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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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
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Warton
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Warton
Warton works well as a base: 10 minutes from Silverdale, 23km from Trough of Bowland.
Warton is in England, United Kingdom, with about 2,300 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Silverdale, about 4 km away.
Warton is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the Lancaster district of Lancashire, England. The village is close to the boundary with Cumbria, and approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Carnforth, which was originally part of the parish of Warton. The village had a population of 2,315 at the 2001 census,Read more
and 2,360 at the 2011 census. In 2021 its population was 2,323. The parish covers an area in excess of 11,000 acres (45 km2) and is predominantly rural.
The earliest record of the Warton is in the Domesday Book of 1086. The village contains Warton Old Rectory, the ruins of a late thirteenth- or early fourteenth-century clergyman's house. The parish church, dedicated to Saint Oswald, has links to the Washington family, the ancestors of the first president of the United States of America, George Washington.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Warton?
Within an hour or so of Warton: Lakeland Motor Museum (19 km), Ingleton Waterfalls Trail (19 km), Trough of Bowland (23 km), Ingleborough and Gaping Gill (24 km).
Are there any good drives near Warton?
The nearest famous roads are Trough of Bowland, Corney Fell Road and Kirkstone Pass.
Where is Warton?
Warton is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Silverdale.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,300
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 54.1472, -2.7643
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 Warton
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
waterfall
Ingleton Waterfalls Trail
A 4.5-mile paid circular walk through wooded gorges past a chain of waterfalls including Thornton Force and Pecca Falls.
19 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
Trough of Bowland
Remote moorland pass through the Forest of Bowland linking Lancaster and Dunsop Bridge, following the route the Pendle witches were marched to trial in 1612. Sweeping single-carriageway bends with barely a building in sight.
23 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
Ingleborough and Gaping Gill
One of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, riddled with caves including Gaping Gill, whose 98m shaft could hold York Minster.
24 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Whernside
The highest point in Yorkshire at 736 m, forming the long whaleback ridge above Ribblehead Viaduct.
25 km · about 30 min 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.
26 km · about 30 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.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Ribblehead Viaduct
Magnificent Victorian railway viaduct with 24 arches striding across the bleak moorland of the Yorkshire Dales, an engineering marvel of the 1870s.
27 km · about 30 min drive
Driving roads near Warton
13 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 60km.
- 23 kmTrough of BowlandRemote moorland pass through the Forest of Bowland linking Lancaster and Dunsop Bridge, following the route the Pendle witches were marched to trial in 1612. Sweeping single-carriageway bends with barely a building in sight.
- 25 kmWhernsideThe highest point in Yorkshire at 736 m, forming the long whaleback ridge above Ribblehead Viaduct.
- 34 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.
- 34 kmPen-y-ghentThe most distinctive of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, a 694 m stepped ridge above Horton in Ribblesdale.
- 37 kmKirkstone PassThe Lake District's highest motor road, topped by an ancient inn and sweeping views over Brothers Water.
- 37 kmKirkstone Pass and The StruggleThe Lake District's highest pass road at 454m; the 'Struggle' from Ambleside is a 1-in-4 climb to the Kirkstone Pass Inn.
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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