It was on the A590 road until along with its neighbour High Newton a bypass was built, opening on Tuesday 8 April 2008.

The hamlet contains two Grade: II Listed Buildings, probably from the 18th Century, Fell Cottage and East View (see English Heritage).

Blackheath Moss Beck runs through the hamlet, starting south of High Newton.

Low Newton is on the X6 bus route which runs from Kendal to Barrow-in-Furness via Grange-over-Sands.

Grange-over-Sands railway station has connections to Ulverston and Barrow-in-Furness to the west, and Lancaster, Preston and Manchester (and its airport) to the east.