The Grapes Hotel - pub (serving food Wednesday to Sunday)

The Mad Hunter - Restaurant

St Michaels Garage - Fuel  / car sales & repairs.  Also sells milk, cigarettes, drinks and snacks.

St Michael's on Wyre Parish Church

St Michael's car boot sale (runs most Sundays from May - October) 

The local bus service is the Stagecoach Number 42 service, which runs from Lancaster to Blackpool via Garstang, St Michaels & Great Eccleston.  Buses to Preston run from Garstang, which is approximately 3 miles away from St Michaels.

Within the village of Great Eccleston (approx 1 mile away):

The Black Bull Pub

The White Bull Hotel (serving food Wednesday to Sunday)

The Farmers Arms

The Courtyard Caffe & Bar

The Fish Bar - fish & chip restaurant and takeaway

Pebby's Bakery (open Tuesday to Saturday)

Jay Cee's Newsagents, Off Licence & Post Office

A & D Parkinson Butchers (open Tuesday to Saturday)

The Little Veg Shop - Fruit & Vegetables (open Tuesday to Saturday)

Costco Mini Mart - convenience store

West End DIY - stocking numerous products for the home / DIY

Within the village of Little Eccleston (approx 1.25 miles away):

There is also a circular walk from the Cartford Inn to Great Eccleston and back.

Within the village of Churchtown (approx 1 mile away):

The Horns Inn

The Punchbowl Inn

BP Service Station including small M&S Food shop

St Helen's Cafe - located in the Parish room at the rear of St Helen's church, this cafe is open Wednesday to Sunday and it on the route of a circular walk around Churchtown (See below).

There is also a circular walk that can be started from either of the above pubs or the St Helen's Church car park.  A leaflet giving full details of the walk is available in the lodge.

Within the village of Bilsborrow (approx 1 mile away)

Light Ash Farm - farm shop and cafe

Guys Thatched Hamlet - Guy's Italian Restaurant, Owd Nell's Tavern Pub and canal walks

The Roebuck pub 

The Whitebull pub 

Barton Grange Garden Centre, Cafe and Restaurant

Barton Grange Flower Bowl - curling rink, cinema, crazy golf, golf simulators, restaurants and fish and chip shop

Bilsborrow Post Office and convenience store 

Within the village of Elswick (approx 2.5 miles away)

Bonds Ice Cream parlour and restaurant 

Saswick House Farm Shop and Cafe

Regular Farmer's Markets run at the Village Hall 

Within the town of Garstang (approx 3 miles away)

Aldi supermarket

Booth's supermarket

Bradshaw's Farm Shop 

Co-Operative supermarket

Sainsbury's supermarket

Various small shops, charity shops and cafes 

Weekly market on Thursdays