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ARNSIDE, Cumbria’s secret seaside resort, is an elegant Victorian town that offers discerning visitors stunning views, spectacular architecture and a range speciality shops. All of these can be enjoyed under the benign prominence of Arnside Knott, the town’s landmark hill overlooking the Kent estuary, where the laughing scream of herring gulls instantly evokes memories of childhood holidays. Buy yourself an ice cream, then, and saunter along the promenade at Arnside, looking across the wide, wide estuary to Whitbarrow Scar and the high, rising fells of the Lake District beyond. Or stop and count the many arches of Arnside’s famous viaduct which spans the estuary, and still carries the railway to and from Grange-over-Sands, only a few minutes away by train but a long, exciting and potentially dangerous walk away. Fortunately, Arnside is a starting point for the internationally popular walk across the shifting sands, led by the Queen’s Guide to the Sands, Cedric Robinson. But if you don’t fancy getting your feet wet, locals say the countryside that lies close around Arnside, offers walkers a footpath for every day of the year. And since this is an area of outstanding natural beauty, you can be sure there are lots more good views. If walking’s not your thing, there’s always that other great leisure activity - shopping. Arnside’s handsome shops include a range of fascinating gift and bric-a-brac shops; a popular newsagents; late night grocers and off-licence; a high quality greengrocers; a butchers specialising in quality local produce; a bakers offering delicious home-made breads and cakes and several cafes - including one in an old coastguard hut just along the shore path to Silverdale. There’s also a florists, a ladies’ and gentlemen’s outfitters, post office, library, bank and garage as well as a wide range of local services including a good bus service. Arnside has two pubs, and there’s another just up the road in Sandside, which also has a couple of restaurants. Finally, as befits a seaside town, you can always take a portion of some of the best fish and chips available in the area out on to the prom when you’ve finished walking or shopping, and eat them as you listen to the gulls, and watch the sun set over Morecambe Bay. Magic!
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