Cross Bay Walk

Annual cross bay fundraising walk

Why not join us with your family and friends for a unique day out in the fresh air on Morecambe Bay. Your participation by gaining sponsors to do this will help raise vital funds for the Bay Search and Rescue Team which as an independent charity relies on annual events like this to survive. The team which is made up of volunteers do not get any Government funding and this is our major fundraising event of the year.

The walk will be led by Cedric Robinson, the Official Queens Guide to the Sands and supported by team members from Bay Search and Rescue in their distinctive orange hi-visibility jackets. Some of the team will be walking with you and will be happy to discuss our role on the Bay, and some will follow in our amphibious and all-terrain Hagglund rescue vehicles which you will have an opportunity to look around - and maybe a ride in if all that fresh air proves too much!

We will depart from Arnside promenade and will walk across to Kents Bank Train Station near Grange-over-Sands, arriving a few hours or so later.

The length of the walk varies depending on the route Cedric takes on the day through the channels (and around any quicksand obviously - which is why he is the Queens guide!). Children and anyone comfortable walking for approximately 3 plus hours are welcome. There are usually some channels to wade through so be prepared to get wet to your knees or so. Anyone not happy to wade or who gets tired can always take a ride in the Hagglund. Dogs are more than welcome if kept under control, especially as other dogs will be there too!

Check out some of the photos from our previous Cross Bay walks Walk Photos 1 | Walk Photos 2 | Walk Photos 3

This is an ideal day out - some gentle exercise all the family can join in with, lots of fresh air and a chance to say you have done something unique - we look forward to seeing you.

:: Click here to find out how to register for ::
:: the Bay Search & Rescue ::
:: Cross Bay Walk ::

Groups are welcome

If you wish to bring a large group you will be more than welcome. Ideally it is a great help (and saves us admin, as we are all volunteers here) if you can get the members to register using the link above, or register for them. If this is not possible then please register yourself as the group leader and then email us a a list of the names, addresses, telephone number and email for all your group members. You can then send the registration fees by post.

If you have any questions please contact
Paul Calland - Deputy Station Officer
email paul@baysearchandrescue.org.uk

You can also call Tel: 07811 119838 but please be aware that we are a volunteer team with full time day jobs so would appreciate it if any phone calls are early evening only if possible.

What do I need for the walk?

We always order warm sunshine a light inshore breeze and the gentle song of a sea bird to accompany our walk. But just on the off chance that our request is denied then bring some light waterproofs. The walk is suitable for anyone who can walk for three or four hours, including children from around five years old. You will need some old footwear for the first part of the walk, and then once onto the sand you can you can whip your footwear off and go barefoot, its great!!

You can bring along the family dog but we ask you to please keep them under control at all times. You will be walking on a route that is well planned and Cedric Robinson MBE the Queens Guide will be leading the walk. There will be a couple of channels to cross and you may get wet up to your knees, so shorts might be a good idea depending on the weather. There are no toilets and no cafe's out on the sands so bring a drink and maybe a snack to eat. When the sun does come out there’s no shade, so a hat and sun cream is a good idea, especially for the little one's.

Where does it start and finish?

Details vary each year so will be advised nearer the day. We start from Arnside on the promenade opposite and further down past the Albion Pub, Finish is at Kents Bank Railway Station
To get to Arnside leave the M6 at Junction 35 from the south or 36 from the North and follow the sign's for Milnthorpe along the A6. At Milnthorpe traffic light's follow the sign’s for Arnside. As you approach Arnside turn right under the railway bridge, then follow the road round and along Arnside 'seafront'. Find a parking spot anywhere along the front, you are now only a few hundred yards from the start which is directly across from the Albion Pub on the corner.

The finish is at Kents Bank (Near Grange over Sands) at the Railway station. There are trains from here back to Arnside every hour or so.

Alternatively you can park at Kents Bank Station and either arrange a lift back to Arnside, or you can catch the train back round to Arnside (before the walk starts) so you have a car waiting when you finish.

We look forward to seeing and would like to thank you for helping us.