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

Lake DistrictPhoto Olga Lioncat / Pexels

Places to explore near Carnforth StationCarnforth

60 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 3 are national icons.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Arnside & Silverdale, a National Landscape in north west England.Highlight

Arnside & Silverdale

National Landscape near Silverdale

Little limestone hills, flowery woods and the huge tidal sands of Morecambe Bay, all packed into a small friendly corner

0.8 km N

Photo of Leighton Moss, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Silverdale in Arnside & Silverdale, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Leighton Moss

SSSI near Silverdale

Reedbed reserve of bitterns and marsh harriers.

3.7 km NW

Photo of the Forest of Bowland, a National Landscape in England.Iconic

Forest of Bowland

National Landscape near Slaidburn

Wild heather moorland and the Trough of Bowland.

4.5 km SE

Photo: Jenny Brown's Point, a viewpoint near Silverdale in Arnside & Silverdale, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Jenny Brown's Point

Viewpoint near Silverdale

Atmospheric limestone headland with an old copper-smelting chimney, looking across Morecambe Bay from Silverdale.

4.6 km NW

Photo of Silverdale, a village in Arnside & Silverdale, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Silverdale

Village

Limestone-and-woodland village on the Lancashire edge of the Arnside & Silverdale AONB, ringed by coast and reserves.

4.9 km NW · Lancashire

Photo of Lune Aqueduct, a landmark near Lancaster, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Lune Aqueduct

Landmark near Lancaster

Rennie's great five-arch aqueduct striding the River Lune north of Lancaster, the finest structure on the whole Lancaster Canal.

6.9 km S

Photo: Crook o' Lune, a viewpoint near Caton in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Crook o' Lune

Viewpoint near Caton

Great looping bend of the River Lune near Caton, a beauty spot painted by Turner and a riverside picnic stop.

6.9 km S

Photo of Eric Morecambe Statue, a landmark in Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Eric Morecambe Statue

Landmark near Morecambe

Cheery bronze of comedian Eric Morecambe in his 'Bring Me Sunshine' pose on the town's seafront.

8.9 km SW

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

Lake District

National Park near Grasmere

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

9 km NW

Photo of Morecambe, a village in Lancashire, north west England.Iconic

Morecambe

Village

Faded-then-reviving bay resort with a five-mile prom, the Eric Morecambe statue and the art-deco Midland Hotel.

9.2 km SW · Lancashire

Photo of Midland Hotel, a landmark near Morecambe, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Midland Hotel

Landmark near Morecambe

Streamlined 1933 art-deco hotel on Morecambe's prom, with Eric Gill reliefs and a curved seafront frontage.

9.3 km SW

Photo of Stone Jetty, a landmark near Morecambe, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Stone Jetty

Landmark near Morecambe

Former stone harbour arm on Morecambe's front, now a public promenade dotted with bird sculptures and games.

9.3 km SW

Photo of Ashton Memorial, a folly near Lancaster, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Ashton Memorial

Folly near Lancaster

Grand Edwardian domed folly rising over Williamson Park in Lancaster, dubbed the 'Taj Mahal of the North'.

9.4 km S

Photo of Williamson Park, a garden near Lancaster, Lancashire, north west England.Highlight

Williamson Park

Garden near Lancaster

Hilltop Victorian park above Lancaster with woodland walks, a butterfly house and the domed Ashton Memorial.

9.5 km S

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Leighton Hall Gardens

Garden near Carnforth

Herbaceous borders, herb and walled gardens and woodland walks around a Gothic house near Carnforth.

0.2 km SE

Photo of the Lancaster Canal, a 41-mile canal running from Preston to Tewitfield, north west England.

Lancaster Canal

Canal

The lock-free coastal canal of the north-west, 41 miles on one level from Preston to Tewitfield with the sea often in view.

0.5 km SE · Lancashire & Cumbria

Photo of Warton Old Rectory, a house in Arnside & Silverdale, Lancashire, north west England.

Warton Old Rectory

House near Warton

Roofless stone house of the 1300s beside Warton's church, built for the parish's wealthy rectors, with a great hall that also served as a courtroom.

1.7 km N

Greenlands Farm Village

Farm & farm shop near Carnforth

Farm shop, butcher and cheese counter at Tewitfield near Carnforth, with baked goods and gifts.

4 km NE

Photo of The Silverdale Hotel, a pub in Arnside & Silverdale, Lancashire, north west England.

The Silverdale Hotel

Pub near Silverdale

Family-run traditional pub in the heart of the Silverdale AONB.

5.6 km NW

Photo of The Fenwick Arms, a pub near Claughton in the Forest of Bowland, Lancashire, north west England.

The Fenwick Arms

Pub near Claughton

Seafood-led dining pub on the old A6 in the Lune valley at Claughton.

8 km SE

Gresgarth Hall Gardens

Garden near Caton

Renowned garden of designer Arabella Lennox-Boyd in the Lune valley, opening one Sunday a month across the seasons.

8.2 km SE

Photo of the River Kent, a 20-mile river running from Kentmere to Morecambe Bay, north west England.

River Kent

River

A short, fast Cumbrian river falling from the Kentmere fells through Staveley and Kendal to Morecambe Bay.

9.1 km NW · Cumbria

Photo of Lancaster Priory, a church in Lancashire, north west England.

Lancaster Priory

Church near Lancaster

Great priory church of St Mary on the castle hill, surviving the Dissolution as Lancaster's parish church.

9.1 km S

Everything else within 10 km (37) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.