Leisure facilities for all ages:
Promenade, parks, crown green bowling, tennis, croquet, golf, swimming, spa pool, play park, playing fields, community orchard, woodland walks, fell walks, viewpoints, horse riding, Cumbria cycleway, fitness centre and sauna, snooker and pool, line dancing, ballroom dancing, skate boarding at Lindale, (restricted hot-air ballooning (Cark), skydiving, gliding and light aircraft flying. Flookborough airfield)
Specialty shopping:
Specialty shopping: sticky toffee pudding from Cartmel (why pick it up from Harrods when you can get it from source?), farm ice cream, catch-of-the-day from Morecambe bay fishermen's cottages, finest meats including Angus beef, Holker venison and salt marsh lamb, bespoke tailoring, antiques and architectural artefacts, framed prints and originals, hardy plants, organic produce, willow water (world's best), Lyth valley damson gin, hand-made chocolates, and personalised clothing and souvenirs.
There are dozens of old style quality shops selling outdoor clothing, tailored suits, jewellery, antiques, souvenirs, new and antiquarian books, newspapers and magazines, cards, toys, delicatessen foods, freshly baked bread and cakes, groceries, fresh vegetables, wide range of meats and fish, wines and spirits, furniture and furnishings, electrical items, pet supplies, wildlife food, pharmacy medicines and commodities, car dealerships, (BMW, VW, Audi, Toyota, etc), DIY builders supplies, hardware, chinaware, garden and house plants, garden tools and supplies, bottled gas, fishing tackle and lawn mowers. Two small self-service stores open early 'til late (9.30 or 10.pm).
Service establishments
Include tourist information centre, police office, 5 major banks plus building societies, 4 cash machines, solicitors, financial services, hairdressers, barbers, clinic, dentists, opticians, doctors, oesteopaths, garage repairs, taxis, charity shops, florists, mower repairs, auction house, photographic studio, travel agents, 2 post offices (5 in immediate district, library, newspaper office, 3 estate agents, architects, surveyors, valuers, joiners, signwriters,beauticians, fitness trainers, (Population of Grange itself is 5000)
Attractions in Grange and immediate locality:
Master engraver at work, Sunday brass band concerts, art exhibition, shows and events, miniature village, cartmel priory, cartmel races, wild flower reserve, wild fowl collection, hampsfell hospice view point, stately home, motor museum, world class gardens, prehistoric sites, wild fowl reserve, bird sanctuary, showground. Many socieites welcome holidaying guests.
Eating-places:
Coffee shops, tea rooms, cafes, bar meals, hotel restaurants, Chinese restaurant, gourmet restaurants, fish & chip restaurant, fish and chip takeaways, Chinese takeaways, sandwich bars,
Transport:
Railway station for direct trains to Manchester, Manchester airport, Preston, Lancaster and Barrow and stations on route and connections to all other destinations. Barrow - Kendal express buses connect to countywide service. National coach feeder stop at station, Day returns and all-day passes sold. Bus passes issued in many parts of Lancashire allow half price journies throughout Cumbria. Regular local bus service calls at station and at all town stops. Taxis sometimes to be found at station but best to pre-book. Phone kiosk in station car park. Coach and car park (Windermere Rd.), shoppers' short stay car parking on streets, Cartmel-Grange CP, Library CP, Kents Bank Road CP, Berners Close CP, Cartmel Race Course Public Car Park for Cartmel.
Grange-over-Sands Amenities