Meathop Moss, Arnside

Name: Meathop Moss
Address: Arnside, United Kingdom

#4 among attractions in Arnside

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Meathop Moss is a raised bog located north of Meathop in Cumbria, England. Protected as a nature reserve by the Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Meathop Moss is notable for its insect life. In 1965 it was designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest under the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949. Along with two other raised bogs near the Kent estuary, it has been included in the Witherslack Mosses Special Area of Conservation which was designated in 2005. ()

Coordinates: 54°13'39"N, 2°51'29"W

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Arnside United Kingdom

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Meathop Moss – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Arnside Knott, Whitbarrow, Arnside Tower, St Paul Parish Church.

2.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Outdoor activities
Arnside Knott, Arnside
70 min walk • Arnside Knott is a hill with a summit elevation of 159 metres, near Arnside, Cumbria, England. Although it is in South Lakeland district it is not in the Lake District National Park, lying south of the River Kent which forms the south eastern boundary of the national park.
3.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Whitbarrow
92 min walk • Whitbarrow is a hill in Cumbria, England. Designated a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and national nature reserve, it forms part of the Morecambe Bay Pavements Special Area of Conservation due to its supporting some of the best European examples of natural limestone habitats.
3.2 miS
Tower, Forts and castles
Arnside Tower, Arnside and Silverdale
81 min walk • Arnside Tower is a late-medieval tower house between Arnside and Silverdale immediately to the south of Arnside Knott in Cumbria, England.
3.2 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Paul Parish Church, Grange-over-Sands
81 min walk • St Paul's Church is in Crown Hill, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
3.4 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Thomas' Church, Milnthorpe
87 min walk • St Thomas' Church is in the village of Milnthorpe, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
3.6 miE
Church, Gothic architecture
St Michael's Church, Arnside and Silverdale
93 min walk • St Michael's Church is in the village of Beetham, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmoreland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.
1.7 miN
Church
St Paul's Church
44 min walk • St Paul's Church is in the village of Witherslack, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
2.2 miSE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Cross Bay Walk, Arnside
57 min walk • The Cross Bay Walk is a historical hiking route in Northwest England that crosses Morecambe Bay. It traditionally connected Hest Bank, Lancashire with Kents Bank, Cumbria.
3.5 miE
Church
St Peter's Church
91 min walk • St Peter's Church is in the village of Heversham, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
2.1 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St James' Church, Arnside
53 min walk • St James' Church is in the village of Arnside, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
3.5 miE
Historical place, Museum
Heron Corn Mill, Milnthorpe
91 min walk • The Heron Corn Mill is a working 18th-century water mill on the River Bela at Beetham, Cumbria, England. The mill and its mill race are grade II* listed, and in 2013 it was awarded a £939,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund for major restoration work.