Walk around Arnside and Silverdale, Cumbria, England

A beautiful walk to discover the coast between Arnside and Silverdale villages.

Information to do the Arnside and Silverdale walk:

  • Distance: 19km
  • Duration: 4h30
  • Ascent: 300 m
  • Level: Medium
  • Car park: in Arnside village
  • Dog friendly: Yes
Arnside, Cumbria

This walk crosses the Arnside and Silverdale Natural Park which is classified as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty AONB. We have met this appellation during our visits to the Isle of Anglesey, but also in Wales and the forest of Bowland, near Lancaster. There are 46 places in UK that are listed as AONB. This walk follows the coast for a while and offers a breathtaking view over the bay of Morecambe. It is fairly easy, only the climb to the top of Arnside Knott can be a little tiring but the view from the top is well worth the effort.

Find our blog post about Isle of Anglesey here. Find more information about AONB here.

Arnside, Cumbria

Here are the key steps to make this hike:

  • From the parking, along the promenade take the path that runs along the beach. Follow it until you arrive to some swamps and a kind of campsite. Just before the entrance of the campsite you will see a sign showing the direction of Blackstones point. Be careful this road is only accessible in low tide if you are there at high tide take the direction of Far Arnside.
  • Follow the path to blackstones point then once arrived at the tip, take the path that goes up towards the cliff. Follow this road to Far Arnside.
  • Once arrived at Far Arnside and after crossing a second campsite full of mobile homes head towards Silverdale and Silverdale cove. You will cross a third campsite.
  • After arriving at Silverdale Cove follow the road that goes to the village of Silverdale then follow the direction of Jenny’s Point.
  • Once at Jenny’s Point go back in the opposite direction and cross the village of Silverdale and cross the campsite. But this time at the top of the campsite follow the direction of Arnside Tower.
  • Once arrived at Arnside Tower, cross the farm and go up to the national road and take the road in the direction of Arnside Knott.
  • Follow it up to the summit and then go down to the village of Arnside.

If you do not want to do the whole walk you can once arrived at Far Arnside go back in the direction of Arnside Knott and Arnside village. This is the part of the walk that I liked the most and it is around 8 km.

What do you think of this hike?

Arnside, Cumbria

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4 thoughts on “Walk around Arnside and Silverdale, Cumbria, England

  1. I have camped in Silverdale at Gibralter Farm which is near Jenny Brown Point. The countryside there is so beautiful especially by the coast. We have also walked accross Morecambe Bay on a guided walk from Arnside to Grange over sands, which is well worth doing. You end up wading through the water!

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