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A great trip out from Cartmel but in fact any destination in the Lake District at the moment is a trip to Ulverston.

Ulverston is not only a delightful market town with  interesting shops and antique stores, but is also the home of a small,  but perfectly formed and most informative museum!  Ulverston is the home  of the Laurel and Hardy Museum, which seeing at the film “Stan and  Ollie” has just come out ( January 2019) I thought I would share this  lovely town with you all.

First a little history about the duo.  Laurel and Hardy

  were a comedy act during the early Classical Hollywood era of American  cinema. Stan Laurel was English (1890–1965) and Oliver Hardy American  (1892–1957). They became well known during the late 1920s to the  mid-1940s for their slapstick comedy.  Laurel played the clumsy and  childlike friend of the self- important Hardy. They are famous for their  signature tune which was played over their film credits  (The Dance of  the Cuckoos”). their bowler hats!

Prior to emerging as a team, both actors had well-established film  careers. Laurel had appeared in over 50 films as an actor (while also  working as a writer and director), while Hardy had been in more than 250  productions. They didn’t become a comedy team until 1926 when they  appeared in a movie short together, and they officially became a team in  1927 when they appeared together in the silent short film Putting Pants  on Philip.

They appeared as a team in 107 films, starring in 32 short silent  films, 40 short sound films, and 23 full-length feature films. They also  made 12 guest or cameo appearances .

In 2005, they were voted the seventh-greatest comedy act of all time by a UK poll of fellow comedians.

The official Laurel and Hardy appreciation society is known as  

 and memorabilia of them and their work can be found in Ulverston.

is the home of Stan Laurel and at the Roxy  Cinema not only can you at the moment (January 2019) see the film,  “Stan and Ollie” with   John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan you can tour the  delightful museum dedicated to the famous pair

Turn off the M6 at Junction 36, follow the A590 to Barrow in Furness,  which will bring you to Ulverston. The easiest car park is situated on  the roundabout at the entrance to the town. From the car park, we are a  short walk up the cobbled street, past Gillam’s Tearoom, turn left at  Costa Coffee onto Brogden Street. Their  entrance is at the front of the  Roxy Cinema, look out for the smiling Stan, as in the photo above!

There is ample parking in Ulverston town centre with several Pay and  Display car parks all within 5 minutes walk. Parking on the street is  usually limited to 1 hour unless you have a parking permit (local  residents only).

Family Ticket consists of Two Adults and up to Three Children U16

Entry plus Hot or Cold Drink and muffin or bag of popcorn

Every Thursday during the School Summer Holidays
 Join our experts for a guided tour of Ulverston as Stan would have  remembered it. See his birthplace, the shop where Grandma bought him his  Beers Treacle Toffee (a real treat!) and many other parts of our  charming Market Town.

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
 Easter – Oct: 7 Days Per Week
 Close Monday & Wednesday at all other times.
 Christmas Opening Times: From 20th Dec to 3rd Jan,

A Recommended Day Trip near Cartmel in the English Lake District

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Hi I'm Alison and along with my husband Brian,  we own and run Woodside and Fell View cottages   Hidden 

The English Lake District has it all:  Sleep villages where time has stood still, miles of footpaths to explore, lakes that stretch for ever and views to die for. This area is a World Heritage site and rightly so. 

We have 2 beautiful cottages which we, and our wonderful caretaker Lynne, take a real pride in. We love the area and want you to enjoy it as much as we do, so we provide guides, books, a blog, Facebook page of what on in the area etc. And best of all we are only an email or phone call away, to answer any of your questions.

Our connection began with the Lake District by chance in 1993 and then in 2001 we bought Fell View to be followed 8 years later by Woodside. 

It has been our escape from the 21 century! 

and we want you to come and enjoy the area for yourselves



A Recommended Day Trip near Cartmel in the English Lake District

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