Holiday Homes in Milnthorpe

A traditional market village on the southern fringe of the old Westmorland landscape, Milnthorpe sits just outside the south-eastern corner of the national park, on the River Bela near the head of the Kent estuary. A handy and good-value gateway town, it is well placed for the southern Lakes, the Kent estuary and the beautiful limestone country of the Arnside and Silverdale coast.

Milnthorpe is built around its square, where a market has been held since a charter of 1334, and it has a quiet, unhurried charm. On its doorstep lies Dallam Tower, with a lovely riverside deer park where a herd of fallow deer roams, while the nearby Lakeland Wildlife Oasis is a popular family attraction. Gentle walks lead out along the River Bela towards Beetham and the curious limestone scramble of the Fairy Steps, and the village was once a small working port before the estuary silted.

For visitors, Milnthorpe makes an affordable and well-connected base. The southern Lakes around Windermere and Kendal are a short drive north, the Arnside and Silverdale National Landscape with its glorious bay views is close by, and the coast and countryside reward gentle exploration. For a quiet, friendly base on the edge of the Lakes, choose one of our Milnthorpe holiday homes.