Penrith - A Closer Look at the Culture, Local Art & History

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Penrith Museum, Middlegate, Penrith, Cumbria, tel: +44 (0) 1768 867466,

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Penrith is the largest town in Eden, a district of North Cumbria, at junction 40 of the M6 and 20 miles south of Carlisle

At the heart of a rural economy, woollies, wellies and barbours are de-rigueur amidst Penrith's red-sandstone buildings

Dew on the bracken and fells, bubbling toffee at the Penrith Toffee Shop

Wild, natural beauty of the fells and lakes, stone circle and fortifications from the Roman times and the dark ages to Victorian castles

Take a spring or autumn break to explore the English Lakes (Lake District); on clear days you get the rugged beauty without the tourists who flock here in summer

Appleby Horse Fair (Jun), Penrith Agricultural Show, Eden Valley Beer and Grub Festival (Jul), Lowther Horse Driving Trials, Cumbrian Beer and Sausage Festival (Aug), Apple Day (Oct)

Capital of Cumbria in the 9th and 10th centuries, Penrith welcomed Mary Queen of Scots who stayed in Penrith on her journey south. Anti-royalist Cromwell also occupied the town. The Wordsworth siblings, William and Dorothy, went to Dame Anne Birkett School in Penrith, as did Mary Hutchinson (the future Mrs. W. Wordsworth)

Take a walk up Beacon Hill, high above the eastern edge of the town, with its 1719 stone beacon, marking the spot where fires have been lit in times of emergency since Henry VIII's day. To the north, enjoy views of the Eden Valley, to the south-west, survey the Lakes

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