Skinburness

Skinburness
Skinburness Hotel
Skinburness Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Show map of the former Allerdale Borough Skinburness Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY126558
Civil parish	Silloth-on-Solway
Unitary authority	Cumberland
Ceremonial county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	016973
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and Solway
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°53′24″N 3°21′43″W / 54.890°N 3.362°W / 54.890; -3.362

Skinburness is a village in Cumbria (historically Cumberland), England. It forms a residential area for the town of Silloth, and is about 10 miles west of Wigton.

Skinburness sea wall, looking on from 150 Skinburness Road on.

The Skinburness Hotel was the most prominent building in the village, but was demolished in 2017.

Transport

As of March 2026, 1 route operated by Stagecoach serves the village, the route runs to Workington via Silloth and Maryport.^[1]

See also

• Cumbria portal

• Listed buildings in Silloth-on-Solway

References

1. "Lake District Buses - Visit The Lake District | Stagecoach". www.stagecoachbus.com. Retrieved 17 March 2026.

External links

Media related to Skinburness at Wikimedia Commons

• Solway Plain past and present - Skinburness history
• Visit Cumbria - Skinburness