WHITEHAVEN, CUMBRIA LONGITUDE 54°33.18`N LATITUDE 03°35.82`W
Whitehaven nestles in the lee of the dark, brooding hills of the western Lake District, looking out westwards onto the Irish Sea. As you can imagine, this can be a moody prospect in the middle of winter, yet even on the wildest of Cumbrian days this dramatic setting ensures the town retains a certain rugged beauty.
It is a port with a rich history, built on tobacco imports from America and coal exports to Ireland that, for a short
