Holiday Homes in Seascale

For a long sandy beach and the easiest access to England's wildest valley, the west-coast village of Seascale has plenty to offer. It sits on the Irish Sea coast just outside the national park, with the dramatic Wasdale fells rising inland, and it makes an inexpensive, down-to-earth base for walkers and beach-lovers who want the western Lakes close at hand.

Seascale grew as a Victorian seaside resort after the railway arrived, and its great asset remains its beach: a long, flat sweep of sand and dunes, perfect for bracing walks, sandcastles and watching the sun set over the sea. The Cumbrian Coast railway still calls here, handy for car-free days out along the shore. It is worth being straightforward that this is a working coastline, with the Sellafield site a few miles to the north, but the village itself is a friendly, unpretentious place with a real sense of community.

What truly sets Seascale apart is what lies just inland. Through nearby Gosforth, with its famous Anglo-Saxon cross, the road leads into Wasdale, home to Wast Water, the deepest lake in England, and Scafell Pike, the highest mountain. For walkers wanting the quickest run to the western giants, and a beach to come home to, choose one of our Seascale holiday homes.