
3:42 Castle Villas
4:18 Egremont Castle
10:05 Castle Villas
10:43 Market Place
11:16 Main Street
13:36 Egremont Town Hall (built 1890)
13:55 Main Street
Coast to Coast - Day 2 of 12 - Cleator to Rosthwaite
Coast to Coast - Day 2 of 12 - Cleator to Rosthwaite. The coast to coast is a 192-mile long-distance footpath in Northern England from St Bees on the West Coast to Robin Hood's Bay on the East Coast. The hike was devised by Alfred Wainwright and passes through the Lake District National Park, the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and the North Yorkshire Moors National Park.
Monday 23rd July Cleator to Gillercombe, Rosthwaite. Day 2
The Coast to Coast Trek - Click on the image to watch the video of day 2 of the hike. A great adventure
The official route goes over Dent hill, however checking the map, and realising we had a long way to walk today, we walked down the roads to Ennerdale instead of going over Dent. This was a very pleasant short cut, and we managed to put some miles under our belts early on. By the shores of Ennerdale Water we caught up with walkers who had stayed at Ennerdale Bridge. This is a beautiful area following the path along the southern shore of the Lake. The 'stone outcrop' mentioned in the guidebook was no problem.
By the time we reached the end of the lake, the rain began, and got worse throughout the day. So much for the 10 day forecast of perfect weather. The path continues uphill, through the forest passing High Gillerthwaite youth hostel. At various points paths lead off, and way markings are scarce.
Eventually we stopped for our picnic lunch at Black Sail youth hostel, meeting new friends whom we would meet at various places all the way to Robin Hoods Bay. Everyone was glad to shelter from the rain, the kitchen can be used to make tea and coffee. Toilets are free too. Be careful from here to Honister to ensure that you follow the correct path, it is very easy to get lost, especially when the cloud is down. There are a distinct lack of signs.
check out path past Black Sail.
The next stop after a long arduous path was the cafe at Honister Slate mines, a very welcome sight, especially in such bad weather. Gillercombe B and B, was the destination for today, just on the B5289 road on the outskirts of Rosthwaite. Rachel the owner requested that we take off our wet outer clothes in the porch, she very kindly tumble dried all our clothes.
booked directly with owner by phone
Dinner was at the Scafell Hotel, again huge portions, but half portions available.
Many walkers we met earlier were dining there too, which continued to be the pattern for the next 10 days.
Distance km 32.23
Duration of Walk Hours 9.32
Average Pace Min/km 17.45
Steps 57228
Elevation gained in meters 716
The tour of Britain - Stage 2 - Frizington - 16/09/2013
On the Second Stage of the UK's largest professional cycling race, The cyclists travel through Cumbria. This is the lead group as they pass through Frizington!
Return after lockdown:Dent and Uldale forest.11/06/20
Date 11/06/2020 .Good to get back out again with a quiet stroll up the local fell,Dent just outside Cleator Moor. More trees have been felled since my last visit, but still an enjoyable walk and more importantly good to socialise with Wukkie again doing stuff we enjoy. #Lakeland #fellwalking #Westernlakedistrict
Coast to Coast by Drone in 4K - 9 days in 4 minutes
From the Irish Sea at St. Bees Head, the C2C path winds its way across Northern England, 190 miles or so, to the North Sea shoreline at Robin Hood's Bay. On the way it passes through three National Parks: The Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors.
I recently completed this challenge and during this time had the pleasure to capture the highlights that each of the National Parks had to offer.
Timestamps
00:00 - St Bee's
00:20 - Fleswick Bay
00:41 - Cleator Moor Cycleway
00:52 - River Ehen
01:02 - Dent
1:16 - Ennerdale Water
1:26 - Eagle Crag
1:38 - High Raise
1:51 - Grisedale Tarn
2:01 - Angle Tarn
2:32 - Scandal Beck
2:42 - Kidsty Pike
2:52 - Shap Abbey
3:02 - Yorkshire Dales
3:33 - Yorkshire Moors
3:51 - Blakey Ridge
4:04 - Robin Hoods Bay
Driving From Birmingham To Keswick | Highlights Of The Trip | Lake District | Cumbria | UK RoadTrip
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This is just the highlights of the trip to Keswick.
Driving from Birmingham to Keswick .
