Why visit Arnside
Townapedia lists 3 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 11 places to eat, 4 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Arnside Knott, Arnside Tower, Dog Hole Cave and Lakeland Wildlife Oasis.
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About Arnside
Arnside is a village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England. It is historically part of Westmorland, near the border with Lancashire, England. The Lake District National Park is located a few miles north. Travelling by road, Arnside is 10 miles (16 km) to the south of Kendal, 25.3 miles (40.7 km) to the east of Ulverston, 35.2 miles (56.6 km) to the east of Barrow-in-Furness, 13 miles (21 km) to the north of Lancaster and 14.3 miles (23.0 km) to the east of Grange-over-Sands.
From the Wikipedia article Arnside (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Things to do1
Museums and landmarks3
Dog Hole Cave
Monument and historic site · 1.8 mi
Cave and archaeological site in Cumbria, United Kingdom
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Lakeland Wildlife Oasis
Park · 3.3 mi
Small zoological collection near the town of Milnthorpe, Cumbria, England
Leighton Moss RSPB reserve
Park · 3.0 mi
Nature reserve in Lancashire, England
Trowbarrow Quarry
Park · 2.3 mi
Limestone quarry and nature reserve in Lancashire, England, UK
Restaurants and cafes11
Notable people from Arnside
Bob Braithwaitesport shooter (1925-2015)Photo: Vic Harker, Public domain- Rosemary GrantBritish evolutionary biologist
- Margaret Constance Helen BlacklerBritish phycologist (1902-1981)
- Robert WilsonEnglish first-class cricketer and Royal Air Force officer born 1922 (1922-1980)
Born in Arnside, according to Wikidata (CC0). Each name links to its Wikipedia article.
Where to stay4
Churches and places of worship8
Shopping6
Schools, colleges and libraries3
Healthcare1
Map of Arnside
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Getting there and nearby towns
Walney Aerodrome (BWF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 18 miles away.
- Silverdale 3 mi south, about 4 min by car
- Milnthorpe 3 mi northeast, about 5 min by car
- Warton 5 mi southeast, about 8 min by car
- Flookburgh 6 mi west, about 10 min by car
- Morecambe 9 mi south, about 15 min by car
- Kendal 9 mi north, about 15 min by car
- Halton 9 mi south, about 15 min by car
- Kirkby Lonsdale 10 mi east, about 15 min by car
- Lancaster 11 mi south, about 17 min by car
- Ulverston 11 mi west, about 17 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Arnside123, en:User:Klrbilly, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Arnside Viaduct 02, The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Arnside Viaduct 01, The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Silver birch, Arnside Knott, The wub, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lakeland Wildlife Oasis Entrance 2020, TheArmchairSoldier, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leighton Moss, Gidzy from England, CC BY 2.0
- St Michael's Church, Beetham, Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Parish Church of Saint Paul, Grange over Sands, Brian Clift, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Milnthorpe church, David Trochos, CC BY 3.0
- St James' Church, Arnside, Alexander P Kapp, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Arnside Tower, Arnside - South Lakeland, Joyen69, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Arnside Tower, front, Feb 2016, Anglovirtual, CC BY-SA 3.0
- S5406 Trig on Summit of Arnside Knott - panoramio, flipflopnick, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, a-sav, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, a-sav, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, a-sav, CC BY-SA 4.0
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