Photographs of Silecroft and Kirkstanton with their amazing beaches on the West Cumbria Coast.
LOCAL GALLERIES: Ravenglass and Waberthwaite
RELATED GALLERIES: Prehistoric Cumbria
Sea kale - Crambe maritima.
Sea kale growing on the shingle of Silecroft Beach in West Cumbria.
All parts of the plant are edible.
Giant's Grave Standing Stones, Kirksanton in West Cumbria.
Two Bronze Age standing stones with cup and ring markings. The stones were recorded as standing on a barrow in the 18th century, so it is believed they may have been part of a stone circle. Black Combe rises in the distance
A view over the sands towards the village of Silecroft under the shadow of Black Combe on the West Cumbria Coast.
The England Coastal Path display board and anchor on Silecroft Beach in West Cumbria.
An anchor overlooking the silver sands of Silecroft Beach on the West Cumbria Coast.
Silecroft Beach on the west coast of Cumbria.
There is a heat haze around the cliffs of Townend Bank in the distance.
Silecroft Beach on the west coast of Cumbria.
The cliffs of Townend Bank can be seen in the far distance.
A glimpse of Black Combe from Silecroft Beach, Silecroft near Millom in South Cumbria.
Beach top houses and a distant mirage at Silecroft in south West Cumbria.
The mirage is a naturally occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays have bent to produce a displaced image of the sky on the land. Mirages happen when the ground is very hot and the air is cool.
Children playing in the sea on Silecroft Beach on the West Cumbria Coast.
The cliffs of Townend Bank lie in the distance.
Young boy going to fill his bucket from the sea at Silecroft Beach on the West Cumbria Coast.
Children throwing stones into the sea on Silecroft Beach, Silecroft, South Cumbria, UK.
Children playing in the sand on Silecroft Beach on the West Cumbria Coast.
Children playing in the sand on Silecroft Beach on the West Cumbria Coast.
Sea angler fishing the incoming tide at Silecroft Beach in West Cumbria.
Verbal consent given.
Friesian cattle in a field with a backdrop of Black Combe at Silecroft on the West Cumbria Coast.
Black Combe in the south-west corner of the Lake District National Park at Silecroft in Cumbria.
