Hampsfield House, Cartmel

#11 among attractions in Cartmel

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Hampsfield House is a country house located to the west of the village of Lindale, Cumbria, England. It was built between 1880 and 1882, and designed by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin. The house cost about £7,000. It was built for Sir John Tomlinson Hibbert, Member of Parliament for Oldham, who was Parliamentary Secretary to the Local Government Board under Gladstone in 1871–74, and again in 1880–83. The house was featured and illustrated in the British Architect in 1881. ()

Coordinates: 54°13'0"N, 2°54'36"W

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Cartmel United Kingdom

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Hampsfield House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cartmel Racecourse, Cartmel Priory, Holker Hall, Arnside Knott.

2.1 miSW
Horse track, Gambling, Sport venue
Cartmel Racecourse, Cartmel
53 min walk • Cartmel Racecourse is a small national hunt racecourse in the village of Cartmel, now in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, historically in Lancashire.
2 miSW
Sacred and religious sites, Church, Monastery
Cartmel Priory, Cartmel
52 min walk • Cartmel Priory church serves as the parish church of Cartmel, Cumbria, England.
3.6 miSW
Garden, Park, Vernacular architecture
Holker Hall, Cartmel
92 min walk • Holker Hall is a privately owned country house located about 2 km to the southwest of the village of Cartmel in the ceremonial county of Cumbria and historic county of Lancashire, England.
3.5 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Outdoor activities
Arnside Knott, Arnside
91 min walk • Arnside Knott is a hill with a summit elevation of 159 metres, near Arnside, Cumbria, England. Although it is in South Lakeland district it is not in the Lake District National Park, lying south of the River Kent which forms the south eastern boundary of the national park.
1.6 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Paul Parish Church, Grange-over-Sands
42 min walk • St Paul's Church is in Crown Hill, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
2.1 miSW
Monastery
Cartmel Priory Gatehouse, Cartmel
54 min walk • Cartmel Priory Gatehouse is a medieval building located at Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, England. It is listed grade II* and is part of a scheduled monument. It belongs to the National Trust.
2.7 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Mary's Church, Cartmel
69 min walk • St Mary's Church is in the village of Allithwaite, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Windermere, the archdeacon of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
2.7 miNE
Church
St Paul's Church
71 min walk • St Paul's Church is in the village of Witherslack, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
3.4 miE
Hiking, Hiking trail
Cross Bay Walk, Arnside
87 min walk • The Cross Bay Walk is a historical hiking route in Northwest England that crosses Morecambe Bay. It traditionally connected Hest Bank, Lancashire with Kents Bank, Cumbria.
3.3 miE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St James' Church, Arnside
85 min walk • St James' Church is in the village of Arnside, Cumbria, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Kendal, the archdeaconry of Westmorland and Furness, and the diocese of Carlisle.
2.2 miE
Protected area
Meathop Moss, Arnside
57 min walk • Meathop Moss is a raised bog located north of Meathop in Cumbria, England. Protected as a nature reserve by the Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Meathop Moss is notable for its insect life.