Arnside is a Village in the county of Cumbria.
Arnside in Cumbria is located 6.7 km SE from Appleby-in-Westmorland.
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.
Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks are some of Arnside best hills to visit near Arnside.
Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell are great places to visit near Arnside if you like hiking areas.
Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer are some of Arnside best villages to visit near Arnside.
There are a number of ancient sites near Arnside including Hardknott Roman Fort, The Hawk, Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, Castlerigg Stone Circle, High Borrans Romano-British Settlement, Mayburgh Henge, and Gunnerkeld Stone Circle.
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 are great places to visit near Arnside if you like ruins.
There are a several good old mines in the Arnside area like Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry.
Arnside's best nearby waterfalls can be found at Tilberthwaite Gill, Rydal Falls, Hebblethwaite Hall Gill, Styhead Gill Waterfalls, Taylorgill Force, Aira Force, and Hell Gill Force.
River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere are some of Arnside best rivers and streams to visit near Arnside.
Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater are great places to visit near Arnside if you like lakes.
There are a number of woodlands near Arnside including Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
Don't miss Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen's towns if visiting the area around Arnside.
Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell are some of Arnside best mountains to visit near Arnside.
There are a number of castles near Arnside including Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct are some of Arnside best historic buildings to visit near Arnside.
Fairy Steps is a great place to visit close to Arnside if you like historic monuments.
There are a several good caves in the Arnside area like Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel.
There are a number of bluebell woods near Arnside including Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
There are a several good nature reserves in the area around Arnside like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
The area around Arnside's best disused railway lines can be found at Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Don't miss Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport's airports if visiting the area around Arnside.
The area around Arnside's best islands can be found at Piel Island.
Arnside History
There are some historic monuments around Arnside:
