Connecting Cumbria’s Hidden Coast
A 40-mile recreational route on the Cumbrian coast featuring walking and cycling facilities and art installations.
A 40-mile recreational route on the Cumbrian coast featuring walking and cycling facilities and art installations.
The project has been made possible by funding from the Government’s Coastal Communities Fund and SL.
The Connecting Cumbria’s Hidden Coast Programme is designed to consolidate various elements along the coast to create an enhanced visitor offer, which supports all our coastal communities:
- Promotes our unique offer within two World Heritage Sites.
- Drives economic growth by increasing visitor numbers
- Diversifies the economy away from dependence on Nuclear by creating employment
Sellafield Investment
£1,102,238
Timeline
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Project start
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Project end
Outcome
Annual multi-terrain running festival established
A permanent hub at Silecroft beach that will house a café and toilet/shower facilities to be dveloped
Links to Wheels For All Hub, an inclusive cycling centre
1.4km of new cycle path
1.8km of new or improved footpaths
10 art installations to be installed
Digital apps, signage and maps
5 direct jobs and thirty indirect jobs to be created
Project gallery
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