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Lining up ready for our cruise into Morecambe.

coast walk from Arnside back to Silverdale

After checking the tide times I decided to walk back to the campsite at Silverdale via the beach/coast route. Although only about 4 miles it is quite a hard slog as the "beach" is basically one big load of slippy mud. Views are amazing though.

Arnside Vintage Fair

Arnside is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England. It faces the estuary of the River Kent on the north eastern corner of Morecambe Bay, within the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Historically it lay within Westmorland, near the border with Lancashire.

The village lies on the railway line from Lancaster to West Cumbria, which passes over the River Kent via the Arnside viaduct. Up to the 19th century, the village was a port, but building the viaduct caused the estuary to silt up

With each high tide Arnside is subjected to a very fast rising tide. The cause of this fast tide is a combination of the large area of Morecambe Bay, which narrows rapidly at Arnside, plus the second highest tidal range (at Barrow-in-Furness, which can be as much as 32 feet (9.8 m) on a spring tide nearest the spring and autumn equinox: these typically give rise to a tidal bore, which may be as high as 12 inches (30 cm), and are often used by canoeists

group walk to Arnside

BrazilianVWbay.com northern meet 2014

Saturday

We set off as a group for the walk from the camp site to Arnside with some great views over the bay and towards the southern lake district fells.

Morecambe Bay midsummer sunset

Ok, 1 day short of midsummer day, but just look at the show we had......

BrazilianVWbay.com northern meet chilled afternoon and evening

After the afternoon walk it was time to chill for a while, watch the incoming tide and then enjoy the evening BBQ in perfect summer evening sunshine.