Town · South lakes

Kendal — hotels, shops, and the grey town that still works.

The Auld Grey Town is the gate, not a theme park. Chain rooms, national counters, and civic rooms. Independent tables sit as paid places when they come in.

Stay

Hotels in Kendal

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Premier Inn Kendal Central

Kendal · Stay

National hotel on Maude Street, in Kendal town centre.

Travelodge Kendal Town Centre

Kendal · Stay

National hotel at Riverside Place, Lound Road, on the south side of town.

Eat & drink

National tables

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PizzaExpress

Kendal · Eat

National pizza restaurant at 6 Wainwright’s Yard.

The Miles Thompson

Kendal · Eat / drink

J D Wetherspoon pub and dining room in the old council offices on Allhallows Lane.

Shop & takeaway

Counters on the gate

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Booths

Kendal · Shop

Northern supermarket and café in Wainwright’s Yard.

Waterstones

Kendal · Shop

National bookshop in the Westmorland Shopping Centre.

Greggs

Kendal · Takeaway

National bakery at 8 Stricklandgate.

Subway

Kendal · Takeaway

National sandwich counter at 1 Stramongate.

Do

A night in Kendal

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Brewery Arts

Kendal · Do / drink

Civic arts centre on Highgate — cinema, theatre, live music, and a bar-restaurant in a former brewery.

Abbot Hall

Kendal · Do

Lakeland Arts gallery in a Georgian house on the River Kent.

Kendal Museum

Kendal · Do

Public museum on Station Road, opposite the railway station. Natural history and local collections; run with Kendal College.

Kendal Castle

Kendal · Do

Public castle ruins on the hill above town. Free to walk.