Guidebook for Kendal
Food Scene
Wilf's café is great for breakfast or lunch, overlooking the river.
Or More, again a café
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Staveley
Wilf's café is great for breakfast or lunch, overlooking the river.
Or More, again a café
great for breakfast or lunch, can walk from the cottage over the fields
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Plumgarths Farm Shop & Cafe
great for breakfast or lunch, can walk from the cottage over the fields
Pubs, bars and great restaurants. A bus ride back to the cottage if you don't want to drive
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Windermere
The PromenadePubs, bars and great restaurants. A bus ride back to the cottage if you don't want to drive
This is a great local pub. Pauline owns it and she is happy to give you a lift back to mine whenever you are ready so you can both have a drink.
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The Sun Inn
6 Market StThis is a great local pub. Pauline owns it and she is happy to give you a lift back to mine whenever you are ready so you can both have a drink.
Drinks & Nightlife
Handsome at Bowston Bridge, great beer brewed on the premises, open some weekends. Must check before going. loverly walks up the river, or just sit and watch the water go by
Bowston
Handsome at Bowston Bridge, great beer brewed on the premises, open some weekends. Must check before going. loverly walks up the river, or just sit and watch the water go by
Britannia Inn
Main Streetserving food and beer, looking out across the mountains
Pub with great food, great views, fires roaring in winter.
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Hare & Hounds Bowland Bridge
Pub with great food, great views, fires roaring in winter.
Arts & Culture
Abbot Hall Art Gallery
Kirklandfine building in Kendal
great productions in a fantastic setting, local restaurants before the perfomance
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Theatre by the Lake
Lake Roadgreat productions in a fantastic setting, local restaurants before the perfomance
Derwent Blýantamúseum
about pencils, really!! have a look
Shopping
lots of individual shops, the outdoor market is on Wednesday and Saturday
also good restaurants and cofee shops
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Kendal
lots of individual shops, the outdoor market is on Wednesday and Saturday
also good restaurants and cofee shops
Ambleside
Ambleside has everything, shops, cinema, cafe and restaurants
Getting Around
Kendal to Keswick bus, runs past the end of the lane from the cottage
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Kendal Bus Station
Kendal to Keswick bus, runs past the end of the lane from the cottage
Parks & Nature
Waterhead
small park overlooking the lake at the top of Lake Windermere
National Trust - Fell Foot Park
Lake shore, pinic or bbq iit is just stunning
riverside, great drive to it, great walk along the river up to Elterwater and the Britannia Inn
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Chesters By The River
riverside, great drive to it, great walk along the river up to Elterwater and the Britannia Inn
Bike hire, and short and long walks through the woods and hill on the far side of Lake Winderemere. cafe onsite, great day out
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Grizedale Forest
Bike hire, and short and long walks through the woods and hill on the far side of Lake Winderemere. cafe onsite, great day out
Entertainment & Activities
Windermere Lake Cruises (Head Office)
Glebe RoadLake cruises on Windermere
Ghyllside Cycles
The SlackRoad and Mountain bike hire in the heart of the lake district
Zeffirellis
2 Compston Rdcinema and restaurant, local and small