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Luxury Historic House In The Heart Of Cartmel

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Ford House

Private kitchen

Private kitchen

Breakfast meal

Luxury and comfort

9.9Outstanding

(51 Ratings)

Guests loved the beautiful house with fantastic location, thoughtful owner, fabulous facilities for large groups, and quick communication. Highly recommended for a memorable stay in Cartmel.

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9.9 / 10.0

Outstanding(51 Ratings)

House in England

10 guests · 5 bedrooms · 3 baths

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

Top-tier experienceA high end property in this area

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About this house rental

Recently refurbished, luxury five star accommodation in a Grade II listed house in the centre of the historic village of Cartmel in the South Lake District. Five comfortable bedrooms; three bathrooms; period features; garden. The house is within walking distance of Simon Rogan's L'Enclume restaurant with its two Michelin stars and Rogan & Co with one Michelin star. The Cavendish Arms, Royal Oak, Kings Arms and Unsworth's Yard Brewery are all within two minutes' walk. Cartmel Racecourse and the sticky toffee pudding shop are just across the square.

3 night weekend and 4 night midweek breaks are available outside of main holiday periods. Please call or email for rates as we are unable to display them on this site.

Amenities at Luxury Historic House In The Heart Of Cartmel

Pets allowed

Family friendly

Map of England

city location on map

Nearby attractions

Stratford Butterfly Farm

King Power Stadium

National Trust - Stowe

Things to know

Additional fees to expect

Cleaning & other feesWe include all stay related fees in the Cleaning Fee line, which may include cleaning, property manager, resort, tourism and other stay related fees. All Vrbo properties are professionally cleaned after each stay.

Booking feeNo booking fees, easy credit card payments.

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Customer support

Customer support is handled by our partner Vrbo

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Top rated by guests

9.9Outstanding

(51 Ratings)

Guests loved the beautiful house with fantastic location, thoughtful owner, fabulous facilities for large groups, and quick communication. Highly recommended for a memorable stay in Cartmel.

From real guest reviews summarized by AI

Don't miss out! Price and availability may change

$$$$

9.9 / 10.0

Outstanding(51 Ratings)

House in England

10 guests · 5 bedrooms · 3 baths

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

Top-tier experienceA high end property in this area

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

Map of England

city location on map

Nearby attractions

Stratford Butterfly Farm

King Power Stadium

National Trust - Stowe

About this house rental

Recently refurbished, luxury five star accommodation in a Grade II listed house in the centre of the historic village of Cartmel in the South Lake District. Five comfortable bedrooms; three bathrooms; period features; garden. The house is within walking distance of Simon Rogan's L'Enclume restaurant with its two Michelin stars and Rogan & Co with one Michelin star. The Cavendish Arms, Royal Oak, Kings Arms and Unsworth's Yard Brewery are all within two minutes' walk. Cartmel Racecourse and the sticky toffee pudding shop are just across the square.

3 night weekend and 4 night midweek breaks are available outside of main holiday periods. Please call or email for rates as we are unable to display them on this site.

Amenities

Pets allowed

Family friendly

Things to know

Additional fees to expect

Cleaning & other feesWe include all stay related fees in the Cleaning Fee line, which may include cleaning, property manager, resort, tourism and other stay related fees. All Vrbo properties are professionally cleaned after each stay.

Booking feeNo booking fees, easy credit card payments.

Service feeThis helps Vrbo provide a safer and more secure booking experience.

TaxesTaxes on accommodation such as Occupancy Tax, VAT, or GST. May also include tourism fees.

Customer support

Customer support is handled by our partner Vrbo

Ratings and reviews

9.9 / 10.0

Outstanding(51 Ratings)

Summary of reviews

Guests loved the beautiful house with fantastic location, thoughtful owner, fabulous facilities for large groups, and quick communication. Highly recommended for a memorable stay in Cartmel.

From real guest reviews summarized by AI

10.0 / 10.0

Great trip fantastic house highly recommended

10.0 / 10.0

What a place! We all loved it.

10.0 / 10.0

We couldn’t have asked for more.

10.0 / 10.0

The best location in the centre of Cartmel.

10.0 / 10.0

This property was of a very high standard, and all communication with the manager was quick and accommodating.

10.0 / 10.0

Perfect place for a very comfortable stay. House very roomy for 8 and so much to see and do in the area

10.0 / 10.0

Very central accommodation in Cartmel. Handy for walks and trips to the lake district

10.0 / 10.0

We had a wonderful stay. A beautiful house in a lovely location

10.0 / 10.0

Beautiful house, fantastic location, owner thought of everything to add special touches to make the stay special - highly recommended

10.0 / 10.0

Perfect location. Great property.

Perfect location. Great property.

We all thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The facilities are fabulous for a large group or family. Clean, comfortable and a great location. The host has been attentive and proactive too ensure that our expectations have been met.

