Arnside is a Village in the county of Cumbria.
A seaside village on the estuary of the River Kent, in South Cumbria close to the Lancashire Border.
The beach at Arnside is sandy and there are good views across the estuary to Grange and the foothills of the Lake District beyond. The seafront view is however dominated by the Arnside Viaduct, a 51 span structure carrying the Carnforth and Whitehaven Line that is still in use and was renovated in 2010/11.
Following the coastline southwards the village houses give way to small, limestone cliffs with numerous fossils easily found. Further on the Kent estuary flows into Morecambe Bay.
Arnside Pier
Rebuilt by Arnside Parish Council. 1983/84 at a cost of £25,000. The money was raised by public subscription and the work was grant-aided by:
The Countryside Commission
South Lakeland District Council
Cumbria County Council
The Frieda Scott Charitable Trust
“Contributions towards the upkeep of the pier can be left in the collecting box”.
There are great places to visit near Arnside including some great hills, hiking areas, villages, ancient sites, ruins, old mines, waterfalls, rivers and streams, lakes, woodlands, towns, mountains, castles, historic buildings, historic monuments, caves, bluebell woods, nature reserves, disused railway lines, airports and islands.
Arnside has some unmissable hills nearby like Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell are some of Arnside best hiking areas to visit near Arnside.
Villages to visit near Arnside include Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
Ancient Sites to visit near Arnside include Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.
Don't miss Bonsor East Mine Workings, Bonsor Dressing Floors, Penny Rigg Copper Mill, Appletree Worth, Stephenson Ground Limekiln (ruin), Water Yeat Limekiln (ruin), and Hebblethwaite Hall Gill's ruins if visiting the area around Arnside.
Don't miss Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry's old mines if visiting the area around Arnside.
There are a several good waterfalls in the Arnside area like Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.
Arnside has some unmissable rivers and streams nearby like River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere.
There are a number of lakes near Arnside including Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater.
There are a several good woodlands in the Arnside area like Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
Arnside's best nearby towns can be found at Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen.
There are a number of mountains near Arnside including Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell.
Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther) are some of Arnside best castles to visit near Arnside.
Historic Buildings to visit near Arnside include Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.
There are a number of historic monuments near to Arnside including Fairy Steps.
There are a several good caves in the Arnside area like Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood are great places to visit near Arnside if you like bluebell woods.
Smardale Gill Nature Reserve is a great place to visit close to Arnside if you like nature reserves.
There are a number of disused railway lines near to Arnside including Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Arnside has some unmissable airports nearby like Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport.
Don't miss Piel Island's islands if visiting the area around Arnside.
Arnside History
There are some historic monuments around Arnside:
