Bed and breakfast in Penrith. Penrith is a large town
acting as a regional centre for the eastern Lake District, lying
just outside the National Park. It is an important shopping centre,
with a good mix of traditional shops and sophisticated arcades.
Penrith is an attractive market town originally built around
a network of gates. The townspeople would herd their livestock
through these into the safety of the centre, whilst the town
was vigorously defended against the Scottish raiders who terrorised
the region. The gates are on longer here, but the names remain
such as Middlegate, Stricklandgate. Penrith has a large, imposing
Norman church, a 13th century castle set in a municipal park
with sporting amenities, a beacon on top of a hill overlooking
the town, numerous historic houses and coaching inns with connections
to Bonnie Prince Charlie, Richard the III, Wordsworth, Anthony
Trollope and Samuel Plimsoll. Also see Penrith
& Penrith attractions.
If you are in the right town but cannot find the accommodation
you want on this page, you might consider Penrith
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