Walk · Cumbria

Harrington Nature Reserve and the harbour

Workington · CA14 5LD

2.6MILES

1h 25mON FOOT

80mCLIMB

CircularSHAPE

Off-road 65% 35% shares tarmac with cars

Field & moor path 45%Lane & track 20%Road with traffic 35%

Our drawing of the route — the shape of the walk, not a navigation aid. Carry OS Explorer on the hill. Off-lead information here is what walkers reported or what signage allows — never our advice. Whether and when a dog is off the lead is the owner’s decision and legal responsibility; keep dogs under control near livestock and follow signs on the day.

Starts at

Harrington harbour and marina, Harrington, Workington CA14 5LD

Parking

Free parking at the harbour; a layby opposite the primary school on Moorclose Road serves the reserve entrance, but it is residential and tight

Directions to the start →

Up from the little marina at Harrington through the streets to the nature reserve on Moorclose Road, round the two flower meadows, the Ellerbeck and the reservoir that locals call the Rezzer, then back down to the harbour and the sea wall. The reserve path is even and wheel-friendly and takes twenty minutes on its own; joined to the harbour it makes a proper short walk. Kingfishers use the beck and there are toads and dragonflies on the reservoir, which is why the council designates the reserve a dogs-on-lead area. Parking is a layby by the reserve entrance or the harbour itself.

THE SMALL PRINTHarrington Nature Reserve (CA14 5LD) and Land at Moorclose Road, Workington (CA14 5BF) are Schedule B dogs-on-lead areas under Cumberland Council Public Spaces Protection Order (No. 1) 2024. St Mary's Churchyard, Harrington (CA14 5PR) is also dogs-on-lead. Breach is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.

REGION · CUMBRIA

GRID · 54.6135, -3.5718

SOURCE · HTTPS://WWW.CUMBERLAND.GOV.UK/SITES/DEFAULT/FILES/2025-05/APPENDIX%201%20PUBLIC%20SPACE%20PROTECTION%20ORDER.PDF

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