Take the Postcard Trail and win a great prize! Visitors can get a flavour of Maryport’s past as they discover an historic Postcard Trail at the 2025 Taste of the Sea festival - and win a prize in the process. The competition takes place over the weekend of Saturday 9 and Sunday

Taste of the Sea is back in Maryport this weekend! 🐟⛵ Maryport’s fabulous Taste of the Sea festival is bringing food, drink, music and more to the town’s lovely waterfront this weekend, Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 August. This year it promises to be even bigger and better, with

We're really looking forward to the The Taste of the Sea festival in Maryport this weekend where the local seafood industry will be showcasing delicious products to the public 🐟 Our Economics Researcher, Becca, will be there alongside one of our favourite chefs CJ Jackson!

Forget Pirates of the Caribbean - we've got Pirates of the Cum-brian and the Ghost of Captain Jack Marra in Maryport this weekend! It's a comic audio performance for little pirates aged 4-8. Find Ragged Edge Productions on the new Harbourside event space tastecumbria.co.uk/taste-cumbria-…

Maryport - you're looking amazing! (And yes, that is the queue for the Round Table Rum Bar by the big marquee!) Producers' Market open until 5pm-ish, last music act of the day is Totally Blondie 6pm-7pm, then we're back tomorrow at 10am! 📷 Tom Kay Photographic Cumberland Council

The gallery is open today 10-4. Have a look if you're in Maryport!

Coming by car to Maryport Taste of the Sea this weekend? Irish Street car park is the closest & has disabled bays. We've coned off additional areas today to allow resident access & ensure emergency routes are accessible to keep everyone safe. visitlakedistrict.com/plan.../travel…

Want a flavour of what went on at Maryport Taste of the Sea yesterday? Have a look at these cracking pics from Tom Kay Photographic. We're open from 10am to 4pm today. Get yourselves to Maryport! Cumberland Council

Be quick! Chelaris Fresh Fish are selling now on the Maryport Taste of the Sea Marine Road Showfield. When their catch has gone, it's gone, and there's already a queue! #supportlocal

Support our young traders in The Teenage Market in Maryport today. They're on the new Harbourside event space at the back of the Aquarium. Loads of pocket money treats to be had! #shoplocal Cumberland Council

Perfect weather for these beauties today! Thanks SmileFactor10 for flying at Maryport Taste of the Sea!

FREE children's entertainment at Maryport Taste of the Sea See Liam Moorhouse Party Time Cumbria in action at noon and then on the hour, crafts from Just Messin and facepainting from Gray Facepainting and Arts Find all this on the Marine Road showfield. #SupportLocal

Doesn't get fresher or more local than this... Thanks for battling the weather Chelaris Fresh Fish! Great to have you back at Maryport Taste of the Sea 🌊

Lost & found at the Festival Info Point on the Marine Road Showfield... Current tally - one bank card, pair of sunglasses and two coats!

Last performer of the weekend... The Johnny Morton Show is having a blast. Maryport - you've been ace!

Taste of the Sea success! 🐟 Thousands of people ate, drank, danced and shopped at the fifth Maryport Taste of the Sea festival this weekend. The event was the biggest yet – spread over two sites, right around the town’s historic waterfront. It used the new Harbourside event

How cool is this? Mark Metcalfe from Lake District Posters created a stunning image featuring the Chelaris Fresh Fish boat & gave Wayne & the team a print at Maryport Taste of the Sea last weekend! lakedistrictposters.com

There's still time to have your say! Have you come across piles of litter or the damage caused by barbecues or fly-camping in the #LakeDistrict? The feedback we get will be used as evidence in our campaign for more to be done to tackle these issues.

Here's a reminder of how to access our services over the bank holiday ⬇ 📅Some offices - including Carlisle’s Civic Centre and Cumbria House, Allerdale House in Workington, and Market Hall in Whitehaven - will be closed on Monday 25 August. 💻Online services will be available

DIARY DATE: Taste Cumbria Cockermouth takes place on Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 Sept! It's 15 years since our festivals were created to keep this lovely town on the map after the 2009 floods. Come & join us for another fab weekend! tastecumbria.co.uk 📷Tom Kay Photographic