Allonby

Allonby is a village on the coast of the Allerdale district in Cumbria, England. The village is on the B5300 road 5mi north of Maryport and 8mi south of Silloth. The village of Mawbray is 3mi to the north, and 3.5mi to the east is the village of Westnewton. The county town of Carlisle is located 26mi to the north east. Other nearby settlements include Crosscanonby, Edderside, Hayton, and Salta.The village overlooks Allonby Bay in the Solway Firth. The area is within the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and the historic county of Cumberland. Allonby, and the five-mile coastal strip of the bay, afford spectacular views across the Solway to the Galloway hills of southern Scotland. Both the South Saltpans beach and the West Winds beach were awarded the Blue flag rural beach award in 2005. The village is located on the 150mi Cumbria Coastal Way long distance footpath.