I have yet to climb Arnside Knott and get a perfectly clear view (in which you'd see a number of the Lakeland Fells and Morecombe Bay), but given the hazy light last weekend, this was the best on offer. Still, it stayed dry the entire time of our 14 mile hike, there wasn't as much mud as I'd feared, and really, one can't ask for more on a winter walk. Usually when we embark on a hike in this area, Arnside Knott is the last hurrah, so it was quite novel to tackle the climb at the beginning and get it out of the way.
The rest of the walk was through fields and a lot of woodland, taking in Arnside Tower. . .
. . . the Pepperpot (a monument celebrating Queen Victoria's jubilee) . . .
. . . an old quarry ( apparently the stone for the promenade in Blackpool came from here) but it's now the Trowbarrow Nature Reserve. . .
. . . views of a small lake. . .
. . . and the Fairy Steps.
Below is the view from the top of the Fairy Steps - you can see Arnside Knott in the distance, showing you how far we've come.
And we ended up walking back to Arnside via the shore of the Kent Estuary - you can see the Knott again in the distance.
These sheep graze on the salt marshes which are supposed to add to their flavour.
A decidedly subdued and soft palette but an enjoyable walk nonetheless.
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