Cartmel

The location:

Cartmel is a village in the Lake District, just a few miles from Grange-over-Sands. It sits on the River Eea and is home to Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding, Cartmel Racecourse and Cartmel Priory. Over the years the priory has been used as a prison and as a school.

Did you know?

Sticky Toffee Pudding flavour ice cream was the winning flavour in the 2006 Haagen-Dazs contest.

Cartmel Racecourse has a four furlong run-in, the longest run-in in Britain.

Famous people

Well, famous food. Cartmel Sticky Toffee pudding is a moist sponge cake made using finely chopped dates and covered in a rich, sticky toffee sauce. There are several versions of the dessert’s origins… but one thing is true. It tastes fantastic!

Things to do

As well as eating Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding or going to the races at Cartmel Racecourse on May and August Bank Holidays, Holker Hall is just up the road. With its 25 acre garden, it is a great example of a mixed English garden. You can also visit the Lakeland Motor Museum at Holker Hall.

See Also: The Cartmel Suite in Windermere