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Cark & Cartmel station is roughly a mile from Holker Hall
which features award winning gardens and the Lakeland
Motor Museum, which includes the Campbell Bluebird
Exhibition.
Leaving the train at the restored Grange-over-Sands station
enables visitors to stroll along the promenade or visit the
colourful Ornamental Gardens and enjoy the peaceful
atmosphere of this picturesque seaside resort. A regular bus
service runs to Newby Bridge, at the southern end of
Windermere and home to the Lakeside & Haverthwaite
Railway, the Aquarium of the Lakes and the National Trust’s
Fell Foot Park.
As it heads eastwards the Furness Line offers spectacular
views of Morecambe Bay. Highlights include the River Kent Viaduct
and the 49 span Leven Viaduct which won an engineering award in
2007 after a £14 million rebuilding project.
Arnside is surrounded by an area of outstanding natural beauty and
is the starting point for the Cross Bay, Westmorland Way and
Limestone Link walks.
Silverdale station serves the
RSPB reserve at Leighton
Moss, the largest reedbed in
north-west England. Whilst
entry to the Information Centre
and excellent tearoom is free
there is an admission charge
to the hides and nature trails
for non-RSPB members.
However this is waived for
anyone arriving by public
transport or bike.
There’s special offers on
cycle hire for rail travellers!
Photo:
Tony Miles
Carnforth station is a short
walk away from Warton Crag
Nature Reserve and its superb
views across the sands of Morecambe Bay. The station is famous as
the location for the 1945 film “Brief Encounter” and visitors can enjoy
a romantic interlude of their own in the Brief Encounter Refreshment
Room and Visitor Centre.
Lancaster boasts its own castle, a market hall that sells an
impressively wide variety of merchandise and the City and
Maritime Museums.
Trains continue via Preston, home of the
National Football Museum, through
Manchester, with its shops, galleries and
museums and on to Manchester Airport,
gateway to over 200 worldwide
destinations.
Grange-over-Sands station
Photo and text: Tony Miles
Tickets
Travelling to Cumbria and the Lake
District can cost from as little as £7.
This includes advance purchase fares
from Manchester to Windermere,
Manchester to Grange-over-Sands
and Edinburgh to Windermere plus
many more. For more information
and to purchase tickets visit
www.tpexpress.co.uk
Look out for the First TransPennine
Express walks booklet which can be
found at stations across the network.
The handy sized booklet contains a
selection of walks taking you direct
from a number of railway stations into
beautiful surrounding countryside. For
those people who like a pint of real ale
a discount is available at a range of
public houses on production of your
rail ticket. Pick up our ‘Real Ale Trail’
leaflet at one of our stations for more
information and to take advantage of
this offer.
FURTHER INFORMATION
For times and ticket information visit www.tpexpress.co.uk
Alternatively you can go to the National Rail Enquiries website at
www.nationalrail.co.uk
First TransPennine Express customer services j 0845 600 1671
Email: tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com