Kendal, anciently known as Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parishes in England within the South Lakeland of Cumbria, England. It is south of Carlisle, Cumbria, on the River Kent, and has a total resident population of 27,505,  making it the third largest settlement in Cumbria (behind Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness).
 
Historic counties of England a part of Westmorland, Kendal today is known largely as a centre for tourism, as the home of Kendal mint cake, and as a producer of pipe tobacco and tobacco snuff. Its buildings, mostly constructed with the local grey limestone, have earned it the nickname ''the Auld Grey Town''.
 

Why visit?

  • Kendal is home to a number of historic sites, including Kendal Castle, the ruins of Kendal Priory and the remains of a Roman fort.
  • Kendal is renowned for its traditional Cumbrian cuisine, with a range of local delicacies such as Kendal Mint Cake, Cumberland Sausage and Grasmere Gingerbread.