Maryport’s places to visit, starting with Maryport Maritime Museum
Every one of its 4 places to visit is inside Maryport’s built-up area. Among them are 3 museums and an aquarium. 3 of them are within 1 km of the middle of town. A day out reaches Caerlaverock Castle, 30 km away.
Start with these in Maryport
After Maryport Maritime Museum, look out for 2 museums and an aquarium.
MuseumMaryport Maritime Museumin town
MuseumSenhouse Roman Museumin townAquariumAquariumLake District Coast Aquariumin townMuseumMuseumFleming Squarein townEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The layout
Furthest from the centre is Senhouse Roman Museum, 1.3 km away.
The dashed line is Maryport’s built-up area; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
What sort of places
The biggest group is museums or galleries, with 3 of the 4.
Green: inside Maryport. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Place by place
All 4 are inside Maryport.
The 4 inside Maryport come first, best known first; then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Churches and listed buildings are on the History page, not here.
52 listed buildings and 2 scheduled monuments are on Maryport’s History page → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Maryport →
Further out, the best known
The standout of the 12 is Caerlaverock Castle, 30 km from town.
Historic house · National TrustWordworth House9.4 km southeast
CastleCockermouth Castle9.6 km southeast
CastleHayton Castle9 km northeast
Abbey or prioryHolmcultram Abbey20 km northeast
CastleThreave Castle40 km northwestAbbey or prioryAbbey or priorySweetheart Abbey31 km north
CastleEgremont Castle26 km south
MuseumDerwent Pencil Museum25 km southeast
CastleGreystoke Castle40 km east
FortMacLellan's Castle39 km westCastleCastleOrchardton Tower29 km northwestPlaces well known beyond Maryport (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a National Trust, English Heritage or Cadw property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Good to know in Maryport
What are the main attractions in Maryport?
The best known inside Maryport’s built-up area are Maryport Maritime Museum, Senhouse Roman Museum, Lake District Coast Aquarium and Fleming Square. In all, 4 places to visit are mapped inside the town.
Does Maryport have a museum?
3 museums and galleries are in or within 5 km of Maryport: Maryport Maritime Museum, Senhouse Roman Museum and Fleming Square.
Is there a National Trust or English Heritage property near Maryport?
None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Wordworth House (National Trust), 9.4 km southeast.
What are the best-known days out near Maryport?
Within 40 km: Caerlaverock Castle (30 km), Wordworth House (9.4 km), Cockermouth Castle (9.6 km), Hayton Castle (9 km).
Where are Maryport’s historic buildings listed?
Maryport has 52 listed buildings. They are on its History page, from Historic England’s list, not repeated here.
How is this list made?
From OpenStreetMap (museums, galleries, zoos, theme parks and attractions, castles, forts and abbeys, and historic houses and gardens that are open to visitors) and Wikidata (what each place is, who runs it, its website and visitor counts). A place counts for Maryport when it is inside the ONS 2022 built-up area, and as nearby within 5 km of its edge. Opening times and prices are not shown: check the official site.
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (11)
- Maryport Maritime Museum: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Senhouse Roman Museum: Carole Raddato from Frankfurt, Germany, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wordworth House: MarcusBritish at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cockermouth Castle: Richard Nevell, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hayton Castle: Belinda E Wroe, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holmcultram Abbey: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Threave Castle: LornaMCampbell, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Egremont Castle: Paul Lakin, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Derwent Pencil Museum: Stinglehammer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Greystoke Castle: Simon Ledingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- MacLellan's Castle: Parrot of Doom, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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