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Ennerdale Trail - Forest, Waterfalls & Rivers
A 10 mile POV (point of view) walk through gorgeous countryside at Ennerdale Water in West Cumbria. Video shot on head mounted Kitvision Escape 4KW. Please visit for photos of the Western Lake District.
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England Wainwright's Coast to Coast England prt 1 St Bees to Ennerdale
Images of the C2C walk St Bees to Ennerdale
Welcome to Whitehaven Marina
Welcome to Whitehaven Marina, a hidden gem nestled in the heart of a beautiful Georgian town and a stones throw from the Lake District, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. With 400 fully serviced berths, Whitehaven Marina offers all of the facilities to meet your boating needs including an on site chandlery, a 45 tonne travel hoist, undercover storage in our state of the art shed and plenty shore side to keep you entertained.Whether it's for an overnight visit or a new home for your pride and joy, contact us now to book a berth!
Maryport Walk: Town Centre & Harbour【4K】
Located on the west coast of Cumbria (although historically in Cumberland), and around 25 miles southwest of Carlisle, is the town of Maryport.
The known history of Maryport dates back to circa 122 AD when a Roman fort, allegedly known as Alauna, stood just north of where the town centre is today. This was during the reign of Emperor Hadrian, and it is suspected that the fort was a command and supply base for the coastal defences at the western end of Hadrian's Wall. By the early 5th century it was deserted due to the Roman withdrawal of Britain.
From the late 17th century or earlier the settlement was a small fishing village known as Ellenfoot, in reference to its position at the mouth of the River Ellen. In the mid 18th century local landowner Humphrey Senhouse began developing it as a port, and in 1749 an Act of Parliament was passed allowing the creation of the town. Senhouse named it after his wife, Mary.
The transformation of Maryport followed the precedent of the town of Whitehaven around 12 miles to the south, which had been developed into a thriving port town just over a hundred years earlier. In a similar vein to Whitehaven, Maryport adopted a grid layout of streets. A harbour was built with the purpose of exporting locally mined coals to Ireland. The first shipyard opened in 1765, followed by a second in 1780 and a third in 1810. Both the coal and shipbuilding industries brought in an age of prosperity for Maryport, and in 1816 wooden piers were added allowing larger coal ships to be offloaded in the port.
In 1840 the Maryport and Carlisle Railway established a rail connection in the town. Its engineer was none other than the Father of the Railways, George Stephenson. This line made the transportation of coal much easier, particularly from inland collieries.
During the latter half of the 19th century two docks were established at Maryport: the Elizabeth Dock in 1857, and the Senhouse Dock in 1884. With the addition of these two docks, larger vessels were able to trade at Maryport.
The early 20th century saw an end to Maryport's golden age of industry. In 1914 the last ship built in the town was launched. The coal and iron industries fell into decline and the port became overshadowed by a rival port in the neighbouring town of Workington. In recent years a series of regeneration projects have helped to revitalise the town to some extent.
In 1974 the historical counties of Cumberland and Westmorland, along with the Furness Peninsula of Lancashire, merged to form the ceremonial county of Cumbria. Since then, Maryport has been part of the Borough of Allerdale in Cumbria.
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Filmed: 19th May 2022
Link to the walk on Google Maps:
Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Senhouse Street
4:14 King Street
5:14 North Quay
8:33 King Street
9:27 Senhouse Street
9:33 River Ellen / A Fishy Tale sculpture
9:50 River Ellen
9:56 Senhouse Street
10:18 South Quay
14:24 Elizabeth Dock
20:32 Marine Road
22:37 Maryport Marina
22:57 Marine Road
- EXTENDED VERSION - Drone Flight Around A SMALL Area of Whitehaven Cumbria In 4K
This is a reupload and re-edited version of a previous video of mine it is extended by the means of having another days footage included within it.
The original video can be seen here:
The footage was filmed over 2 days, 1st September and 9th September 2017.
The drone I used is an Autel X-Star Premium and it was from Drones For Less:
Music Credit:
→Waypoint A
by TeknoAXE
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→Waypoint B
by TeknoAXE
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→Waypoint C
by TeknoAXE
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Copeland Borough Council - Discover Egremont
Enjoy this short video tour of Egremont, which is located in the beautiful district of Copeland on the west coast of Cumbria.
Walking the Dent Loop
A circular walk starting and ending at Dent railway station in the Yorkshire Dales. Long reaching views and Arten Viaduct.