Allonby, and the five-mile coastal strip of the bay, has views across the Solway to the Galloway hills of southern Scotland.

The village is located on the 150 miles (240 km) Cumbria Coastal Way long-distance footpath.

[citation needed] The Reading Room, opened in 1862, was designed by Alfred Waterhouse, the Victorian architect, when he was only 32 years old.

The building was largely financed by Joseph Pease, who was Britain's first Quaker MP.

[5] Allonby is part of the parliamentary constituency of Penrith and Solway, and has been represented by Markus Campbell-Savours of the Labour Party since the 2024 general election.