Food & Walk Recommendations
Food scene
Such lovely food. Amazing salads, sandwiches, hot food & cakes. Suitable for vegans, veggies & meat eaters!
26 locals recommend
Babaganoush
27 Finkle StSuch lovely food. Amazing salads, sandwiches, hot food & cakes. Suitable for vegans, veggies & meat eaters!
Levens Kitchen
Lovely food, so much choice.
More? The Artisan bakery
Back LaneAmazing food. The almond croissants are a must try.
Bangkok 7 Thai Restaurant
24 Finkle StThe best Thai ever!
A nice place for breakfast (ignore the hard yolks, they were requested by me haha)!
7 locals recommend
The Magic Roundabout
A nice place for breakfast (ignore the hard yolks, they were requested by me haha)!
The Little Ice Cream Shop
The SquareLake View Garden Bar
Lake RoadYe Olde Fleece Inn
14 HighgateLovely pub food & dog friendly
Farmhouse Kitchen
7 Allhallows LnLovely food and dog friendly
The Black Labrador
A short drive from Kendal but nice pub food. Dog friendly
The Duke of Cumberland
1 Appleby RoadGreat place for outdoor drinks
Lingholm Kitchen
Chesters By The River
Base Pizza
97 Lake RdExcellent pizza!
Boaters Bar
Glebe RoadGood drinks and pizza!
Comida [food]
90 HighgateTapas
The Sourdough Pizza Co
Kendal’s best fine dining restaurant
Very popular fish and chip shop right by the sea. Nice place for a walk up arnside knot too
20 locals recommend
Arnside Chip Shop & The Big Chip Cafe
1 The PromenadeVery popular fish and chip shop right by the sea. Nice place for a walk up arnside knot too
Hawkshead Brewery
14 Back Ln
Strickland Arms
Nannypie LaneBoardwalk Bar and Grill
Glebe Road
Hansens Ice Cream Parlour and Cafe
Natland Mill Beck LaneGood ice cream and milkshakes! Kids play area too
Far Cross Chippy
26 LongpoolMost popular chippy in kendal
Pappy's Texas Barbeque (The Old Smokehouse)
Joey's Cafe
Hare & Hounds
Church RoadThe Masons Arms
It might not look much from the pictures but very good place for burgers and steak! Suitable veggie options too
12 locals recommend
The Orange Tree
9 FairbankIt might not look much from the pictures but very good place for burgers and steak! Suitable veggie options too
Baha
18 Ash StThe Fizzy Tarté
Ash StreetThe Albert Bar
Queens SquareThe Angel Inn
Helm RoadFactory Tap
5 Aynam RdThe Joshua Tree
11 StramongatePedro's Casa
128 StricklandgateMexican tapas
The Brown Horse Inn
The Wild Boar
Crook RoadExcellent steak
Zeffirellis
2 Compston RdVeggie restaurant
19 The Wine Bar
19 Lowther StNice place for Drinks in kendal
Union Jack Cafe
15 KirklandA true British fry up
Silver Mountain
133-135 HighgateMost popular Chinese takeaway (collection only)
Pizza Express
6 Wainwright's YardQueens Head Troutbeck
Method Cafe
37 StramongateLovely brunch options!
Sightseeing
Visit bowness for a walk around the shops, views of the lake and great food and drink. You can also hire a boat or a paddle board to use on the lake.
150 locals recommend
Windermere
The PromenadeVisit bowness for a walk around the shops, views of the lake and great food and drink. You can also hire a boat or a paddle board to use on the lake.
The best views for Windermere lake and the best place for a sunset
10 locals recommend
Gummers How Carpark
The best views for Windermere lake and the best place for a sunset
Orrest Head Viewpoint
Glebe RoadA nice walk with good views
Levens Deer Park
Rydal Cave
Loughrigg Fell
Tarn Hows
Buttermere
The Old Man of Coniston
A rewarding hike
Helvellyn
Raven Crag
A steep but very short walk. Well worth it for the view
Great place for families. Good for picnics and you can hire boats, paddle boards and kayaks for the lake
96 locals recommend
National Trust - Fell Foot Park
Great place for families. Good for picnics and you can hire boats, paddle boards and kayaks for the lake
Scout Scar Mushroom
Underbarrow RoadThis is a local walk to kendal
The Helm
A local kendal walk good for dog walks
Catbells
A good walk with good views
Cunswick Scar
A local Kendal dog walk
Arnside Knott
Red Screes
You can park at kirkstone pass inn and it’s a short hike to the top with nice views
National Trust Wray Castle
Grizedale Forest
Go Ape Grizedale
Coniston Water
Cockshott Point
Glebe RoadMiller Ground
Todd Crag
Scafell Pike
Skiddaw
Thirlmere
Elterwater
Stickle Tarn, Langdale
Gurnal Dubs
Local Kendal walk
Ingleton Waterfalls Trail
Aira Force Waterfall
Surprise View
Brant Fell Viewpoint
Brockhole on Windermere
Serpentine Woods
Local Kendal walk
Great Gable
Crinkle Crags
Langdale Pikes
Bassenthwaite Lake
Haweswater Reservoir
Derwentwater
Blencathra
Wast Water
Ullswater
Brotherswater
City advice
Getting around
Bus route
The 555 bus takes you from Kendal all the way to keswick. You can hop on and hop off at all the popular Lake District destinations on route such as Windermere, bowness, Ambleside, grasmere
Getting around
Trains
The train station in Kendal is a 15 minute walk from the Airbnb