Kendal

Kendal, UK

Tucked into the gentle bowl of the River Kent valley, Kendal feels like an old friend: a compact market town of honeyed stone, narrow lanes and a scattering of Georgian façades framed by green fells.

Tucked into the gentle bowl of the River Kent valley, Kendal feels like an old friend: a compact market town of honeyed stone, narrow lanes and a scattering of Georgian façades framed by green fells.Ruined Kendal Castle watches from a wooded mound, Scout Scar offers sudden, sweeping panoramas, and the scent of toasted coffee and wood smoke drifts from cosy cafés and traditional pubs.