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This pretty village has all the ingredients of an old style fishing village with a delightful mix-match of charming properties rising up from a beach of firm golden sand littered with colourful sailing boats. The beach is backed by a pleasant promenade where you will find attractive shops and a couple of pubs, ideal for sitting with a drink enjoying the antics of the sea-birds and watching the sun go down. Or in the warmth of a summer evening you can sit and watch for the tidal bore as the tide comes in.

Arnside is a relaxing atmospheric place of beauty and tranquillity. It was once a busy boat building centre but now its prosperity comes from its wide appeal to tourists and nature lovers. The mud-flats around here provide a home to a countless variety of sea-birds, and there is also spacious areas of scientific interest where rare alpine plants flourish in limestone crevices, attracting a constant stream of delicate butterflies.

Buildings of interest in Arnside include the modern H.M. Coastguards Station built in 1992, Ye Old Fighting Cocks dates from the 17th-century and has a cock-fighting pit under the floor, imposing Salcotes Hall dates from 1679, whilst the Railway Viaduct with 50 piers spanning 522 yards was built when the line first opened in 1857. The Albion Hotel is from 1810 and still has its early warning bell which rang to tell of high tide. There is a clock to commemorate a local family and a fountain built in memory of a small child.

A wealth of natural beauty, flora and fauna can be discovered by walking the old disused Hincaster railway line and vast numbers of Wading birds and wildfowl can be seen at Leighton Moss Nature Reserve as well as in the estuary.

Arnside is within easy reach of some famous beauty spots, cross the Kent estuary by boat and you are quickly in Grange-over-Sands, travel a few miles towards Carnforth and you come to pretty Silverdale with its popular RSBP site. Drive inland and you reach historic Kendal, Windermere, Coniston Water and the magnificent Grizedale forest.

With no shortage of hospitable accommodation, good restaurants and pubs, this is an ideal region in which to spend an lovely weekend, or to tarry for a while, explore a stunning coast and visit lovely countryside.

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	Cumbria Grand Hotel Lindale Rd, Grange Over Sands, Cumbria, Cumbria, England (2.7 miles, 4.3 km, direction W) The Cumbria Grand Hotel is set in 25 acres of garden and woodlands. This comfortable hotel is located 10 miles from Winderemere. You will receive a warm, friendly welcome at this charming Victorian... More info and book online.. Price from £48.00
	Grange Hotel Station Square, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, Cumbria, England (3.0 miles, 4.9 km, direction W) Built in 1866 in classical Italianate style, the Grange Hotel sits in its own beautifully-landscaped grounds. We enjoy panoramic Bay views in the unspoiled Edwardian town of Grange-over-Sands, describ... More info and book online.. Price from £128.00
	Hampsfell House Hotel - Non Smoking Hampsfell Road, Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria, England (3.2 miles, 5.1 km, direction W) A Lake District gem, nestled in nearly 2 acres of its own ground and renowned for great food and wonderful hospitality! A wonderful hotel set in its own private grounds surrounded by woodland & a few ... More info and book online.. Price from £50.00
	Graythwaite Manor Hotel Fernhill, Grange-Over-Sands, Cumbria, Cumbria, England (3.8 miles, 6.1 km, direction W) A beautiful privately owned and family run country house in 10 acres of Gold Award-winning gardens and woodland overlooking Morecambe Bay and the hills beyond. Cumbria in Bloom winners 2006, 2004 & 19... More info and book online.. Price from £63.00
	Aynsome Manor Hotel Aynsome Lane, Cartmel, Nr Grange Over Sands, Cumbria, Cumbria, England (4.9 miles, 7.8 km, direction W) Two generations of the Varley family have created a special atmosphere of warmth and comfort. Aynsome Manor located in the still untouched Vale of Cartmel. The hotel represents an ideal centre from ... More info and book online.. Price from £90.00

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Nearby travel help

Arnside Station	(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)
Silverdale Station	(2.6 miles, 4.2 km, direction SE)
M6 Junction 36	(5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction NE)
M6 Junction 35A	(5.3 miles, 8.5 km, direction SE)
Blackpool Airport	(30.7 miles, 49.5 km, direction S)
Leeds Bradford International Airport	(52.8 miles, 85.0 km, direction SE)
Arnside to London	(217.9 miles, 350.6 km, direction SE)