Holiday Homes in Cleator Moor

Just north of Cleator, on the moorland edge below Dent Fell, Cleator Moor is a former haematite-mining town with a proud, hard-won history. Shaped by a dramatic Victorian iron boom that drew so many Irish workers it earned the nickname Little Ireland, it is a working town rather than a tourist resort, but it carries a strong sense of its past and offers a handy, good-value base on the western fringe of the Lakes.

The town wears its heritage openly. In the market square stand striking sculptures by the Cleator Moor-born artist Conrad Atkinson, the Miner, the Phoenix and the Hand, created as a memorial to the mining industry that built the town. For active visitors, the position is the thing: Wainwright's Coast to Coast walk passes through, with the climb over Dent Fell among its first real ascents from the sea, and the popular Sea to Sea, or C2C, cycle route runs through the town as well.

Cleator Moor suits walkers and cyclists who want affordable, down-to-earth lodging within easy reach of the western valleys, with beautiful Ennerdale close at hand and the coast a few minutes away. For a genuine, no-nonsense base near the quiet western Lakes, choose one of our Cleator Moor holiday homes.