Discover the beauty of  The Lakes  from your luxury lodge at The Pastures.
Cartmel

Cartmel is situated at the southern end of the Lake District, very close to the northern shore of Morecambe Bay. The nearest town of any size is Grange-over-Sands, a popular holiday resort a little over three miles away. Cartmel grew up around the Priory Church which was founded by Augustine Monks in 1190 and which has a vivid and well documented history all of its own. The historic town of Cartmel boasts one of the finest ecclesiastical buildings in the north of England. Having celebrated its 800th anniversary, the Priory Church of St Mary and St. Michael still serves as the centre of the community.

Depite suffering at the hands of numerous marauding forces over the centuries, not least those of Cromwell, the church is in a remarkable state of preservation and is a must for all visitors to Cartmel. The Market Cross and Fish Slabs, even though the cross is long since gone, is still very much the heart of the village. Around the square is a delightful assortment of genuine old world buildings serving as they have for centuries, as friendly inns, well stocked shops and private dwellings.

Cartmel has almost everything anyone could want. The whole of the Lake District, the Kent and Lune Valleys and the Yorkshire Dales can be explored with ease. Holker Hall, one of the north’s best known historic houses, and the Lakeland Motor Museum incorporating the Campbell Legend Bluebird Exhibition, are literally down the road. The pleasant seaside town of Grange-Over-Sands is merely up and over the fell, Lake Windermere and Coniston Water with all their attractions can be reached in less than half an hour.

Cartmel also offers a range of quality dining opportunities for all tastes, from Simon Rogan’s two star Michelin restaurant L’Enclume, to pub lunches.

The Lake District

Surrounded on all sides by some of England’s most picturesque landscapes, The Pastures couldn’t be blessed with a better or more beautiful location. The rugged Lake District stands proud to the north, the dramatic Dales to the east, while the sweeping coastline of Morecambe Bay and the villages of Grange Over Sands, Cartmel and allithwaite are all close by.

The Lakes is proud to have  England’s highest mountain and deepest water –  but this isn’t just what the wonderful Lake District is about. It is also home to England’s largest national park and has many thriving communities, bustling villages and towns. Not to mention some of the best walking, climbing and cycling terrain in the world. The world-famous Windermere is within half an hour’s reach, and picturesque Ullswater and Keswick to the north, only an hour away.

Take the opportunity to hire a boat and take to the water at Coniston, explore the acclaimed 30 acre Thomas Mawson designed Arts and Crafts garden at the Brockhole Visitor Centre overlooking Windermere or learn a little about the local legends and literary greats such as Beatrix Potter and Wordsworth by visiting the homes they lived in and the places that inspired them.

More details are provided by Visit Cumbria Tourism or the Lake District National Park website »

Discover the beauty of lakes from your luxury lodge at the Pastures.