Holker Hall

HOLKER HALL & GARDENS
Cark in Cartmel, Grange-over-sands, Cumbria, LA11 7PL
www.holker.co.uk

015395 58328
[email protected]

The Cavendish Family offer a warm welcome to this best-loved stately home. Explore 25 acres of gardens that merge into rolling parkland, and make the most of the Gift Shop, Food Hall, Ilex Brasserie & Courtyard Cafe.

Nearest train station is Cark-in-Cartmel (1 mile). No buses. Just 20 min from M6, J36.

2 adult tickets for the price of 1 for the combined Hall & Garden ticket only. Not valid for events, see website for details.

Good wheelchair access in gardens.

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