Holiday Homes in Frizington

A quiet former mining village in the West Cumberland orefield, Frizington sits north-west of the national park, near Cleator Moor and the western fringe of the fells. It is an honest, unassuming place rather than a tourist village, with little in the way of attractions of its own, but for visitors who want simple, good-value accommodation within easy reach of the western Lakes and the coast, it does the job nicely.

Frizington's history is one of iron and coal. In the nineteenth century the haematite mining boom transformed it from a tiny hamlet into a busy mining community in just a few decades, before the industry declined and the village settled back into quiet rural life. The Victorian parish church and the surrounding former-orefield countryside are reminders of that past, and the lanes around the village offer easy walking and cycling.

The real appeal lies in what is within reach. The beautiful, peaceful valley of Ennerdale and the western fells are close at hand, the Coast to Coast country runs nearby, and the west Cumbrian coast with its beaches and big skies is only a short drive away. For an affordable, down-to-earth base on the quiet western edge of the Lakes, well away from the crowds, choose one of our Frizington holiday homes.