Guidebook for Kendal

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Guidebook for Kendal

Food Scene

French Bistro style restaurant, good food and wine. Romantic ambience.
29 helybéli ajánlásával
Deja-Vu Corner 124
124 Stricklandgate
29 helybéli ajánlásával
French Bistro style restaurant, good food and wine. Romantic ambience.
Child friendly pub and restaurant with covered outdoor play area. Carvery available and à la carte menu.
22 helybéli ajánlásával
Romneys
72 Milnthorpe Rd
22 helybéli ajánlásával
Child friendly pub and restaurant with covered outdoor play area. Carvery available and à la carte menu.
Fun and friendly restaurant, family friendly with tapas style sharing menu and good burgers.
17 helybéli ajánlásával
Pedro's Casa
128 Stricklandgate
17 helybéli ajánlásával
Fun and friendly restaurant, family friendly with tapas style sharing menu and good burgers.
Popular friendly café serving good coffee, cakes and pastries as well as English breakfasts and lunches. Quirky decor and seating.
33 helybéli ajánlásával
Brew Brothers
69 Highgate
33 helybéli ajánlásával
Popular friendly café serving good coffee, cakes and pastries as well as English breakfasts and lunches. Quirky decor and seating.
Traditional café in old Kendal building. Farrers roast their own coffee beans here in Kendal and sell a number of teas from an array of old style caddies. Good food and cakes available during the day.
11 helybéli ajánlásával
Farrers Tea & Coffee House
13 Stricklandgate
11 helybéli ajánlásával
Traditional café in old Kendal building. Farrers roast their own coffee beans here in Kendal and sell a number of teas from an array of old style caddies. Good food and cakes available during the day.
Excellent soups and salads available from their café as well as good coffee and cakes. Good value for money. Takeaway style from the café but seating available and table service in their canteen.
26 helybéli ajánlásával
Babaganoush
27 Finkle St
26 helybéli ajánlásával
Excellent soups and salads available from their café as well as good coffee and cakes. Good value for money. Takeaway style from the café but seating available and table service in their canteen.
At Skelwith Bridge. Serving food and cakes in beautiful location on the river bank. Great shop with all manner of designer made things. Close to Tarn Hows for lovely walks see miles without stiles.
66 helybéli ajánlásával
Chesters By The River
66 helybéli ajánlásával
At Skelwith Bridge. Serving food and cakes in beautiful location on the river bank. Great shop with all manner of designer made things. Close to Tarn Hows for lovely walks see miles without stiles.
In Winster. Nicely decorated pub serving a variety of beers including their own from Winster Valley Brewery. Has a good menu and does great Sunday lunches
12 helybéli ajánlásával
The Brown Horse Inn
12 helybéli ajánlásával
In Winster. Nicely decorated pub serving a variety of beers including their own from Winster Valley Brewery. Has a good menu and does great Sunday lunches
Indian Restaurant and takeaway serving authentic Indian dishes. Fully licensed with Indian draught and bottled beers available.
10 helybéli ajánlásával
Mumbai
8 Stramongate
10 helybéli ajánlásával
Indian Restaurant and takeaway serving authentic Indian dishes. Fully licensed with Indian draught and bottled beers available.
Serving good and well presented European/British food in a smart updated building.
19 helybéli ajánlásával
The Sourdough Pizza Co
19 helybéli ajánlásával
Serving good and well presented European/British food in a smart updated building.
Cafe serving good locally roasted coffee, variety of teas and vegetarian/vegan food. Seating available outside on the riverside path
17 helybéli ajánlásával
Waterside Cafe and Food Bistro
17 helybéli ajánlásával
Cafe serving good locally roasted coffee, variety of teas and vegetarian/vegan food. Seating available outside on the riverside path
Cafe with seating outdoors only, serves good pizza slices and other lunch stuff pizzas can also be made to order for evening takeaway.
8 helybéli ajánlásával
Joey's Cafe
8 helybéli ajánlásával
Cafe with seating outdoors only, serves good pizza slices and other lunch stuff pizzas can also be made to order for evening takeaway.

