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

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

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...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.

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

Lakeland chic, walking boots and grey-stone architecture

Fresh air and sizzling Cumberland sausage

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

Visit on a clear day in spring or autumn to enjoy the rugged beauty without the tourists who flock here in summer

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)

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.