Cartmel Priory
Cartmel Priory is a grade I listed priory. It is within Cartmel’s built-up area. Around it, within 15 km, lie 30 more places, Holker Hall (2.5 km) first on our list.
Abbey or priory in Cartmel
Inside Cartmel
Cartmel Priory is inside Cartmel’s built-up area, with 3 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Cartmel has 69 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
A month-by-month guide
If warmth matters, go June to August: Cartmel reaches 18–19°C.
Cartmel Priory
4 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Abbey or priory
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 4 languages
- Town
- in Cartmel
- Official site
- cartmelpriory.org.uk
Map of Cartmel Priory and nearby
The map centres on Cartmel Priory, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is Cartmel’s built-up area. · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns that count Cartmel Priory
The largest of the 8 towns is Ulverston, with 11,219 people. Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.
Cartmel
Allithwaite
Grange-over-Sands
Flookburgh
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Cartmel Priory is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartmel | It’s in town | 480 | 4 |
| Allithwaite | 1.8 km south of it | 1,171 | 4 |
| Grange-over-Sands | 1.9 km southeast of it | 4,047 | 5 |
| Flookburgh | 2.3 km southwest of it | 891 | 4 |
| Lindale | 3.5 km northeast of it | 547 | 3 |
| Ulverston | 4.3 km west of it | 11,219 | 5 |
| Backbarrow | 6.6 km north of it | 240 | 9 |
| Arnside | 7.8 km east of it | 2,231 | 8 |
Make a day of it near Cartmel Priory
2 historic houses, 2 castles and 2 museums are among the 30 within 15 km.
Historic houseHolker Hall2.5 km away2
Castle · National TrustSizergh Castle15 km away3
Museum · English HeritageStott Park Bobbin Mill9.4 km away4
AquariumLakes Aquarium8.6 km away5
CastleGleaston Castle14 km away6
Historic houseLevens Hall13 km away7Heritage railwayHeritage railwayLakeside and Haverthwaite Railway6.2 km away8
MuseumLakeland Motor Museum6.9 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Planning a visit to Cartmel Priory
Where is Cartmel Priory?
Cartmel Priory is in Cartmel, Cumbria, inside the town’s built-up area.
What is Cartmel Priory?
Grade I listed priory in South Lakeland, United Kingdom.
When is the best time to visit Cartmel Priory?
June to August are the warmest months in Cartmel, with afternoon highs of 18–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Cartmel Priory a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Cartmel Priory?
Within 15 km: Holker Hall (2.5 km), Sizergh Castle (15 km), Stott Park Bobbin Mill (9.4 km) and Lakes Aquarium (8.6 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (8)
- Cartmel Priory: Michael Graham, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holker Hall: Ken Crosby, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Sizergh Castle: Ian Knox, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Stott Park Bobbin Mill: Keith Wright, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lakes Aquarium: Darrin Antrobus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gleaston Castle: Chas Hollwey, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Levens Hall: Dave Green, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lakeland Motor Museum: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
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