Cark-in-Cartmel, near Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria

Home to the Cavendish family, this neo-Elizabethan mansion is located a short distance from the sea and is set within wonderful gardens which merge into parkland with hills on one side and Morecombe Bay on the other. There are three main areas to interest the family from the Hall, to the Gardens (25 acres) and the Motor Museum (over 20,000 exhibits of every kind of vehicle) and children are given a free u201CDiscovery Cardu201D (a kind of quiz sheet) to help them explore the 125 acre Deer Park, the Hall and the Motor Museum. There is an Adventure Playground for the under 12s and The Courtyard is an excellent café with children's food, baby-changing and milk-warming facilities. There is also a picnic area quite close to the car park. Open from end March to end October, the Hall is from 11am to 4pm, the Gardens from 10.30am to 5.30am u2013 both from Sunday through to Friday, and the Motor Museum from 10.30 to 4.30pm open every day.

We strongly recommend you ring Holker Hall before you set off on your family day out, to make sure they are open and to confirm admission prices. It may also be worth visiting the website for Holker Hall, www.holker-hall.co.uk, to see if there are any special events on the day for which you may have to book a ticket. Please also be aware that if Holker Hall hosts birthday parties, this may limit the access in the cafe/restaurant areas.

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