Abbot Hall Art Gallery provides the perfect setting in which to see and enjoy fine art. It is one of Britain’s finest small galleries with a wonderful art collection and highly acclaimed exhibition programme. The Georgian building is a jewel...

Abbot Hall Park is situated in Kirkland at the southern end of the market town of Kendal. It is located between Abbot Hall Art Gallery, the River Kent and Kendal Parish Church. The grounds are a great place to...

This stream, probably called ’blind’ because its source is hidden in the rock fissures of Kendal Fell, was formerly the boundary between the borough of Kendal and the township of Kirkland. Kirkland, on church land since the Norman conquest, had...

The Brewery Arts Centre consists of a 350 seat Malt Room for music events (former racking room and cask store), a photographic Gallery (the sugar store), the Warehouse Gallery for visual arts, a drama studio (malt store), art and crafts...

Dr. Manning’s Yard, originally known as Braithwaite’s Yard, was the site of a drysalters and dyestuffs business, started by George Braithwaite in 1713. This contributed to Kendal’s importance in the wool trade. George Braithwaite supplied dyestuffs, alum, fuller’s earth...

K Village is Kendal’s one-stop shop for all your favourite brands at clearance prices. The village attracts top name brands like Cotton Traders, Tog 24, Price’s Candles and K & Clarks shoes. Plus there’s a range of smaller, local brands,...

Kendal Castle stands to the west of the town on a natural high point. The current stone castle was built in the 12th century. The chief remains today are two towers and some of the walling between them. During the...

Kendal Market takes places every Wednesday and Saturday, from 8.00am to 4.30pm. There is also a farmer’s market (see picture) that travels the county and comes to the town on the last Friday of the month (at the time of...

Founded in 1796, Kendal Museum of Natural History and Archaeology is one of the oldest museums in the country containing a wonderful and unusual collection of objects and artefacts. With many examples of flora and fauna, both local and global,...

Visitors to this church are struck by its size and the lightness of the interior. This lightness is due to the unusual construction of 5 aisles, separated by columns and allowing generous window area. The central aisle is 800 years...

Kendal Town Hall is a Victorian building with 5 characterful rooms. It has been refurbished to a high standard and is able to accommodate large functions, dances, conferences, workshops, shows, operatic and dramatic productions, coffee mornings and meetings of any...

Kendal United Reformed Church is a large place of worship in Highgate in the middle of Kendal, tucked away down one of Kendal’s many yards in such a way that many people - including locals - might not even realise...

Set in an idyllic riverside location in the heart of the Kentmere Valley. The studio produces fine ceramics of outstanding quality, created and finished by hand; incorporating fine enamels and lustres, individual pieces and special commissions, all of which...

Are you ready for some fun and games even in wet weather? Enjoy a great family day out exploring our maize mazes. There’s a main maze offering ample entertainment, and a mini maze for the younger ones or those...

Levens Hall is an Elizabethan mansion built around a 13th Century pele tower. The much loved home of the Bagot family, visitors often comment on the warm and friendly atmosphere. Fine panelling and plasterwork, period furniture, Cordova leather wall coverings,...

The 18th Century stone barn on this dairy farm is full of speciality foods from Cumbria and beyond including cheeses, meats, superb homemade cakes & organic eggs and vegetables from the farm. The tea room makes good use of the...

Situated at the end of Maude Street, a cul-de-sac off Kendal town centre, Maudes Meadow offers peace and tranquillity only a short stroll from one of South Cumbria’s busiest towns. Here the grounds are well maintained by South Lakeland District...

The Museum takes you back in time to discover what rural folk did to entertain themselves before the invention of television and computers. The displays reveal so much about how different life was for our Lakeland ancestors, who lived and...

Over four thousand men, women and children from fifteen different countries created this fascinating artwork. The tapestry is made up of seventy-seven separately embroidered sections which put together tell over three hundred and fifty years of social history....

Sizergh Castle & Garden is set in a 1600-acre estate criss-crossed by public footpaths that offer short walks from the castle to dramatic viewpoints over Morecambe Bay and the Lake District fells. The castle was built in the Middle Ages...