Eat and drink · Fine Dining
L'Enclume
Cavendish Street, Cartmel
Three Michelin Stars
Simon Rogan's three-Michelin-starred restaurant in a former Cartmel smithy is one of the great tasting-menu experiences in Britain. Much of what reaches the table is grown on Our Farm, his own regenerative farm.
Nearby
The Cavendish Arms
Traditional, Cartmel££££
Cartmel's village pub sits in the shadow of the Priory and pours excellent local ales in a properly atmospheric setting.
Rogan & Company
Modern British, Cartmel££££
Simon Rogan's Michelin-starred neighbourhood restaurant on Devonshire Square brings L'Enclume's farm-led sourcing to a relaxed Cartmel dining room, with rooms in the village.
The Kings Arms Hotel
Traditional British, Cartmel££££
A 500-year-old coaching inn in the historic village of Cartmel. Famous for its traditional atmosphere and connection to the nearby priory.
Walks nearby
Moderate · 10.2 km · 195 m up
Cartmel, Speel Bank and How Barrow
About 2 hours 30 minutes
From Cartmel Priory and the racecourse through Park Wood to Speel Bank, south along the Ellerside ridge past How Barrow and back by the lanes.
Moderate · 7.8 km · 362 m up
Hampsfell Hospice from Grange-over-Sands
About 2 hours
Grange's own hill: through Eggerslack Wood to the 1846 Hospice on Hampsfell, with a rooftop view indicator and Morecambe Bay below.
Moderate · 9.9 km · 286 m up
Arnside Knott and the shore from Arnside
About 2 hours 30 minutes
Arnside's best walk: along the Kent estuary shore to Far Arnside, then up to the toposcope on Arnside Knott for a view over Morecambe Bay.