Holiday Homes in Workington

A large town where the River Derwent flows into the Solway Firth, Workington is a proud west Cumbrian town with deep industrial roots in iron, steel and coal. It is honestly a working town rather than a tourist resort, and it sits outside the national park on the coast, but it offers amenities, value and a real slice of Cumbrian life, with the western Lakes a drive inland and the open coast on its doorstep.

The town's story is one of industry and endeavour, and you can explore it at the Helena Thompson Museum, housed in a handsome Georgian house, which tells the tale of Workington's pottery, shipbuilding, steel, railway and mining heritage. The harbour, the town centre and the walks along the Derwent and the seafront give the place its character, while the Solway coast offers wide skies, sunsets and birdlife.

As a holiday base, Workington works best for those who want a practical, affordable coastal base with good links rather than a chocolate-box village. The quieter western valleys of the Lakes, such as Ennerdale and Loweswater, are within reach by car, and the Cumbrian Coast railway runs along the shore. For a genuine, no-frills base on the working Cumbrian coast with the Lakes within reach, choose one of our Workington holiday homes.