Holiday Homes in Wigton

On the Solway Plain between the northern fells and the coast, Wigton is a down-to-earth Cumbrian market town that goes quietly about its business away from the tourist trail. It sits a few miles north of the Lake District, and while it is a working town rather than a resort, it makes an honest, good-value base for exploring the quieter northern corner of the county, the Solway coast and the gentler fells around Caldbeck.

Wigton's history runs deep, with a market charter granted back in 1262 and a handsome parish church at its heart. Its best-known landmark is the ornate George Moore Memorial Fountain in the market place, its bronze panels depicting acts of mercy the work of the noted Victorian sculptor Thomas Woolner. The town has an industrial thread too, long home to a film-manufacturing works that remains its principal employer, and it carries the unpretentious character of a place that earns its keep.

As a holiday base, Wigton suits those who want value and quiet over bustle. The Caldbeck Fells, the northern fringe of the national park, are close by for walkers seeking solitude, the Solway coast with its huge skies and birdlife is within easy reach, and the city of Carlisle is a short drive north. The central Lakes are a little further, but a manageable day out. For a genuine, untouristy base on the edge of the Lakes, choose one of our Wigton holiday homes.