The Royal Barn is a friendly brewery and bar on New Road in the town centre. The venue has 12 handpulls and 8 keg taps, and serves over sixty different craft beers from around the world. You can sometimes find a pianist in residence or a live band. As well as beer, the Royal Barn is a coffee roastery, and Read more...

Ambleside is an attractive small town at the head of Windermere which has been popular with visitors, particularly walkers and climbers, for many years. It has a good range of shops, hotels, guest houses, pubs and restaurants. Visitors must visit Bridge House, built more than 300 years ago as an apple store. It is now a listed building, used as Read more...

Visitors often take home unexpected details about their holiday destination.. Windermere is a case in point. There is a lake called Windermere – not Lake Windermere nor Windermere Lake, simply Windermere. Then there is a town called Windermere, which is about a mile from the lake itself. The only town actually on the lakeside is Bowness-on-Windermere, a bustling small community Read more...

Kendal is the largest town in the area, just 14 miles west of Kirkby Lonsdale. Known as the Auld Grey Town because of its local limestone buildings, it is a gateway to the Lake District. It lies close to the M6 and is on the main West Coast railway line. Famous for snuff and mint cake (don’t think about climbing Read more...

One of England’s most historic locations, the Red Rose City is a half hour drive from Kirkby Lonsdale. The River Lune links the two places. History virtually nudges you on the shoulder as you explore Lancaster’s cobbled streets. Its castle dates back to Roman times when it was a barrier to assaults by the Picts and Scots. Today, guided tours Read more...

Grasmere In the very heart of the Lake District is a village with a unique atmosphere which attracts visitors from far and wide, not just once, but again and again. The location is gift to photographers, both amateur and professional. The drive to and from Kirkby Lonsdale offers you an opportunity to see the best of the Lake District in Read more...

Following the lifting of government restrictions the The Lunesdale Arms will be opening its doors again on Wednesday 18th July with new opening hours. To book a table or get more details on opening hours and the menu please call 015242 36191. The 17th Century Lunesdale Arms is situated in the lovely Lune Valley in the village of Tunstall, just Read more...

Unlock the stories of Kirkby Lonsdale. At the back of Kirkby Lonsdale’s Tourist Information and Gift Shop (previously a bank), behind the iron door is the original vault room where as once it would have kept safe valuable papers and possessions it now keeps the town’s precious memories and stories past and present. Visit the old bank vault which now Read more...

There are 33,000 Rotary Clubs and 1.2 million members, both men and women, around the world. All are volunteers with a common aim. They are dedicated to help people in need within their local community, nationally or wherever disaster strikes in the world. Rotarians enjoy a huge variety of opportunities to put their skills and experience to good use in Read more...