Cycling

We would like to encourage people to leave the car behind when visiting the landscape, and visit by public transport, exploring by foot or by bike.

If you visit the National Landscape by bike, here are a few tips:

  • We have a lot of hills, so you might want to consider a e-bike if you’re unused to cycling
  • There are only two main Bridleways in the National Landscape, and it’s not permitted to cycle on footpaths, meaning most cycling is restricted to the roads. Wear high vis clothing so you’re visible on the narrow and winding roads.
  • There are speed restrictions in all the villages, generally at 20mph. Please respect the speed limits and watch out for children, elderly people and other walkers.

Electric Bike Hire

Electric Bikes can be hired from ease-e-ride, located just up from Arnside Railway Station. There are also pickup points at other locations within the National Landscape. Find out more on their website: https://easeeride.co.uk/

The Electric Bike Network

As part of the Morecambe Bay Electric Bike Network, you can recharge your bikes at Arnside Chip Shop. For further information, visit Morecambe Bay Electric Bike Network.

The Bay Cycle Way

The Bay Cycle Way is a fantastic new route that takes you on a mixture of traffic-free paths and quiet lanes through a beautiful part of Cumbria and Lancashire The Cycle Way – NCN 700 – passes through the Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape on its way from Walney Island, near Barrow, to Glasson Dock, south of Lancaster. Take in absolutely stunning scenery all along this spectacular coastline. 81 miles long, the majority of the route is reasonably flat and designed so that you are never far from a loo, a brew or a view!

For further information, visit http://www.sustrans.org.uk/ncn/map/route/the-bay-cycle-way

Cycle & See

Outstanding scenery, picturesque villages, charming tea rooms and a network of quiet lanes – all waiting to be explored. 5 circular cycling routes in and around the National Landscape, first devised by Nick Cotton in 2006 and subsequently updated in 2012, are available to download below:

Information contained in these downloads was correct at the time of going to press.