The Penrith hotels listed below are either in the town
or we have given a rough guide as to how far they are from Penrith.
We hope you enjoy your stay and find your ideal accommodation.
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 self catering accommodation
in Penrith or bed and breakfast
in Penrith
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