Captain Nelson Tavern

World's Biggest Liar 2014

Cumbrian landlord wins World’s Biggest Liar 2014

A tall tale of fracking and jam butties earned local Maryport landlord of the Lifeboat Inn, George Kemp, the title of the World’s Biggest Liar 2014 tonight at The Bridge Inn, Santon Bridge in the Wasdale Valley in Cumbria.

Learning to Paint Outdoors in Maryport Cumbria

Learning to paint outdoors Plein Air in Maryport, Cumbria. Painting outdoors has become a passion for me so the opportunity to use my #oils on a recent trip to #Maryport during a family visit was too good to miss.

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The music is Creative Commons Seabreaze 1 from the album SeaStars by The Band We stayed for a wonderful few days with my brother-in-law in Maryport on the edge of the Lake District in the UK. I wanted to do something to thank him for being such a wonderful host so when the brothers went to fish on the harbour I thought it would be a good opportunity to create something memorable for them.

The music is creative commons Seabreaze 1 from the album SeaStars by The Band

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Carnival Day in Maryport - Saturday 8th July 2017

Late afternoon, around 5 pm, Maryport is buzzing with activity. The sun is shining and there's music playing in The Navy Club ..