Holiday Homes in Millom

Tucked away in the far south-west of Cumbria, on the Duddon estuary beneath the lonely fell of Black Combe, Millom is a quiet former mining town with a character all its own. It lies just outside the national park, well off the main tourist track, and that is precisely its appeal: a peaceful, unhurried base for those who want to discover a wilder, less-visited corner of the county.

For all its modest size, Millom has plenty to offer. On the site of its former ironworks, the RSPB reserve at Hodbarrow wraps a coastal lagoon prized for its breeding terns and waders, while Black Combe rises behind the town, an outlier of the Lakeland fells whose summit is famed for one of the widest views in England, taking in sea, mountains and, on a clear day, distant hills across the water. The town was the home of the poet Norman Nicholson, who drew deeply on its landscape and people, and the Duddon estuary that fringes it is a haven for wildlife and big, quiet skies.

Millom suits visitors who value tranquillity and space over bustle. The beautiful Duddon Valley leads up into the south-western fells, the coast is on the doorstep, and Coniston and the southern Lakes are within reach by car. For a genuinely peaceful, off-the-beaten-track base, choose one of our Millom holiday homes and enjoy Cumbria at its quietest.