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Introducing a new £10,000 nature-writing award to Kendal!

Introducing a new £10,000 nature-writing award to Kendal – The Nature Chronicles Prize. Kendal Mountain Festival are proud to be working alongside the The Nature Chronicles Prize, a brand new nature writing award, a global biennial competition. Created in memory of Prudence Scott, a lifelong nature diarist who died in 2019, the award aims to find […]

Country Food & Craft Fayre

The team behind the popular Country Fest, which won’t be going ahead this year due to ongoing Covid restrictions are delighted to announce a brand new smaller event – the Country Food & Craft Fayre, which will take place on the County Showground over the weekend of 5 and 6 June 2021, with all the necessary […]

Build your cycling confidence with free cycle sessions

Here in Kendal we are surrounded by incredible scenery with spectacular cycling routes in every direction. To encourage more people to take up cycling, Kendal Cycle Club and South Lakeland District Council are providing free cycle sessions for adults who want to gain skills and confidence whilst cycling on the road. Sessions are open to new […]

Kendal’s Quaker Tapestry Museum reopens – from Tuesday 18 May

One of Cumbria’s smallest museums – the Quaker Tapestry Museum in Kendal – is delighted to be welcoming visitors back from Tuesday 18 May as part of the government’s four-phase reopening plan for England. Their reopening marks 40 years since a chance remark, by an 11-year-old boy, led to the creation of one of the […]

Let adidas TERREX take you to new adventures in Kendal

We’ve been working with adidas TERREX and Outdoor Active to highlight Kendal’s amazing outdoor offer. Seven routes have been featured and are available here. Why have adidas TERREX and Outdoor Active chosen to feature Kendal? With our unique position on the edge of the English Lake District – a UNESCO World Heritage site, we’re surrounded […]