Be sure to get in touch and I will do my best to help you make the most of your time there, and see the most interesting Dykes family history.
I am making another trip up the area in July 2021, exploring Keswick, Cockermouth and the coast of the Solway Firth.
I'm still unsure as to why Edward 1st died at Burgh-by-Sands leading an army of invasion into Scotland, unless there was a long forgotten and now disappeared crossing point of the estuary near this location.