With some awesome road trip options in the surrounding area, renting a car makes sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to soak up all that Maryport, 20 miles away, has to offer. Maryport Golf Club, Lake District Coast Aquarium and Maryport Maritime Museum alone make the drive out worth it. The locals will also probably point you in the direction of Carlisle, 35 miles away. If you can only find time for one thing here, make sure it’s The Sands Centre. (But we’d also recommend Bitts Park and Carlisle Castle.)