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Quick Facts
City Population

26,000

Dialling Code

+44 (national), (0) 1539 (area)

Tourist Information

Kendal Tourist Information Centre, Town Hall, Highgate, Kendal, LA9 4DL. Tel: +44 (0) 1539 725758

Email

Visit Cumbria Tourist Board’s official website –

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Map of Oxenholme

...and your essential guide to Oxenholme (for Kendal, Windermere and the South Lakes). Check out what's on with up-to-the-minute event listings and information. Get the low-down on the best places to eat, drink, shop and go out. And take advantage of great ticket deals and special offers to really make the most of your Oxenholme (for Kendal, Windermere and the South Lakes) break.

Where is it?

Oxenholme is the west coast mainline railway's connection to Kendal, southern Lakeland's largest town. It is 40 miles south of Carlisle, 20 miles north of Lancaster and less than two miles from Kendal itself

Style

Lakeland chic, walking boots and grey-stone architecture

Smell

Fresh air and sizzling Cumberland sausage

Seek Out

The wild, natural beauty of the fells, Roman fortifications and Victorian castles

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When to go:
Visit on a clear day in spring or autumn to enjoy the rugged beauty without the tourists who flock here in summer
Celebrates
Holker Garden Festival (Jun), Lakeland Rose Show (Jul), Kirkland Festival in Abbot Hall Park (alternative music) (Jul), Lake District Summer Music (Jul, Aug), Kendal Torchlight Carnival (Sep), Westmorland County Show (Sep), Kendal Mountain Festivals (Nov)
Did you Know?
Kendal's age-old woollen industry is recognised in the town's motto: Pannus mihi panis ("Wool is my bread"). Alfred Wainwright worked in Kendal while drawing his famous fell-walking guides to the Lakes.
Top Tip
Take an exhilarating walk up to the ruins of Kendal Castle, a popular destination with a great view west, over Kendal itself, to Lakeland
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Levens Hall
23 Mar - 8 Oct 2008; not Fri or Sat (annual)

The eccentric Topiary Gardens at Levens Hall, Kendal, are world-famous. Four gardeners spend five m...
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Lake District National Park
Daily

Founded in 1951, the Lake District National Park encompasses 866 square miles (2292 square km) of C...
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