Guidebook for Kendal
Food Scene
India
20 Blackhall RdGreat curry! Restaurant is small so we recommend it as a takeaway
Paulo Giannis
21A StramongateLively Italian restaurant and bar. Always busy at the weekend
Modern bistro. Book ahead for a table or enjoy the beer garden in the sunshine.
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Masons Yard 24
18 StramongateModern bistro. Book ahead for a table or enjoy the beer garden in the sunshine.
The Moon Highgate
129 HighgateBritish and European food. Upmarket bistro food in relaxed atmosphere
Coffee and tea merchants plus four floors of cafe tables. Wonderful old building, floors tilting each way. A hidden gem.
Farrer's Tea & Coffee Merchants
Coffee and tea merchants plus four floors of cafe tables. Wonderful old building, floors tilting each way. A hidden gem.
Drinks & Nightlife
Pub, restaurant and they brew their own beers!
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Watermill Inn & Brewery
A591Pub, restaurant and they brew their own beers!
Eagle and Child station
Kendal RoadTraditional pub with good food
Parks & Nature
Take a short drive (5 miles) to the end of the valley and hike up onto the high fells for stunning views to Helvellyn and Hawes Water. (This climb is strenuous).
Sadgill
Take a short drive (5 miles) to the end of the valley and hike up onto the high fells for stunning views to Helvellyn and Hawes Water. (This climb is strenuous).
The next valley over from us and linked by trails and bridleways. Popular area with mountain bikers. Bike hire in Staveley.
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Kentmere
The next valley over from us and linked by trails and bridleways. Popular area with mountain bikers. Bike hire in Staveley.
A pretty tarn within forty minutes walk of the cottage with views south over Kendal and west to Windermere and Coniston Old Man
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Gurnal Dubs
A pretty tarn within forty minutes walk of the cottage with views south over Kendal and west to Windermere and Coniston Old Man
Essentials
Large supermarket and petrol station. Also in the same block is Curry's, Next, Pets At Home and Matalan
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Morrisons
Large supermarket and petrol station. Also in the same block is Curry's, Next, Pets At Home and Matalan
Entertainment & Activities
Theatre, cinema, bar, coffee shop, gallery, music and comedy venue. The Brewery Arts Centre has it all! This is the heart of entertainment in Kendal, only 4 miles from the cottage
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Brewery Arts Centre
122A HighgateTheatre, cinema, bar, coffee shop, gallery, music and comedy venue. The Brewery Arts Centre has it all! This is the heart of entertainment in Kendal, only 4 miles from the cottage
Arts & Culture
Abbot Hall Art Gallery
KirklandBeautiful gardens that you can spend an afternoon wandering through. Look out for the resident black cat that loves to be stroked in the sun.
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Sizergh Castle Cafe and Shop
Ashbank LaneBeautiful gardens that you can spend an afternoon wandering through. Look out for the resident black cat that loves to be stroked in the sun.
Fine example of an Elizabethan mansion plus topiary gardens
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Levens Hall
Fine example of an Elizabethan mansion plus topiary gardens