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Lakeland Motor Museum
Riverside museum at Backbarrow with 30,000 exhibits including 140 classic vehicles and a dedicated exhibition on the Campbells' Bluebird land and water speed record machines.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Grange-over-Sands
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Grange-over-Sands
Grange-over-Sands works well as a base: 10 minutes from Arnside, 19km from Esthwaite Water.
Grange-over-Sands is in England, United Kingdom, with about 4,800 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Arnside, about 6 km away.
Grange-over-Sands is a town and civil parish on the north side of Morecambe Bay in Cumbria, England, a few miles south of the Lake District National Park. In the 2011 census the parish had a population of 4,114, increasing at the 2021 census to 4,279.
Within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire, theRead more
town became administered as an urban district in 1894. Though the town remains part of the Duchy of Lancaster, since 2023 it has been administered as part of the Westmorland and Furness Council area.
Travelling by road, Grange-over-Sands is 13.1 miles (21.1 km) to the south of Kendal, 14.9 miles (24.0 km) to the east of Ulverston, 25 miles (40 km) to the east of Barrow-in-Furness and 28.1 miles (45.2 km) to the north of Lancaster.
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What is there to see near Grange-over-Sands?
Within an hour or so of Grange-over-Sands: Lakeland Motor Museum (9 km), Hill Top, Near Sawrey (Miss Potter) (19 km), Esthwaite Water (19 km), Coniston Water (20 km).
Are there any good drives near Grange-over-Sands?
The nearest famous roads are Corney Fell Road, Hardknott and Wrynose Passes (A-road link) and Hardknott Pass.
Where is Grange-over-Sands?
Grange-over-Sands is in England, United Kingdom, about 6 km from Arnside.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 4,788
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 54.1851, -2.9249
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Grange-over-Sands
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
film location
Hill Top, Near Sawrey (Miss Potter)
Beatrix Potter's farmhouse in the Lake District, used in Miss Potter and the source of her illustrated landscapes.
19 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Esthwaite Water
A small, fertile lake between Windermere and Coniston, near Beatrix Potter's Hill Top farm at Near Sawrey.
19 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Coniston Water
The lake of Donald Campbell's Bluebird water-speed records and Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons.
20 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Bowness-on-Windermere
The busiest lakeside town in the National Park, the departure point for Windermere steamers and home to the World of Beatrix Potter.
20 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Lake Windermere
England's largest natural lake, stretching over 10 miles through the heart of the Lake District with stunning mountain backdrops.
22 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Tarn Hows
A landscaped tarn with an easy surfaced circuit and a picture-postcard view to the Langdale Pikes.
24 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
The Old Man of Coniston
A 803 m fell rising directly above Coniston village, scarred by centuries of copper and slate workings and topped by a wide summit cairn.
24 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Grange-over-Sands
13 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 60km.
- 24 kmThe Old Man of ConistonA 803 m fell rising directly above Coniston village, scarred by centuries of copper and slate workings and topped by a wide summit cairn.
- 26 kmCorney Fell RoadA single-track fell road climbing from the Duddon valley to over 300 m with sweeping views across the Irish Sea to the Isle of Man.
- 29 kmHardknott Pass SummitEngland's steepest road pass with gradients up to 33%, offering spectacular views of the Eskdale valley and surrounding Lakeland fells.
- 29 kmWrynose PassA wild mountain pass connecting the Langdale and Duddon valleys with panoramic views of the central Lake District fells.
- 29 kmWrynose BottomThe narrow glacial valley east of Wrynose Pass carrying the road along the infant River Duddon between steep fellsides.
- 30 kmHardknott PassEngland's steepest road with gradients of 1-in-3, a white-knuckle single-track pass through the Lake District with a Roman fort at the top.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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