It is now over a year since the disastrous floods that destroyed much of central Cockermouth including Shops, Pubs, and People's Homes. The town has now bounced back and is now stronger than ever, so come and visit the town and see what is on offer, and how it looks after all the hard work and time that has been spent on getting the businesses and homes up and running once again.
Tourist Attractions :
Other Places of Interest in Cockermouth :
Banks Ironmongers
William Wordsworth's Memorial
Cockermouth Castle
All Saints Church
Tourist Information Centre
Kirkgate Centre
Map of central Cockermouth : red pointers = places of interest, blue pointers = car parks.
For streetview images - drag the yellow man to a point on the map.
Cockermouth is probably best known as the Birthplace of one of the most famous English poets, William Wordsworth, with Wordsworth House probably being the town's most popular visitor attraction.
Also Cockermouth has its own brewery - Jennings - which makes excellent real ales, and supplies many of the pubs in and around the town, as well as across Cumbria and beyond. The Jennings Brewery also offers a guided tour and a chance to sample the fine real ales.
Cockermouth has a good range of shops, restaurants and pubs.
Read about Cockermouth.
See a Video Introduction to Cockermouth.
BBC 5 day weather forecast for Cockermouth
Places of Interest around Cockermouth :
- Isel Hall
- Dovenby Hall
- Elva Plain Stone Circle
- Whinlatter Forest
- Whinlatter Go Ape
- Trotters World of Animals
- Honister Slate Mine
- Dodd Wood
- Osprey watch
Lakes around Cockermouth :
Villages around Cockermouth :
Places to Shop etc :
Facebook :
- Facebook - pictures of Cockermouth
- Facebook - Georgian Fair 2010 - Photos by David Stephenson
- Facebook Group - Cockermouth Georgian Fair
- Facebook - pictures after the flood - Photos by David Stephenson
- Facebook - pictures after the flood - Photos by Julian Thurgood (and others)
- Facebook - pictures of Children in Need Street Party - Nov 19th 2010 - one year on
Nov 2009 Flood Pictures and Stories :
- Pictures of the Cockermouth Floods, Nov 2009.
- Pictures of Cockermouth one year on from the floods.
- Vanessa Graham - J. B. Banks ironmongers, and Banks Court House.
- Paul Cusack - Cockermouth Travel
Any more stories - please send to me.
Videos:
- Rachel and Chris Freer - BBC, 23rd Nov 2009
- Chris Freer's look back at the floods - one year on
- Catherine Hetherington - Cockermouth Bookshop - BBC, 23rd Nov 2009
- Catherine Hetherington - Cockermouth Bookshop - BBC, 21st Dec 2009
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