on August 15, 2003
Don't miss my Holker Hall and Gardens travelogue%L
Only a short distance from the sea, Holker Hall is magnificently situated on the wooded slopes of the Cartmel Peninsula which juts out from the north into Morecambe Bay. Despite its grand scale, this handsome rose coloured neo-Elizabethan mansion and its Gardens provide a soft and gentle contrast to the ruggedness of the lakeland countryside to the north.
Opening hours
The Hall is open from 10.30am to 16.30 hrs. with Guides available to explain the history of Holker and the Cavendish family connections.
The Lakeland Motor Museum
The Lakeland Motor Museum, winner of Cumbria Tourist Board's Attraction of the Year 2000, and the English Tourism Council's Best Small Visitor Attraction, houses an extensive and fascinating collection extending to some 20,000 exhibits, including cars, motorcycles, tractors, bicycles, pedal cars and engines plus perhaps the largest display of automobilia on public display within the UK - mascots, badges, advertising posters, petrol pumps, globes, enamel signs, pottery and models - pure nostalgia, certain to provide a thoroughly enjoyable 'motoring memories' experience.
The Lakeland Motor Museum is open April to October, Sunday to Friday (closed Saturdays) 10.30am to 4.45pm.
Telephone/Fax: 015395 58509