10.0 / 10.0

Charming Cartmel

Charming Cartmel

We booked Ford House for a friend's 50th birthday. Judy was excellent to deal with, responding extremely quickly to our queries. Ford House is the most beautiful place to stay and the location was perfect, think I can safely say everyone loved their time there!

10.0 / 10.0

Fabulous House for special birthday celebration

Fabulous House for special birthday celebration

Beautiful house in Central location, ideal for me and my friends to celebrate my 60th. Very clean accommodation, all rooms lovely. Communication with owner was fast for any query before and during stay. Small issue with hot water, which was then sorted out very quickly and did not spoil the weekend. Would definitely recommend and hope to return in the future

10.0 / 10.0

Fantastic property in a fabulous location! Highly recommend

Fantastic property in a fabulous location! Highly recommend

We loved our stay and would highly recommend for a trip to Cartmel and Grange Over Sands. Great host, who was very helpful with any questions we had.

10.0 / 10.0

An amazing property in the perfect location

An amazing property in the perfect location

No idea how could be improved

10.0 / 10.0

Belated birthday getaway

Belated birthday getaway

Absolute fabulous stay at Ford house, I love Cartmel and the house exceeded expectations and made the trip more memorable & deepened my love of this beautiful village.

10.0 / 10.0

Went for my 50th birthday and it was a truly amazing few days. The house was just perfect!

Went for my 50th birthday and it was a truly amazing few days. The house was just perfect!

Very high quality with everything you need. Spotless throughout. You will definitely see us in the future. Thank you! Jo

10.0 / 10.0

Excellent experience & location

Excellent experience & location

Best location on the square. Comfortable accommodation - will come back.

8.0 / 10.0

Great location base for touring the Lakes

Great location base for touring the Lakes

Judy was great, very responsive. Property was perfect for family get together

10.0 / 10.0

Absolutely perfect!

Absolutely perfect!

The property was all it said it would be. We were also very pleasantly surprised with the size of the garden which appeared smaller in the photos. Fantastic customer support from the property owner.

10.0 / 10.0

Wedding trip

Wedding trip

Our stay at Ford house was exceptional. We have created memories here to last a lifetime. Thank you so much to Judy

10.0 / 10.0

Perfect!

Perfect!

What a fantastic house, really well equipped, comfortable beds and crisp cotton linen. Lovely area to sit out in. Perfect location. I would highly recommend this beautiful house for a stay in Cartmel.

10.0 / 10.0

Lovely house, great location

Lovely house, great location

Owner always very quick to reply to queries. Lovely house and Cartmel is great.

10.0 / 10.0

Perfect location, spacious & comfortable

Perfect location, spacious & comfortable

Highly recommend - I’d love to stay here again. Perfect location for Cartmel’s restaurants, super comfortable for a group across 3 floors, great comms with Judy. Special place to stay!

10.0 / 10.0

Lovely house

Lovely house

Fabulous weekend with family in Ford House. It is a perfect place to stay and we highly recommend it.

10.0 / 10.0

Fantastic location we were the 1st in property

Fantastic location we were the 1st in property

Rooms good size. Having three bathrooms was excellent having ten people staying .would definitely recommend ford house .

10.0 / 10.0

Family weekend

Family weekend

Great house , great location . We had a fab week end . Only gripe wud be there was a shower we couldn’t use as it was leaking as the rubbish wasn’t uplifted . Not a huge issue as we weren’t using the garden .

10.0 / 10.0

Great location for a family mini break. Judy was really helpful in all corresponence

Great location for a family mini break. Judy was really helpful in all corresponence

Property was clean, well equipped and perfect for 9 adults, 1 baby and 2 dogs. Perfectly located.

10.0 / 10.0

Fabulous location, excellent property

Fabulous location, excellent property

We stayed as 5 couples over a race weekend and have nothing but praise for this lovely house. The owners have thought of everything to make sure you enjoy you stay. Situated right on The Square, between two excellent pubs and short stroll to both the racecourse and the fabulous L'Enclume restaurant, Ford House is perfectly appointed. Highly recommended.

10.0 / 10.0

80th celebrations

80th celebrations

Fantastic weekend in a superb well equipped property, location could not have been better and although in main square it was extremely peaceful. Highly recommend the property and nothing was too much for Judy. Really felt like In Own home

10.0 / 10.0

Family gathering 2019

Family gathering 2019

The property was impressive and ideal for us. Each couple and Dad had a bedroom and having a family bathroom on each floor also meant no queues and privacy. The water pressure was excellent as so often happens with large groups the showers become a dribble, not in this case. The garden was a little hotspot and was used a lot during our time. I believe between us all every pub and restauraunt got used. No disappointment with the food and enjoyed by all. When we catered in the house the cooker was up to the job. I was also able to walk the dogs with a variety of places and met lots of people who were welcoming. Overall a successful family week away.

