Guidebook for Penrith
Sightseeing
Who wouldn't want to see the largest pencil in the world!
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The Pencil Museum
Who wouldn't want to see the largest pencil in the world!
Beautiful castle and grounds recently renovated, great for walks.
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Lowther Castle & Gardens
Beautiful castle and grounds recently renovated, great for walks.
Penrith and Eden Museum
42 MiddlegateSmall museum with local history of Penrith and it's environs.
Fantastic preserved section of the wall and a fabulous museum.
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Vindolanda
Fantastic preserved section of the wall and a fabulous museum.
Great place to while away an hour or two and wonder at that human mind...
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Indawo Yezithombe
Great place to while away an hour or two and wonder at that human mind...
Food Scene
Salsa Mexican Bistro
1 CastlegateMexican
Four & Twenty
42 King StGreat food at reasonable prices.
Free house with great beer and an outside eating drinking area for late afternoon sun - Dog Friendly pub - eat in the bar with your dog or in the restaurant without.
The Agricultural Hotel
CastlegateFree house with great beer and an outside eating drinking area for late afternoon sun - Dog Friendly pub - eat in the bar with your dog or in the restaurant without.
Gastropub fit for a king - well worth a visit
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Dockray Hall is closed until further notice
Great DockrayGastropub fit for a king - well worth a visit
Great pizzas to eat in/take-away/have delivered.
Al fresco eating opportunities
Woodstone Pizza And Flame Grill
Princes StreetGreat pizzas to eat in/take-away/have delivered.
Al fresco eating opportunities
Fantastic country pub at the end of a lovely circular walk through the forest on the backs of the river Eden.
Open fires and great beer and food with generous portions.
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Fox and Pheasant Inn
Front StreetFantastic country pub at the end of a lovely circular walk through the forest on the backs of the river Eden.
Open fires and great beer and food with generous portions.
Everything Else
Ullswater Yacht Club Ltd
Sailing courses during summer
Built inside an old quarry and accessed via a door in the hillside. Food, drink, exhibitions, things for kids, shops and an I-Max cinema...
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Rheged Discovery Centre station
Built inside an old quarry and accessed via a door in the hillside. Food, drink, exhibitions, things for kids, shops and an I-Max cinema...
Arragons Cycle Hire
Hire bikes and electric bikes...
Shopping
Boots
Good quality food store
For all your hunting and fishing clothing & equipment needs: world reknowned shop.
John Norris of Penrith
21 Victoria RdFor all your hunting and fishing clothing & equipment needs: world reknowned shop.
Outdoor clothing and equipment for all the family with great advice from people who really know their stuff. Their other shop is in Pooley Bridge at the other end of Ullswater.
Catstycam The Outdoor Shop
Outdoor clothing and equipment for all the family with great advice from people who really know their stuff. Their other shop is in Pooley Bridge at the other end of Ullswater.
Sainsbury's
1 Common Garden SquareMorrisons
Brunswick RoadALDI
Cavendish WayIceland Foods
Cavendish WayArragon's Cycle Centre
2 Brunswick RdArts & Culture
Alhambra Cinema
47 MiddlegateGreat family run 2 screen cinema
Rheged
An I-Max cinema inside a hill !!!!?
Drinks & Nightlife
Great location high up on a mountain pass. Wholesome food and good beer.
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Kirkstone Pass
Great location high up on a mountain pass. Wholesome food and good beer.
Highest pub in England. Great atmosphere, good food and great ales. You're likely to find someone feeding a lamb or a box of wind blown ducklings inside...!
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Tan Hill Inn
Long CausewayHighest pub in England. Great atmosphere, good food and great ales. You're likely to find someone feeding a lamb or a box of wind blown ducklings inside...!
6 Cask and 6 Keg Real/Craft Ales regularly changed - Great selection of Bottled Beers and ciders
Great atmosphere...
Fell Bar Penrith
52 King St6 Cask and 6 Keg Real/Craft Ales regularly changed - Great selection of Bottled Beers and ciders
Great atmosphere...
City/town information
Great for a day out and a walk up Lattrigg, Catbells or the Stone Circle. Rainy weather head for the Puzzling Place or one of the several cosy pubs with great food and beer...
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Keswick
Great for a day out and a walk up Lattrigg, Catbells or the Stone Circle. Rainy weather head for the Puzzling Place or one of the several cosy pubs with great food and beer...
Glenridding
Pooley Bridge