Cartmel Peninsula
Cartmel Peninsula is a
Windermere and the border with the historic county of Westmorland
between the Lake and the head of the Winster.
Historically, the area was controlled by the monks of
Cavendish Family, and today is the home of Lord Cavendish. As well as the estate around Holker, the Cavendish family still owns much of the land of the Peninsula.[3]
The Cartmel Peninsula is largely rural dominated by
Cark and Cartmel and Kents Bank
.
Cartmel's name is known internationally as a '
Good Food Guide between 2013 and 2017,[8] and to Cartmel sticky toffee pudding, produced in the village shop and sold globally.[9]
The following settlements and sites can be found on the peninsula:
- Allithwaite, Ayside
- Cartmel, Cartmel Priory, Cartmel Racecourse, Cark
- Flookburgh
- Grange-over-Sands
- High Newton, Holker Hall
- Lindale, Low Newton, Cumbria
- Newby Bridge
- Ravenstown
References
- ^ Furness & Cartmel, the English Lake District Archived 2008-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Manchester and the North West of England; Accessed 17/03/08
- ^ Cartmel Furness Family History Society Accessed 17/03/08
- ^ "Holker Estate". Holker Hall. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "The Lake District Peninsulas". Travel Rat. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ Grange over Sands - the Cartmel Peninsula Edge Guide; Accessed 17/03/08
- ^ Lynch, Molly. "Popularity hard for food village to digest". The Times. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Destination Roganville". The Independent. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "L'Enclume in Cumbria tops Good Food Guide list for fourth year". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ Hopkinson, Simon. "Mrs Martin's moment of genius". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2018.