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.
Hills to visit near Arnside include Cartmel Fell, White Pike (Seathwaite), The Knott, Broughton Moor, Catbells, Orrest Head, and Haystacks.
Don't miss Cartmel Fell, Coniston Coppermines Valley, Borrowdale, Styhead Tarn, Troutbeck, Orrest Head, and Wild Boar Fell's hiking areas if visiting the area around Arnside.
The area around Arnside features a number of interesting villages including Eskdale, Coniston, Seatoller, Troutbeck, High Borrans, Kentmere, and Brigsteer.
The area around Arnside features a number of interesting ancient sites including 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.
Old Mines to visit near Arnside include Penny Rigg Quarry Adit, Three Kings Mine, Tilberthwaite Gill Head Waterfall Level, Horse Crag Quarry, Tilberthwaite Deep Level Adit, Cathedral Quarry, and Parrock Quarry.
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.
River Lickle, Appletree Worth Beck, Styhead Gill, Crowdundle Beck, Aira Beck, Hell Gill, and River Kent at Kentmere are great places to visit near Arnside if you like rivers and streams.
Tarn Hows, Thirlmere Reservoir, Derwentwater, Styhead Tarn, Windermere, Wastwater, and Ullswater are some of Arnside best lakes to visit near Arnside.
Arnside has some unmissable woodlands nearby like Broughton Moor, Brigsteer Park, Cow Close Wood, Jeffy Knotts Wood, and Grubbins Wood.
Sedbergh, Bowness On Windermere, Ulverston, Penrith, Kendal, Ambleside, and Kirkby Stephen are some of Arnside best towns to visit near Arnside.
Don't miss Scafell, Blencathra - Hallsfell Top, Skiddaw, Hartsop Dodd, Stony Cove Pike [Caudale Moor], Place Fell, and Wild Boar Fell's mountains if visiting the area around Arnside.
Arnside has some unmissable castles nearby like Brough Castle, Lowther Castle, Pendragon Castle, Lammerside Castle, Kendal Castle, Sizergh Castle, and Castlesteads (Lowther).
The area around Arnside boasts some of the best historic buildings including Acorn Bank, Acorn Bank Watermill, Church of St Peter Askham, St Michael’s Church at Lowther, Lowther Mausoleum, Askham Hall, and Smardale Gill Viaduct.
Places near Arnside feature a number of interesting historic monuments including Fairy Steps.
Cathedral Quarry, Fairies Cave, Holy Well Cave, and Buttermere Tunnel are great places to visit near Arnside if you like caves.
Bluebell Woods to visit near Arnside include Cow Close Wood, and Jeffy Knotts Wood.
Nature Reserves to visit near Arnside include Smardale Gill Nature Reserve.
Arnside is near some unmissable disused railway lines like Smardale Gill Nature Reserve,
Barrow/Walney Island Airport, and Carlisle Lake District Airport are some of Arnside best airports to visit near Arnside.
Places near Arnside feature a number of interesting islands including Piel Island.
Arnside History
There are some historic monuments around Arnside:
