Whitehaven

We left Fleetwood at 14-40 on 6th September after a month at home, and sailed over to Piel island for the night. We chose a slightly different spot to anchor but had no problems, and were ready to set off up the coast bound for Whitehaven. We weighed anchor at 09-40 in the morning and had a good sail, mooring in Whitehaven Queens Marina at about 17-00. The town is very pleasant, and the marina friendly and well maintained ( and good free WiFi included ! ). Whitehaven also has the best tidal access in the area at a nominal HW +-4Hrs.

We spent a total of 5 nights in Whitehaven, and had good walks up, and down the coast.

The photo above is the view looking North from the path towards Whitehaven with the southern pier visible, and below is St. Bees Head from the coastal footpath.

The weather wasn't particularly good, but on a walk up the coast to Parton, we got a view of the Galloway coast on the other side of the Solway Firth ( just to the left of the railway signal ).

This is the view from Parton towards Whitehaven, with St. Bees head in the background.

Finally on 12th September, after nearly abandoning due to heavy rain, we set of for Kirkcudbright on the Galloway coast. After a few heavy, and very unpleasant rain showers, the weather steadily improved, and we arrived at the entrance to the River Dee in bright sunshine.