'''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]
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