Drinks & Nightlife

Pub serving a selection of wines and sharing platters.
12 helybéli ajánlásával
19 The Wine Bar
19 Lowther St
12 helybéli ajánlásával
Pub serving a selection of wines and sharing platters.
Open Thursday-Sunday. This is our local. A microbrewery offering friendly service and good beers brewed onsite. It also serves wines from Stainton Wine merchants and has plans to offer food.
32 helybéli ajánlásával
Factory Tap
5 Aynam Rd
32 helybéli ajánlásával
Open Thursday-Sunday. This is our local. A microbrewery offering friendly service and good beers brewed onsite. It also serves wines from Stainton Wine merchants and has plans to offer food.
Outside Kendal on Cartmel Fell. Timber beamed pub with rustic-chic dining and nice heated seating area outside (blankets also available) for taking in beautiful views over Cartmel Fell.
50 helybéli ajánlásával
The Masons Arms
50 helybéli ajánlásával
Outside Kendal on Cartmel Fell. Timber beamed pub with rustic-chic dining and nice heated seating area outside (blankets also available) for taking in beautiful views over Cartmel Fell.
Recently opened a Tap bar in Kendal
Handsome Brewery. Open to Take Away only.
Recently opened a Tap bar in Kendal
Friendly service and good atmosphere with a broad selection of draught and bottled beers.
13 helybéli ajánlásával
Fell Bar
3 Lowther St
13 helybéli ajánlásával
Friendly service and good atmosphere with a broad selection of draught and bottled beers.
Bowness Bay Brewery tap bar with seating indoors and sheltered outdoor booths. Food often available from either Joey’s cafe or a variety of street food vans.
13 helybéli ajánlásával
The Barrel House
Aynam Road
13 helybéli ajánlásával
Bowness Bay Brewery tap bar with seating indoors and sheltered outdoor booths. Food often available from either Joey’s cafe or a variety of street food vans.
Quirky decor, guest beers, lively atmosphere. Serves food but still managed to feel like a proper English pub. Roaring fire. Lovely sunny garden on the riverbank.
15 helybéli ajánlásával
Eagle and Child station
Kendal Road
15 helybéli ajánlásával
Quirky decor, guest beers, lively atmosphere. Serves food but still managed to feel like a proper English pub. Roaring fire. Lovely sunny garden on the riverbank.

Arts & Culture

Excellent art gallery in a beautiful Georgian building curates quality exhibitions and has a good little shop and cafe too. Beautiful location by the river.
49 helybéli ajánlásával
Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Kirkland
49 helybéli ajánlásával
Excellent art gallery in a beautiful Georgian building curates quality exhibitions and has a good little shop and cafe too. Beautiful location by the river.
Houses a variety of artists studios: glass makers, print makers ceramicists and sculptors Look out for open studio events at the weekends to buy unique souvenirs and gifts.
Crosby Granger Architects Ltd
Low Fellside
Houses a variety of artists studios: glass makers, print makers ceramicists and sculptors Look out for open studio events at the weekends to buy unique souvenirs and gifts.
Brewery Arts Centre • Theatre, live music, movies and socialising in the restaurant and bar. Has a cute little art house cinema for curling up on a squashy sofa with a glass of wine and a movie.
90 helybéli ajánlásával
Brewery Arts Centre
122A Highgate
90 helybéli ajánlásával
Brewery Arts Centre • Theatre, live music, movies and socialising in the restaurant and bar. Has a cute little art house cinema for curling up on a squashy sofa with a glass of wine and a movie.
42 helybéli ajánlásával
Blackwell - the Arts & Crafts house
42 helybéli ajánlásával

