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Silecroft

Photo of Silecroft, a swimming spot near Broughton-in-Furness in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.

Silecroft

© Anne Burgess / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

© Anne Burgess / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Silecroft

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Silecroft is an official bathing spot in Cumbria. Its water quality was classed Excellent at the Environment Agency's last classification. It is one of 16 bathing waters in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of the Lake District National Park.

The closest station is Silecroft, 1.3 km to the north-east. Nearby bathing waters include Haverigg and Walney West Shore.

More at the Environment Agency's water quality profile

More places to visit near Silecroft

Photo of the Lake District, a National Park in Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

Lake District

You’re inside itNational Park near Grasmere

England's highest mountains and deepest lakes — the fells that invented British hillwalking.

Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

National Trail

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

here · spans 24 counties

Photo of Sunkenkirk Stone, a stone circle near Broughton-in-Furness in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Sunkenkirk Stone

Stone circle near Broughton-in-Furness

Sunkenkirk Stone Circle, 230m south east of Swinside

8.7 km NE

Photo of Walney Island, an island in Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Walney Island

Island near Barrow-in-Furness

Long island off Barrow with Irish Sea beaches and nature reserves at both ends, known for eiders, gulls and natterjack toads

9.4 km SE

Photo of Broughton-in-Furness, a village in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.Highlight

Broughton-in-Furness

Village

Georgian market town on the Duddon fringe, its handsome square keeping fish slabs, stocks and a chestnut-shaded market cross.

11.2 km NE · Cumbria

Photo of The Manor Arms, a pub near Broughton-in-Furness in the Lake District, Cumbria, north west England.

The Manor Arms

Pub near Broughton-in-Furness

Georgian ale house on Broughton-in-Furness's market square, a long-running CAMRA favourite for its cask range.

11.2 km NE