Carr Bank Hazelslack Arnside
Carr Bank Road, Hazelslack, Milnthorpe LA7 7LG
MR97/476788
N on A6 at Milnthorpe. At T-lights tn L SP Arnside. In approx 2m tn L at Garden Centre in to Carr Bank Rd. Take 2nd L. Site on R in 400 yds past woods
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No matter how many times we go to Hazelslack, its attractions never fail to please. 'The Lake District in miniature' is a label which sits easily on this special area. A short walk to the Fairy Steps or a more demanding walk across the sands with Cedric Robinson leaves a lasting impression. From the 15 century to the middle of the 19th century, Arnside was a small port and fishing village and the county's only link with the sea. With the coming of the Furness Railway and the building of the impressive quarter mile long viaduct across the Kent estuary in 1857, the river was no longer accessible for large vessels beyond the viaduct, coastal trade declined and Arnside's importance as a port ceased. The railway, however, made Arnside more accessible to discerning Victorians, who saw it as an excellent holiday destination and the village flourished into a fashionable resort. Regattas were held and pleasure boats would arrive from Fleetwood and Morecambe. Today's Arnside is still a popular resort, but without the garish entertainment often found in other seaside towns. It retains many artifacts of particular interest to its residents, like the drinking fountain built as a memorial to Richard Mobberly Clayton who, aged 4, died of appendicitis and Arnside's landmark clock, a memorial to the Bamforth family, founders of a former girls school. 'Hands off' would seem to be the message to any would-be modernisers. A look at the shops, houses, promenade and seafront tells the visiting public 'this is how we like it'.
Chrildren on the Fairy Steps