Everything Else

The tapestry tells of Quaker events and insights and is a celebration of the significant contribution these quiet, non-conformists have made to the modern world. Excellent Vegetarian cafe too.
21 helybéli ajánlásával
Quaker Tapestry
Stramongate
21 helybéli ajánlásával
The tapestry tells of Quaker events and insights and is a celebration of the significant contribution these quiet, non-conformists have made to the modern world. Excellent Vegetarian cafe too.
Kendal Walks. Lovely to walk through the woods and spot birds and sometimes sculptures. Great views too from the fells beyond if you want a longer walk. Access to Cunswick Scar and Scout Scar.
12 helybéli ajánlásával
Serpentine Woods
12 helybéli ajánlásával
Kendal Walks. Lovely to walk through the woods and spot birds and sometimes sculptures. Great views too from the fells beyond if you want a longer walk. Access to Cunswick Scar and Scout Scar.
Find out about the geology of the Lake District. See the World Wildlife Gallery's extensive taxidermy collection. Discover the history of the region from Neolithic through Roman and Victorian times.
21 helybéli ajánlásával
Kendal Museum
Station Road
21 helybéli ajánlásával
Find out about the geology of the Lake District. See the World Wildlife Gallery's extensive taxidermy collection. Discover the history of the region from Neolithic through Roman and Victorian times.
Immerse yourself in Lake District History at the Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry.
16 helybéli ajánlásával
Museum of Lakeland Life & Industry
Kirkland
16 helybéli ajánlásával
Immerse yourself in Lake District History at the Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry.
Hire bikes and explore the local area. Trains and buses run from Kendal to Windermere.
10 helybéli ajánlásával
Country Lanes Cycle Centre
10 helybéli ajánlásával
Hire bikes and explore the local area. Trains and buses run from Kendal to Windermere.

Entertainment & Activities

Excellent small wildlife park where visitors can really get in amongst the reptiles in open plan enclosures. Track leaf cutter ants on suspended rope walks. Recently acquired a pair of snow leopards.
30 helybéli ajánlásával
Lakeland Wildlife Oasis
30 helybéli ajánlásával
Excellent small wildlife park where visitors can really get in amongst the reptiles in open plan enclosures. Track leaf cutter ants on suspended rope walks. Recently acquired a pair of snow leopards.

Sightseeing

Lovely old castle ruin situated atop a drumlin, (a mound of earth formed by glacial ice activity) with great views across the town and hills. Good for kite flying and scrambling the castle walls.
59 helybéli ajánlásával
Kendal Castle
Sunnyside
59 helybéli ajánlásával
Lovely old castle ruin situated atop a drumlin, (a mound of earth formed by glacial ice activity) with great views across the town and hills. Good for kite flying and scrambling the castle walls.
Small ferry carrying foot passengers and cars across Lake Windermere for an outing with a difference. Crossings during the day and evening weather permitting. For trips to Grizedale and Hill Top etc.
Ferry Nab
Small ferry carrying foot passengers and cars across Lake Windermere for an outing with a difference. Crossings during the day and evening weather permitting. For trips to Grizedale and Hill Top etc.
Get out onto Lake Windermere and enjoy the views. Take ferries from Bowness to Lakeside, Ambleside, Ferry House and Blockhole. Buses and Trains available to Windermere a short walk from Bowness.
62 helybéli ajánlásával
Windermere Lake Cruises (Head Office)
Glebe Road
62 helybéli ajánlásával
Get out onto Lake Windermere and enjoy the views. Take ferries from Bowness to Lakeside, Ambleside, Ferry House and Blockhole. Buses and Trains available to Windermere a short walk from Bowness.
Lovely walk on the doorstep of the apartment. Perfect for sunset strolls with views across Kendal to the fells beyond. Annual Guy Fawkes Firework display held in the Castle walls on 5th November.
59 helybéli ajánlásával
Kendal Castle
Sunnyside
59 helybéli ajánlásával
Lovely walk on the doorstep of the apartment. Perfect for sunset strolls with views across Kendal to the fells beyond. Annual Guy Fawkes Firework display held in the Castle walls on 5th November.

Essentials

Local family run supermarket selling quality goods and all essentials with an emphasis on local and fine produce.
24 helybéli ajánlásával
Booths, Kendal
Wainwrights Yard
24 helybéli ajánlásával
Local family run supermarket selling quality goods and all essentials with an emphasis on local and fine produce.
Vegetables etc available from Kendal Market on Wednesday and Saturday. Farmers Market selling local produce and meats on the last Friday of the month.
Market Place
Vegetables etc available from Kendal Market on Wednesday and Saturday. Farmers Market selling local produce and meats on the last Friday of the month.