Attractions & Links
The village itself is famous for its 12th Century Priory - Friday night is bell practice - with its amazing stained glass windows and ancient choir stalls. Cartmel also has a wide range of interesting shops including a cheesemaker and a baker, 4 traditional pubs each serving high quality food, a wine bar, a Michelin starred Restaurant and is the home of Sticky Toffee Pudding.
Racegoers fill the village seven times a year, when Cartmel hosts its famous and highly popular steeple chase meetings, attracting visitors from across the country.
Two miles away is the Edwardian resort of Grange-Over-Sands, easily accessible with excellent road and rail links, offers more shopping, and a wealth of additional activities.
A toddlers’ playground is sited just outside our caravan park’s gate.
For more information and local events visit www.cartmelvillage.com
Attractions in Cartmel
Cartmel Priory - Medieval Priory of St Mary and St Michael
Cartmel Racecourse - Race meetings on 7 days of the year
Cartmel Village Shop - Home of the world famous Sticky Toffee Pudding
Black Horses Ltd - Horse-drawn carriage rides for any special occasion around Cartmel
The Larch Tree - 3 floors of unusual gifts, toys and clothing.
South Lakeland Visitor Attractions
Cartmel Village - Information about all the places to eat, stay and shop in Cartmel on the official website
Bigland Estate - Archery, clay pigeon shooting and quad biking
Bigland Trout Fishery - Fly fishing on a regularly stocked lake
Brantwood - Home of the artist and social reformer, John Ruskin, overlooking Coniston Water
Ducky's Park Farm - Flookburgh's fun family attraction with lots of animals to meet and pet
Furness Abbey - The impressive ruins of the abbey founded by Stephen, who later became King of England
Grange Golf Club - With spectacular views from Hampsfell
Holker Hall & Gardens - Award winning Estate and gardens
Lakes Aquarium - More than your average aquarium with sea and river life, otters and even monkeys
Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway - Check their fun website for the current steam train timetable
Laurel and Hardy Museum - Tiny museum in Ulverston that exudes charm and nostalgia
Lakeland Motor Museum - Over 30,000 motoring ehibits now permanently re-housed at Backbarrow near Newby Bridge (formerly at Holker Hall)
Lakeland Miniature Village - Flookburgh's tiniest village
Levens Hall - World famous topiary gardens and impressive Elizabethan stately home
North West Parachute Centre - Experience the exhilaration of freefall skydiving at Cumbria's sole parachuting centre
South Lakes Wild Animal Park - At Dalton-in-Furness
Windermere Lake Cruises - Take the train from Haverthwaite then cruise on Windermere