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Town in Cumbria, England
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Whitehaven is a town on the coast of Cumbria, in the North West region of England.
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Art exhibitions and local history, including the Sellafield Story
Established in 1895, so they must be getting something right. Has a special chatty table to encourage talking to strangers on Friday 10AM-noon.
JD Wetherspoon
Independent department store founded in 182 selling homeware and fashion. The rooftop cafe offers sandwiches (£8) and mains hot mains (about £15).
Large 13 room bookshop selling second-hand books.
The town has two train stations: Whitehaven and Corkickle. Both of these stations are on the Barrow to Carlisle line, with a travel time of 1 hr 10 min to Carlisle. Access by road is by the A595 trunk road.
Read in the guideThe town has two train stations Whitehaven and Corckickle, and is served by Stagecoach local services by far the easiest method of seeing the local attractions is by car.
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