Whitehaven (England)

Whitehaven is the town I was born and raised in and live many other places in the UK it has its up and downs. Whitehaven is situated in North West England on the coast around an hour from the beautiful Lake District - with the likes of Keswick & Windermere which are big tourist spots even though it rains a lot here! Whitehaven was known more for its harbour a few years ago as at one point a couple hundred years it was one of the biggest harbours in the UK and many goods used to pass here including rum. In the past 10 years the harbour has been regenerated and has a few highlights which ... more

You probably don’t immediately think of Whitehaven as a destination for a holiday but as a result of a huge amount of investment from the Regeneration Budget and funding as a Millennium Tourism project it might at least be worth considering for a day out if you are in the North Lake district area. Whitehaven harbour is surprisingly picturesque and has some interesting buildings like The Crows nest in the inner harbour and The Beacon which houses the Whitehaven museum. Upstairs at the museum is a weather centre where you can look at how weather forecasting is done and from the windows are ... more