20-03-2025
Family pay tribute to respected businessman and entrepreneur
THE family of a respected west Cumbrian businessman and entrepreneur have paid tribute to his life.
Tom Milburn, who owned and managed the Seacote Hotel and Seacote Park at St Bees for 50 years, has passed away aged 85.
Latterly, his business also included Beachcomber Caravan Park, Tarnside Caravan Park, Seven Acres Caravan Park and St Bees Beach Shop. His business will continue be owned and run by his family.
Tom, who lived in St Bees, is perhaps best known for building and running his own construction firm, Thomas Milburn Limited, based in Hensingham, throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
He also devoted a great deal of his free time to volunteering with a range of organisations. He was a member of Whitehaven Rotary Club for 47 years and was honoured by the club recently for his long service.
Tom acted as a business mentor for the Prince's Trust for over ten years and worked as a trustee of Johnson House Care Home in Whitehaven for 25 years, where an accommodation wing was recently named in his honour.
He will be greatly missed by family, friends, colleagues and employees.
Tom was cared for during his illness by the 'wonderful' team at Hospice at Home West Cumbria. His family said the team's compassion, diligence and expertise were enormously comforting in his final days.
Tom's funeral service will be held at St Bees Priory on Monday, March 24 at 10am. Family flowers only please.
Donations in support of Hospice at Home can be made at his tribute page:
