A Short Tour of Silverdale.

Start. Silverdale (Shore Road).

Route. Silverdale (Shore Road) - The Lots - Silverdale Cove - Cove Road - Elmslack - Castle Bank - Eaves Wood - Castlebarrow - King William's Hill - Eaves Wood car park - The Row - Bottoms Lane - Silverdale Green - Woodwell Cliff - Woodwell - Woodwell Lane - Lindeth Road - Shore Road.

Notes. Put your boots on and come explore some of the many paths around Silverdale, we’ll wander through limestone grassland, groves of coppice hazel and gnarled twisted yew trees, we’ll cross limestone pavements, all this to the jungle drumming of rain on gortex. For most of this walk I was veiled in the stuff, my only defense against the driving rain.

I left Silverdale via The Lots, head down against the heavy rain driving in over Morecambe Bay, once at Silverdale Cove, Cove Road guided me away from the coast depositing me at the start of a trod cutting through Elmslack. Between smart properties I wandered, when the path reached a junction I turned left into a narrow lane, Castle Bank, the lane in turn guided me passed a row of quaint cottages then through a narrow stile allowing access to Eaves Wood, at the next stile I turned right immediately ascending in the company of a dry stone wall.

At the top of the short climb the path onto Castlebarrow greeted me, this small limestone escarpment gifts the rambler with stunning views over Silverdale and Morecambe Bay (on a nice day), it is also home to the Pepper Pot, erected to celebrate Queen Victoria's Jubilee,  I carefully made my way over slippery limestone to reach the monument. On a good day I’d sit a while but this wasn't a good day, so into the woods I wandered, signs for the car park now guided me through coppice woodland, between limestone scars and twisted yews, under giant beach and gnarly oaks.

Opposite the entrance to the car park a narrow lane leads through The Row, this I followed to a white finger post promising passage to the railway station or church and village, it was the latter for me. Green paths guided me through sheep and cow pastures, I crossed Bottoms Lane to enter yet more fields, soon I found myself wandering passed a row of cottages behind the church, I turned left, yet more field walking followed, this deposited me at Silverdale Green. Before the Victorians arrived Silverdale was a series of scattered farmsteads, Silverdale Green being the original village, it’s a lovely place even in the rain.

From Silverdale Green a path cuts above Woodwell Cliff, this I followed into yet more woodland, the next section was weather dependent. The rain had stopped, if it stayed that way I’d head to Jenny Brown’s Point, if not I’d double back under Woodwell Cliff, I doubled back, visited Woodwell then followed the tarmac lane to Lindeth Road, which in turn guided me back to Shore Road and the parked car.

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home.

Grey and wet, Arnside Park as seen from The Lots.

Views along the Silverdale coast from above Red Rake.

A dank Silverdale Cove.

In Eaves Wood about to step onto Castlebarrow.

Stunning views from Castlebarrow.

The Pepper Pot.

Rambling through Eaves Wood, guided by clearly marked car park signs.

On field paths leaving The Row.

Rising above the tree tops the spire of St John's Church.

Sunny views to Eaves Wood, make the best of it it didn't last.

Looking towards Castlebarrow, squint you can just make out the Pepper Pot.

Looking back to The Row.

Above Woodwell Cliff.

Wandering above Woodwell Cliff hoping this break in the weather may last a little longer.

It didn't so here I am at the spring....

....and pool at Woodwell.

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