St. Bees Hotels and Guest Houses

The town of St. Bees, located in the lovely county of Cumbria, is nothing if not unique. Though its population is under two thousand, this little hamlet is still served by its very own railway station on the famed Cumbrian coastline. A small village with its very own state of the art railway may seem anomalous at first until one realizes that there is a massive amount of history contained within this seemingly innocuous swath of land. St. Bees has roots that stretch back all the way to the Mesolithic Era and, to be sure, the town has been continuously inhabited for thousands of years longer than many of England's oldest and most venerable cities. To be fair, however, one can't quite say that St. Bees was a city in the strictest sense of the term during those days. Throughout the Bronze Age St. Bees was more of a settlement and there is little to no evidence of Roman occupation. It wasn't until the Dark Ages and the advent of the Norman Empire that St. Bees truly came into its own.

The very name of the town is derived from the Norse term for Saint Bega, a legendary Irish saint who fled her country in order to escape a forced marriage that she clearly wanted no part of. Thus, it is in the early years of the eleventh century that St. Bees became a city in its own right under the mighty power of the Normans during that era. To this day there are plenty of landmarks that belie the rich Norse history of the area and this fits in nicely with many of the other towns in Cumbria. Though this history no doubt attracts many devoted tourists, it is the area known as St. Bees Head that truly brings visitors from all around England to the quaint and lovely town.

St. Bees Head is the most westerly part of all of England and from this beautiful vantage point one can see the stunning English coastline in all its glory. The area is also fortunate enough to find itself within some of the country's most beloved natural destinations. The Cumbria Coastal Way, for instance, envelops the entire Head and the Coast to Coast long distance footpath also goes through the area. The cliffs on North Head are nothing if not stunning and, not surprisingly, St. Bees Head is considered an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. St. Bees Lighthouse can also be found within this majestic area and it too attracts its fair share of tourists who revel in the beauty of the edifice. More recently, however, the advent of the famed Westlakes Science Park has given St. Bees Head a run for its money in terms of tourist trade. More and more people are enjoying the thrills offered by the new park but this bit of competition can be seen as a good thing to anybody who wishes to visit St. Bees. No matter what you are fascinated by in this world, you can be reasonably sure that St. Bees offers just what you seek.

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