Would you like to explore the best of Arnside and Silverdale? This guidebook covers 15 of the best short walks in the area (between 3 and 10km, all under three hours), including Arnside Knott, the Fairy Steps, Leighton Moss, Warton Crag, Carnforth, Jenny Brown’s Point, the Pepperpot and Levens deer park.

Why choose this guidebook?

• Easy to moderate walks suitable for almost everyone
• Short climbs but no challenging terrain
• Numbered points which tie maps to clear route description
• Details of public toilets and refreshments along the route
• Route Summary Table to help you choose your walk

Cicerone’s Short Walks guidebooks contain everything you need to get outdoors and discover the best of an area. The short walks are perfect if you’re new to walking or looking for something you can enjoy with the whole family. Let the adventures begin!

Location of walks 

Map key 

Using this guide 

Route summary table 

Introduction 

Walking in Arnside and Silverdale 

Special things to see 

Bases and places to stay 

Travel 

The walks 

1. Arnside Park 

2. Around Arnside 

3. Arnside Knott 

4. Sandside, Dallam Tower and Haverbrack 

5. Beetham, Hale Fell and the Fairy Steps 

6. Gait Barrows and Hawes Water 

7. Leighton Moss and Cringlebarrow Wood 

8. Warton Crag 

9. Silverdale to Carnforth 

10. Jenny Brown’s Point 

11. Arnside Tower from Silverdale 

12. The Pepperpot and Eaves Wood 

13. Middlebarrow Wood and Eaves Wood 

14. Arnside to Silverdale 

15. Levens Park and the River Kent 

Useful information 

Seasons

Pleasurable year round: enjoy spring flowers, summer's clear skies and views, bracken turning, leaf fall and easier wildlife sightings in autumn and migratory winter birds.

Centres

Arnside, Silverdale, Milnthorpe, Carnforth

Difficulty

The routes in this guide are accessible to most. Good woodland and coastal tracks make for easy walking for much of the way. Limestone - a key characteristic of the area - can be slippery when wet so care should be taken in rain. Signposting and waymarkers are commonly present, as are benches on some routes.

Must See

Outstanding estuary views from Arnside Knott and Warton Crag, RSPB Leighton Moss, monuments to kings and queens at Eaves Wood, Dallam Tower and deer park, Levens Hall and the River Kent, the Fairy Steps, the mystery of Jenny Brown's Point, wildlife-rich ancient woodland and limestone crags

June 2023

Walk 7

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