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North Walney

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North Walney is a National Nature Reserve in Cumbria, covering 6.5 km². The county has 26 National Nature Reserves; this is one. Other National Nature Reserves nearby include Sandscale Haws and Duddon Mosses. For arrivals by rail, Barrow-in-Furness Station is about 1.6 km to the south-east.

More places to visit near North Walney

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.

adjoining · spans 24 counties

Photo of Furness Abbey, a ruined abbey near Ulverston, Cumbria, north west England.Iconic

Furness Abbey

Abbey · Monastery near Ulverston

Vast red-sandstone monastic ruin in a wooded vale.

2.9 km E

Photo of Bow Bridge, Barrow-in-Furness, a landmark near Ulverston, Cumbria, north west England.

Bow Bridge, Barrow-in-Furness

Landmark near Ulverston

Narrow three-arched 15th-century bridge over Mill Beck, built by the monks of Furness Abbey to carry packhorses to their mill.

3.6 km E

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.

7.8 km NW

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

Piel Island

Island near Roose

Small island with the ruins of Piel Castle, built by Furness Abbey's monks, and the Ship Inn, whose landlord is crowned King

8.2 km SE

Photo along the Cumbria Way, a 70-mile long-distance path running from Ulverston to Carlisle, north west England.

Cumbria Way

Long-distance path

Through the Lake District's heart at valley level — Coniston, Langdale, Borrowdale and Caldbeck between the old market towns of Ulverston and Carlisle.

10.1 km NE · Cumbria