Walk No.39
Arnside Knott from Eaves Wood
Date: 2nd July 2007 Distance: 8.5 miles Ascent: 1150 feet Time: 3h 45m
Weather: Cloudy and dull, although it did stay fine
Route: We left the car at Eaves Wood car park and walked to the "Pepperpot"
We left the car at Eaves Wood car park to walk to the "Pepperpot"
The path through Eaves Wood to the Pepperpot
The final section of the path. The paths were very wet with all the rain we have been having lately.
The "Pepperpot". Wonder how it got that name!
120 years old and still going strong!
Silverdale from the Pepperpot. From here our path to Arnside Knott would take us through a caravan park.
The top end of the caravan park with Arnside Knott behind
From the caravan park we pass Arnside Tower.
A ruinous pele tower, possibly 13th or 14th century. It is situated about two miles outside of Arnside, near to Hazelslack and Lindeth towers. Arnside was badly damaged in a fire in 1602, repaired and occupied until the roof timbers were removed to Beetham and Knowsley in the 1680's. The tower is now in a severe ruinous state, showing damage from a storm in 1884 that destroyed the internal cross wall and the west corner of the tower.
Arnside Knott from Arnside Tower
One of the many paths on Arnside Knott. This one will lead us to the summit
Grange over Sands from the path up Arnside Knott
Looking down to Arnside and across the Kent estuary to Whitbarrow.
The story goes that a young sailor and his girlfriend twisted two young saplings together to make one. Whether it's true or not I don't know but the National Trust a few years ago tried to recreate it using tree grafts and I don't think it was successfull
The summit of Arnside Knott.
From the summit we just headed down the slope to go to the cafe at Arnside.
The Beach Walk Cafe at Arnside, by far the best value for money in the area.
From the cafe we followed the beach path to New Barns
Looking back to the railway viaduct over the Kent
New Barns. From there we took a path through the caravan park to Far Arnside
The path follows the coastline.
Getting near to Far Arnside on the coastal path
The path runs through another caravan park at Far Arnside
Arnside Knott from Far Arnside
From Far Arnside we returned to Eaves Wood and took a path back to the car
The path back through Eaves Wood
and finally back to the car!
Next Walk: 5th July 2007 -- Warton Crag and Leighton Moss from Crag Foot
Last Walk: 29th June 2007 -- Catbells, Maiden Moor, High Spy and Castle Crag from Gutherscales