Flookburgh is an ancient village on the Cartmel peninsula in northern England. Cartmel Peninsula is a Peninsula in Cumbria in England. It juts in a southerly direction into Morecambe Bay, bordered by the estuaries of the Northern England, The North, The North of England or (less commonly The North Country refers to the parts of England north of an ill-defined line Being close to Morecambe Bay, fishing plays a big part in its village life. Morecambe Bay is a large bay in northwest England, nearly due east of the Isle of Man and just to the south of the Lake District National Park Cockle and shrimp fishermen still venture out onto the sands every day, nowadays using specially adapted tractors. Cockle is the common name for edible Bivalve Mollusks of the family Cardiidae. True shrimp are swimming decapod Crustaceans classified in the Infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh
Flookburgh is also home to the Lakeland Willow water company, the famous Cartmel Sticky Toffee Pudding is made in Flookburgh and Cark airfield (which is actually in Flookburgh) is home to the North West Parachute Centre and is the place where the Annual Steam Gathering takes place. Sticky toffee pudding is a British Dessert (or Pudding) consisting of a moist Sponge cake made with fine chopped dates and covered The North West Parachute Centre is a BPA affiliated parachuting centre and skydiving Drop zone at Cark, Cumbria.
Latterly, Flookburgh has become more of a centre for tourism as a number of large caravan sites have attracted increasing numbers of visitors to the area. At the end of Moor Lane, approximately £4 million has been spent in recent years fortifying the sea wall to ensure that the nearby Lakeland Leisure Park is not flooded.
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