Kendal Travel Information
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 Kendal is located in the southern lakes,
its easy access to the M6 motorway making it a convenient gateway
to the Lakeland area. |
TRAVELLINE at www.traveline.info |
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Kendal
- Travel by coach - If you'd like to speak
to someone about your journey you can ring Traveline on 0871
200 22 33. National Express buses connect London and Manchester
with Windermere, Ambleside, Grasmere and Keswick. National Express
Rapide services from London (Victoria) to Kendal, Ulverston,
Ambleside, Barrow and Windermere. Stagecoach Cumberland is the
biggest local bus operator Tel: 01946 63222 - their Explorer
tickets are valid on the entire network. |
www.stagecoachbus.com |
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Kendal
- Travel by train - Kendal has a train
station just a few minutes north of the town at Oxenholme, north
of Lancaster. Trains leave the west coast mainline at Oxenholme
for the branch line service to Kendal and then Windermere. A
series of private narrow-gauge and steam train lines operate
in the area. Oxenholme
(Kendal) Lake District Station, Oxenholme
Road, Kendal, Cumbria, LA9 7HG. Kendal |
Transpennine Express
- Tel: 0845 600 1671. www.tpexpress.co.uk
Virgin Trains - Tel: 0870 789 1234. www.virgintrains.co.uk
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www.nationalrail.co.uk |
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Kendal -
Travel by road - Kendal is about 5 miles
west of Junction 37, and 7 miles north of junction 36 of the
M6 Motorway. The M6 Motorway travels north - south and connects
to the M1 at Rugby then on to Carlisle. The M6 Toll is north
of Walsall and Sutton Coldfield and bypasses the M6 the areas
around Birmingham and Wolverhampton. Kendal is about 50 miles from
Carlisle
and 180 miles from Rugby. |
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Kendal
- Travel by road - Kendal is easily accessed
from the M6 motorway. Its ideal location makes it a good base
for exploring the area around Winderemere, the longest lake in
England. |
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Kendal is 7 miles from Windermere, 20 miles
south of Penrith and 9 miles southeast of Kirkby Lonsdale. |
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Air
- Kendal's nearest airport is Manchester,
which is 75 miles and around a 90-minute drive away. Manchester
Airport has its own rail station with direct services to Windermere
and Barrow-in Furness. |
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Kendal
- Car Hire - Kendal has plenty of local
car hire including Westmorland Vehicle Hire - Situated in Kendal
and Penrith, Westmorland Vehicle Hire offer a wide range of self-drive
hire vehicles to both the South and the North Lakes areas. For
bookings or information please ring 01539 728532 or go to www.carhirecumbria.co.uk |
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Kendal
- Cycle Hire - Numerous cycle paths, bridleways,
forest trails and other quiet roads make cycling around Cumbria
pleasurable and safe. Details on cycle routes and bike hire are
available from Tourist Information Centres. |
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Airport indicated is Carlisle airport.
Kendal is about 5 miles west of Junction 37, and
7 miles north of junction 36 of the M6 Motorway.
Attractions (see details below)
Rail Stations (Not all stations shown). There
is a station in Kendal.
- Hill Top, Near Sawrey,
Hawkshead, Ambleside, Cumbria LA22 0LF Tel: 015394 36269
- Laurel & Hardy Museum, 4c Upper Brook Street, Ulverston
LA12 7BH Tel: 01229 582292
- Birdoswald Roman Fort,
Hadrian's Wall, Brampton, Cumbria CA8 7DD Tel: 016977 47602
- Cartmel Racecourse, Cartmel, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria LA11
6QF - Tel:01539 536340 (www.cartmel-racecourse.co.uk)
- Ravenglass and Eskdale
Railway, Ravenglass, Cumbria. Tel: 01229 717171
