Hillside Farm provides comfortable self-catering bunkhouse accommodation for walkers on the England Coast Path as it follows the Solway Firth alongside the start of the Hadrian’s Wall Path. Located in the quiet village of Boustead Hill, midway between Bowness-on-Solway and Carlisle, the farm enjoys views across the Solway marshes to Scotland. The bunkhouse offers comfortable bunks with duvet hire, a kitchen, hot showers, drying facilities, and breakfast options, with evening meals available nearby. Hillside Farm is also an ideal place to start or finish the England Coast Path, as the English Coast join Scotland at the Solway Firth. The Stagecoach 93 bus between Carlisle and Bowness-on-Solway stops at Boustead Hill (ask for this request stop) providing access for walkers.

Stretching along the Cumbrian shore of the Solway Firth, this is a low, open, AONB with wide views across to the hills of Dumfries and Galloway. A dynamic seascape with a huge intertidal range, it is an overwintering ground for a vast number of birds and is visited by seals, dolphins, and porpoises. The falling tides expose wide stretches of sand and salt marsh giving a sense of remoteness. The area has a rich historical heritage associated with its position on the Scottish border, the frontier of the Roman Empire, and a World Heritage Site. This is enjoyed by walkers and cyclists on the Hadrian’s Cycleway, the England Coast Path and Hadrian’s Wall Path National Trail. Hillside Farm Bunkbarn provides low-cost access to the National Landscape and overnight stays for people on the Trails. A Georgian working farm, with stunning views over the Solway Firth marshes and the Soleway Coast. B&B rooms are available in the farmhouse and the bunkbarn has cooking facilities, hot showers and is heated with a bio mass boiler