| Coordinates: | 54.302, -2.919 |
|---|---|
| OS grid ref: | SD 40 89 |
| Dialling code: | 015394 (Hawkshead) |
Cartmel Fell sits within Westmorland and Furness on the eastern fringes of the Lake District National Park, lying between Cartmel and Windermere. The parish is characteristically rural - a patchwork of wooded combes, open fell and stone-built hamlets - and is anchored by the atmospheric St Peter's Church, whose ancient fabric and windswept churchyard hint at the area's long history.
Historically dominated by sheep and hill farming, the local economy now blends agriculture with small-scale tourism and holiday accommodation, attracting walkers and visitors seeking quieter corners of the Lakes; nearby Cartmel with its food scene and racecourse draws additional trade. With a small, dispersed population the social life revolves around farms, parish events and the landscape itself, and there is a strong local emphasis on conservation and maintaining the rural character.
Postcode districts covering Cartmel Fell
Most populated places nearby
- Morecambe 16.4 miles
- Lancaster 18.3 miles
- Barrow-in-Furness 17.5 miles
- Kendal 7.3 miles
- Heysham 17.6 miles
- Ulverston 10.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Crosthwaite and Lyth Parish 2.5 miles
- Finsthwaite Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Storrs Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Bowness and Lyth Ward 2.9 miles
- Staveley-in-Cartmel Parish 3.1 miles
- Crook Parish 3.5 miles
- Satterthwaite Parish 4.1 miles
- Bowness-on-Windermere Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Grange and Cartmel Ward 4.2 miles
- Backbarrow Built-up area 4.3 miles
- Lindale and Newton-in-Cartmel Parish 4.4 miles
- Colton Parish 4.6 miles
Example postcodes in Cartmel Fell
LA11 6NT, LA23 3PH, LA23 3PG, LA11 6NQ, LA23 3PN, LA23 3PJ, LA23 3PA, LA23 3LP, LA23 3LJ … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 59.2 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 61.6 miles
- Lakeside Railway Station 2.2 miles
- Newby Bridge Railway Station 3.1 miles
Hotels in Cartmel Fell Ad
Local points of interest
- Wray Castle Estate 5.8 miles
- Watercrook Archaeological site 6.9 miles
- Cartmel Racecourse Recreation 7 miles
- Holker Hall Estate 8.6 miles
- Terry Bank Estate 13.1 miles
- Underley Hall Estate 15.3 miles
- Cumbrian Mountains Mountains 15.6 miles
- Roanhead Beach Beach 16.7 miles
- Globe Arena Stadium 16.7 miles
- Holker Street Stadium 17.8 miles