10.0 / 10.0

Great location, lovely property

Great location, lovely property

Excellent accommodation, Judy, the owner, has thought of everything to make your stay enjoyable. Top notch kitchen equipment and accessories, beautiful bed linen and soft fluffy towels. It was wonderful to sit around the large dining table as a family as we all live busy lives and don’t get too catch up as a group very often. We had fantastic weather and so made good use of the garden facilities, drinking g and ts and chilled wine in the sun. Bliss. Having three parking permits for the racecourse is a real plus. All in all, a superb experience.

10.0 / 10.0

An amazing property

An amazing property

This is a gorgeous house in the centre of the village. It has every amenity you can think of and I cannot recommend it enough.

10.0 / 10.0

Wonderful house in perfect village location

Wonderful house in perfect village location

This was our third holiday in Ford House with a family party of 8 adults and this time with two young grandsons. Unlike many larger properties where at least one bedroom is a box FH has five large double or twin bedrooms so no one in the party ends up with bedroom envy! Three bathrooms also help everyone to be ready to start the day on time. The house is well equipped throughout and the photographs are an accurate representation of the reality. The location in the village square is perfect with everything in the village including L'Enclume and the Priory just a short stroll away. For real ale lovers the two pubs on either side of the house are a bonus with two more plus Unsworth's Yard Brewery (and bar) close by. Judy was prompt to deal with any contact and was extremely helpful throughout. As you might expect from the above we highly recommend Ford House.

10.0 / 10.0

Fabulous location, delightful property with thoughtful details.

Fabulous location, delightful property with thoughtful details.

We have had a lovely holiday and recommend it for a group of family or friends. Going to Cartmel Races added to the fun and having pubs and posh dining on the doorstep is just perfect. Ford House is a delight!

8.0 / 10.0

Lovely house with all the facilities needed

Lovely house with all the facilities needed

Lovely house with lovely furnishings .Location in the village was great but unfortunately our party contained my father and he didn't cope very well with the loud noise until midnight from the pub next door.Sunday night was great as there was no live music on at the pub.Would definitely stay again but not with my parents!

10.0 / 10.0

Return Visit

Return Visit

We have just returned from our 2nd visit to ford house and our experience was just as wonderful as last year. Judy is so efficient & prompt at replying to any queries and the booking process is so so easy. What do we say about the house....it is wonderful. My daughter said she felt her whole body relax as she came through the door! There is plenty of space, the kitchen has everything you need with no expense spared. There is a spacious, enclosed garden perfect for our dogs and a lovely seating area. All of the bedrooms & bathrooms are luxurious with plenty of space. Its the personal touches that have gone into the house that make it very special & it so feels like like a 'home from home' relaxing & cosy. Perfect for family gatherings or celebrations and we hope to return very soonx

10.0 / 10.0

Ideal.

Ideal.

Ford House is an ideal place to stay with friends and family. The house offers everything and a bit more of what you would have at home. Eight of us stayed for a long weekend of walking and eating and drinking all available around and in Cartmel, beautiful place. Judy was very informative when booking Ford House. I would definitely recommend Ford House as a lovely place to stay. We ate out in the Kings Arms on the Saturday night, which was extremely busy and therefore the food unfortunately wasn't that good, it was served not very hot and rushed, but it did not spoil our time in Cartmel.

10.0 / 10.0

Amazing weekend

Amazing weekend

A group of 8 of us came to stay for my husbands 40th weekend as we were off to L'enclume... we couldn't have asked for a better house. Right in the middle of beautiful Cartmel (like a village out of a Richard Curtis film) stands the house - situated between 2 old country pubs (both with log fires) and almost opposite the Cartmel Village Shop (home to the sticky toffee pudding no less). Organising the rental with Judy was super easy and she sent us everything we needed to know well in advance. Directions to the cottage were great - parking a slight issue right in the center but again (as Judy's notes say) we found spots just outside - plus a lovely walk to and from. The house had everything we could need - it was super cosy, especially when we had the log fire on in the evening sat round with a glass of wine & eating cheese (excellent cheese shop just round the corner). All bedrooms as advertised - VERY comfy beds and good quality white linen. The whole house was very clean. Kitchen was fantastic with very nice appliances. Would very much recommend L'enclume (just round the corner) for a real TREAT of a meal / experience - but also Rogan & Co - was fantastic too! Buy your provisions from the spar shop on the outskirts of the village (inc stocking up on plenty of fire wood) - then for more yummy bits - the Cartmel Village Shop in the square (I bought 5 different puddings as presents too). All in all - perfect weekend. Really hope we manage to get up to Cartmel again. Thank you!

10.0 / 10.0

Forrdhouse#amazing

Forrdhouse#amazing

I will never tire of telling people what an amazing time we had in this house, everything was fantastic, the owner replied to emails straight away, the house is so comfortable with everything you need, superb property in a lovely village.

10.0 / 10.0

Wonderful family celebration

Wonderful family celebration

We were very lucky to be invited to celebrate the in-laws Ruby wedding with rest of our family including two grandchildren and two dogs . The location was superb and the house delightful catering for 10 adults with ample space for us all . We loved to be able to walk around the village so easily having babies and yet the surrounding area meant we could explore further too. Many thanks

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