'''Kendal''', located in Cumbria, is a market town of some 30,000 inhabitants. It describes itself as "The Gateway to the Lakes". Kendal is a picturesque, moderate sized town with plenty of shopping and a surprisingly low level of tourist activity.

Get in

  • By Bus - National Express runs buses to Kendal; Stagecoach's 555 (or X55) service links Lancaster and Kendal with Keswick.
  • By Train - Kendal has its own train station, one stop (3 km) beyond Oxenholme on the branch line to Windermere. Trains run hourly until 2145 weekdays, 2045 weekends.
  • By Car - Kendal is easily accessible via the M6 motorway (Junction 36 from the south or 37 from the north)
  • Get around

  • On Foot - Kendal is smallish and interesting enough to be a pleasure to stroll through.
  • See

  • [http://www.breweryarts.co.uk/ The Brewery Arts Centre] is a notable place to visit.
  • The River Kent flows through Kendal.
  • [http://www.wilson31.freeserve.co.uk/ The Kendal Parish Church] is an interesting building to wander through.
  • Do

  • The Scout Scar - a hike in the hills to the east of Kendal. Information available from the tourist information shop. Map and guide 45p.
  • Museums - Kendal has a number of museums, the most notable of which are Abbot Hall Art Museum and the Quaker Tapestry Museum
  • Buy

  • Kendal has a multitude of small boutiques and shops that could probably take up at least half a day of browsing.
  • Eat

  • Kendal has produced a local delicacy called the Kendal Mint Cake. It was created in 1936 and was used as an energy bar on the 1953 expedition that climbed Everest for the first time. [http://www.kendal.mintcake.co.uk/ Romney's Homepage]
  • Drink

    Chang Thai Restaurant, Stramongate. Excellent and inexpensive Thai restaurant. A favourite with locals. They also operate a Thai takeaway in Kirkland close to the Abbott Hall

    Sleep

  • [http://www.yha.org.uk/hostel/hostelpages/55b.html/ Kendal YHA]
  • Get out