Haverigg is a small village situated on the coast on the south western tip of Cumbria. It is a mile away from the nearest town, Millom. It has a sandy beach which stretches for miles up the coast and you can walk on the beach for about 5 miles or so through Silecroft and on to Gutterby beyond where access becomes difficult. Haverigg has a small harbour and the village has a main street which has a post office, grocery store, chip shop and a hairdressers shop. There are 2 pubs in the village. The best thing about Haverigg is the open views of the fells and also of the surrounding area from the sea wall. There is also access to the RSPB Nature Reserve (Hodbarrow) which sits between Haverigg and Millom.
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Haverigg Beach and the Harbour
Hodbarrow Nature Reserve was the site of a large iron ore mining operation between 1855 and 1967. The reserve includes a lagoon and the surrounding scrub and grasslands. Its varied habitats, through which paths lead, provide homes for many types of wildlife. Access is free and whatever the time of year there is always something interesting to be seen, whether it be birds, Natterjack Toads, wild flowers or the many species of butterflies throughout the summer months. A storyboard telling the history of the mine can be seen by the lighthouse and there is a Public Hide also nearby. A walk around the lagoon takes about an hour or longer if you want to stop and admire the views, do some bird watching, take photographs or sunbathe on the pretty beach at Haverigg Point. The lighthouse was renovated a few years ago, funds were raised by Haverigg School and the Heritage Lottery fund donated £20,000. It has been adopted as Haverigg Primary School's logo and the pupils have been appointed honorary lighthouse keepers.
Read more about the project at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cumbria/3896175.stm
Images of Hodbarrow Lighthouse
before and after the renovation
Family of Swans on the Hodbarrow Lagoon
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Hodbarrow Lagoon
Beach at Hodbarrow Point
View across the Lagoon to the remains of the old stone lighthouse and Black Combe
The Cumbria Coastal Path runs through Haverigg and on around the Hodbarrow reserve. It goes on around the Mains at Millom where the ships used to load up the iron ore so that it could be taken North to Workington and South to Liverpool. Remains of the old jetties and piers can be seen here. The view from the Mains is spectacular on a lovely day as it takes in the beautiful Duddon estuary and beyond to the Lakeland fells.
Further on from the Mains is the Millom Ironworks Nature Reserve. This area used to be the site of the old Ironworks. You can see the core of one of the furnaces and the spoil heaps are being re-claimed by nature. From the top of the highest spoil heap there is a spectacular view across the whole range of the Southern, Central and Western Fells.
Holy Trinity Church
View across the Lagoon to the remains of the old stone lighthouse and Black Combe
The Cumbria Coastal Path runs through Haverigg and on around the Hodbarrow reserve. It goes on around the Mains at Millom where the ships used to load up the iron ore so that it could be taken North to Workington and South to Liverpool. Remains of the old jetties and piers can be seen here. The view from the Mains is spectacular on a lovely day as it takes in the beautiful Duddon estuary and beyond to the Lakeland fells.
Further on from the Mains is the Millom Ironworks Nature Reserve. This area used to be the site of the old Ironworks. You can see the core of one of the furnaces and the spoil heaps are being re-claimed by nature. From the top of the highest spoil heap there is a spectacular view across the whole range of the Southern, Central and Western Fells.
You can continue on through Millom and out along the Cumbria Coastal Path as it continues along the Estuary and into Broughton in Furness.
Beautiful Duddon Estuary
View from the Mains
Millom is a small town which sits at the foot of Black Combe. It has local amenities such as shops banks and Post Offices There is also a castle and lovely historic old church next to the castle.
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Holy Trinity ChurchMillom and Haverigg are approximately three and a half miles away from the Lake District National Park and right by the sea. This is the area in which I live and I love it.
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